Looking for a musical way to spend a Monday night in Buenos Aires? Sure, you can always find some milonga around town to dance some tango, but maybe you’ve already done that…or maybe you’re looking for something a little less cliché.
La Bomba del Tiempo (the time bomb) is a percussion group with around 17 members [...]

To see the amazing Iguazú waterfalls, you can choose one of two sides (if not both): the Brazilian or the Argentinian one. Now I guess from the Brazilian side might be easy to get there, because you have Foz do Iguaçu nearby which would make for easier and more connections (airport included), but I was [...]

What do Belgium and Argentina have in common, besides an affinity for eating fries with mayonnaise? Cows! Yup, we’re back from our big Ardennes getaway…and the first thing that came to mind as we drove through field after field of brown cows, white cows, black cows, gray cows, black and white cows….. was La Exposición Rural [...]

When my two traveling partners suggested to go horse riding when we were in Patagonia, I agreed because I had to be democratic, although deep inside I didn’t feel at all like doing it. I thought my ass would hurt, the horses would rebel against me, and I think it was around that time that [...]

Colonia de Sacramento is a small town located a one-hour ferry ride away from Buenos Aires, across the Río de la Plata. Historically, it has switched hands between the Portuguese who founded it and the Spanish numerous times. The Barrio Historico (the historic neighborhood) is now a UNESCO world heritage site. It has small cobblestone streets [...]

San Telmo is the oldest barrio (neighborhood) in Buenos Aires, full of colonial brick buildings, tango halls, cafés, old churches, and a gritty, authentic feel that all reflect the area’s past as the most multicultural and bohemian neighborhood in the city. So it’s no wonder that you can find tons of small shops selling antiques [...]

Les Éclaireurs Lighthouse – Wikipedia
Map of Location – Google Maps

It’s no wonder that Pablo Neruda lived in Valparaíso among other painters and writers. Once I was there, I felt that art was pushing to come out in some form or another from my pores. It’s just that much of an inspiring place. You have the ocean, the hills, the houses, the colors, the people. [...]

The Feria de Mataderos is the real deal.
There are other basic Sunday markets in the Buenos Aires neighborhoods of Recoleta, La Boca, and San Telmo where you can get cool jewelry, handcrafts, paintings and caricatures, etc. But the Feria de Mataderos is a real experience and worth the 45-minute bus trip from the center. Colectivo [...]