Barbara Bush, daughter of former U.S. President George Bush, was famously robbed at the bar on the left and a large multinational coffee chain has since taken over the building in the center. Do you know what historic corner this is? Does the installment of a North American chain cafe here signify the beginning of […]
Archives for March 2012
Soccer Tour — See a Game Live
Wander Argentina offers exciting, safe and affordable tours to Argentine soccer games. Tour Includes: – Transport and accompaniment to the game. – Tickets to the game (even for games in which only ‘club members’ are normally provided access) – Expert explanations: bilingual guides explain the ins and outs of the game, translate chants and […]
Buenos Aires: City of Books
Buenos Aires is the birthplace of many a prominent writer, but it takes a visit to fully unveil the enduring love of reading in South America’s city of books. Godfather of Argentine literature, Jorge Luis Borges famously said, “Let others pride themselves about how many pages they have written; I’d rather boast about the ones […]
Buenos Aires St. Patty’s Day Celebration 2012
*update: this is an old post. Although a lot of the information is the same, please see this year’s post on the St. Patrick day celebrations. The British in Argentina may not be too popular these days, but Argentines are happy to help the 500,000+ strong Irish descendants in the country party every March 17th. […]
Las Violetas Cafe: Elegance in Almagro
Historic and elegant, Las Violetas café, patisserie and restaurant is an essential stop on any Buenos Aires café tour. Now over 125 years old, Las Violetas remains extraordinarily popular. Every weekend afternoon tea-hungry diners form an orderly line outside its curved-glass doors to wait for one of the marble-topped tables. Declared a Buenos Aires’ Heritage […]
