When you sit in a café here, usually within a few minutes an itinerant peddler will edge in and sidle round the tables, leaving a small item or trinket on … Continue reading On the mean streets of Buenos Aires
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Kissing, Late Nights and Rubbish
Kissing is a mania here. Everyone kisses everyone hello and goodbye, a single, chaste peck on the cheek, or a quick press of the faces while kissing the air. Less … Continue reading Kissing, Late Nights and Rubbish
Desperately seeking gauchos
Not having seen the famous gaucho display at the Feria de los Mataderos, I thought I couldn’t fail to spot some in San Antonio de Areco, a tiny town 120km … Continue reading Desperately seeking gauchos
Spanglish: Practicing Spanish 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
Gooster on the Loose 