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Trip report on Salta and northwest Argentina

25 May 2010

We just got back from a weeklong trip to Salta and northwest Argentina, and let’s just say that we’re very appreciative of all that Buenos Aires has to offer. We’ve heard that the rest of the country thinks porteños are snobby and that, in reverse, porteños think people from the provinces are unsophisticated and that [...]

Vacation #2 . . . via 20-hr. bus ride???

16 May 2010

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Vacation #2 . . . via 20-hr. bus ride???

After hearing so many great things about Salta and the northwest of Argentina, we’re off this evening to check it out for ourselves. Planning the trip has been fun so far – we’re hoping it pays off when we get there. More to come, but in the meantime, here are a couple of thoughts [...]

Our first vacation from vacation: Iguazu Falls

26 April 2010

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Our first vacation from vacation: Iguazu Falls

Just got back from 3-days in Iguazu falls and didn’t want to pay the AR$60/day for internet access at our hotel, so apologies for the lack of posting lately. Awesome trip! Iguazu is truly spectacular. We stayed in the Sheraton which is the only hotel in the park itself on the Argentina side and it was [...]

How to find a Spanish school in Buenos Aires (we love ours!)

21 April 2010

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One of the major reasons we wanted to come to Buenos Aires was to learn Spanish. We didn’t realize at the time that Argentine Spanish is a bit, shall we say, special – they use “vos” instead of “tu” to mean “you”, and they pronounce everything with a lovely Italian-sounding accent (you may be familiar [...]

Our first tango show (and lessons!)

21 March 2010

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To mark our one-week anniversary as porteños, we decided to get our first exposure to the sensual dance that started right here in Buenos Aires – tango. Our language school recommended Complejo Tango (which offers an evening of “lessons”, dinner and a show for ~US$60/person), so we got all dressed up and headed out across [...]

Week 1 in Buenos Aires

19 March 2010

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We’ve officially been Argentinian for a full week now! Soon, we won’t even remember how to speak english. We’ve been bad about updating the blog, mainly because we’ve been mostly out exploring, and then the little time we do spend online has been prioritized for one or more of the following: -Researching spanish school: [...]

Quick catch-up on first few days in Buenos Aires

15 March 2010

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We have been lax in posting over the last couple of days, and we don’t have much time now, but we thought we should do a quick summary of some highlights of our first couple of days here in Buenos Aires (with more details to come later): -Our apartment is just ok, but it is [...]