Monthly Archives: April 2007

all night long

  Well it took three weeks but I finally managed to aquire a hangover in Buenos Aires! This has definitely been the best week here so far though. Thursday night was a really nice chilled out affair, four of us … Continue reading

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suits and salsa

Just when you think you cannot stand the rain any longer and silently curse this place under your breath having had to run for shelter into an internet cafe after slipping on a sodden smear of dog shit in your flip … Continue reading

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weekend of shame

It is still raining and when it rains in Buenos Aires it really gets stuck in. We are talking walls of water with some thunder and lightening thrown in for good measure. I am still defiantly walking around in my … Continue reading

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Fernandez Fierro

 Last night we went to check these guys out in a club called Niceto Vega. They’re a tango orchestra but totally different to the traditional one we saw last weekend. These guys were all in their twenties and thirites with … Continue reading

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tangos and thunderstorms

The weather is crazy, properly loco and not even the trusted bbc is up to the task of prediciting what will happen tomorrow. On Tuesday we awoke to blue skies, sun shining, warm with a lovely cool breeze. There were … Continue reading

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never trust the weather man

Just to make everyone back in London feel happier, while it´s been warm and sunny this weekend in the UK, it decided to drizzle on and off all weekend in Argentina. It didn´t even occur to me to bring an … Continue reading

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¿cerveza o cuba libre?

First big night out in town and we’ve managed to pick a bar like 6 blocks from my house, hurrah. Given that nothing in Buenos Aires gets going until well after midnight I’m not sure my speedy English pace of … Continue reading

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welcome to buenos aires

After only four days in Buenos Aires it already feels like life has settled into a comfy routine and I’m starting to get the hang of things. (Well it was a whole day before I figured out that North is … Continue reading

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the geek within

It’s a little after midnight on my final night in the UK ,for what will be some considerable time, and I have spent the last hour and a half trawling through word press tech support blogs to find out why … Continue reading

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