If it hadn’t been for Señora Zapato, as I’ll call her, I’d have thought what happened to me yesterday morning even more bizarre. As a back drop to my with … Continue reading How to tie your shoelaces in Buenos Aires
If it hadn’t been for Señora Zapato, as I’ll call her, I’d have thought what happened to me yesterday morning even more bizarre. As a back drop to my with … Continue reading How to tie your shoelaces in Buenos Aires
Spanglish is like speed dating, but for people wanting to pick up a new language rather than a new partner. We gathered, a gaggle of eager beaver foreign students and … Continue reading Spanglish: Practicing Spanish in Buenos Aires
I take my hat off to the photographer at the apartment rentals agency. From the “loft style” description and the craftily composed pictures of exposed brick, sweeping glass rimmed terrace and open plan elegance, I was expecting minimalist Docklands style. Instead, it seems I´ve rented a weary concrete box, with cheap, unstable furniture and threadbare, floral bed linen that harks back to the ´70s. (more…)
As a break from tweeting pointlessly about drinking coffee in service stations in uninspiring locations like the M5, I thought I’d blog about drinking coffee in much more interesting places. … Continue reading Merienda: Medialunas and cafecitos in Buenos Aires