Discover Buenos Aires

Like everything in life, it all comes to an end. This post is the final post for the Discover Buenos Aires blog.

I’m still in Buenos Aires, but this site about my experiences is being retired. I’ll be starting something new in the future, so look for that.

Thanks for all your support and encouragement. I’ve met a lot of great people through this site and I hope everyone continues to enjoy their Buenos Aires experience.

• Had my second meal at Soberbia 22 in Buenos Aires & I have to say I’m not impressed. Nice place, but there are much better parillas here. #
• Took awhile. but the new Crystal Method album, ‘Divided by Night,’ is growing on me. Also liking ‘Empire of the Sun.’ Both electronica. #fb #
• Depeche Mode Buenos Aires tickets are supposedly on sale tomorrow, not that Ticketek would bother to update that info on their site. #fb #
• Good article: American taste for soft toilet paper ‘worse than driving Hummers’ for the environment. http://bit.ly/zLVNZ #fb #
• Running around Buenos Aires checking out Forcadell development projects. Beautiful new condo development in San Isidro. $3000 per sq meter. #
• Why hadn’t I heard about http://www.magicjack.com before? $40 gets you 1 yr free calls, a USB device & ease of use. $50 for 5 years. #fb #
• Not a huge Green Day fan, but I’m really liking the new album, ’21st Century Breakdown.’ #fb #
• Tickets for Depeche Mode in Buenos Aires go on public sale May 30! Ticketek finally updated the info on their site. #fb #buenosaires #
• Really good bife de ojo at Las Nazarenas in Buenos Aires last night. Going to have to compare it to Cabaña Las Lilas tonight & rate them. #
• Steak at Cabaña Las Lilas last night was great. Had to send 2 back that were tough, but they took care of it. #

• All you can eat at Rodizio Parilla in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires is not always as good an idea as it sounds. Ughh! Still stuffed. Was good. #
• Just watched the amazing season finale of Scrubs. Definitely one of the best shows on TV. #fb #
• I’d really like to switch to Google Chrome, but they don’t support Firefox add-ons & don’t even support the Google Toolbar w/ all my links! #
• Anyone interested in renting a ski house in Bariloche, Argentina for June - August or just coming for a few weekends? Contact me. #fb #BsAs #
• Strange move: NY Times takes over IHT.com & deletes old site. No links work anymore. Many wikipedia references. Bad SEO. http://bit.ly/RDCAk #
• The new Star Trek: a bit cheesy in parts, but overall one of the best movies yet. Great special effects! #startrek #fb #
• Probably not going. Very tired today. #
• For the amount of beef they eat in Buenos Aires, I find it surprising that almost no one wears leather jackets on the streets here. #fb #
• Big changes at Craigslist as they remove erotic services section & monitor adult services posts after Boston murder. http://bit.ly/UcCGP #
• Cool. My first power outage in Buenos Aires! Moving around by the light of the laptop. Who needs candles? Going on 2 hours now. #fb #
• Buy.com cancels my order because the IP address is foreign. Of course it is, I’m in Argentina! Ordered 100s of times before & all info right #
• Had a great Peruvian meal at Pozo Santo in Buenos Aires last night. Great ceviche! Good design. Never a crowd for some reason. #
• Seems like Gmail is down? Google Apps down too. #gmail #fail #gmailfail #
• Ok, Gmail is back now. Whew. #
• Amazing dinner at Sucre tonight. Ojo de cerdo for all of us was so good. Shrimp and tuna appetizers were great too. #buenosaires #

Good news for all Depeche Mode fans! The band is coming to Buenos Aires as part of their 2009 “Tour of the Universe.”

They will be playing Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires on Saturday, October 17, 2009. Ticket prices have not yet been set, but they will be available from Ticketek on Tuesday, May 19, 2009. We’ll update this post when we have more pricing details.

If you do not yet have an account with Ticketek, I’d recommend that you create one in advance of the on-sale date to make sure you don’t have any problems. You’ll need your passport number to register if you do not have a DNI or other form of local ID. Tickets will be available online as well as at Ticketek locations.

Depeche Mode’s next date after Buenos Aires isn’t until Thursday, October 22 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, which leaves open the possibility of adding additional dates should this first one sell out.

Some other upcoming international acts playing in Buenos Aires include George Clinton (5/19 - 5/21), Jonas Brothers (5/21), The Kooks (6/16  & 6/17 - both sold out), Cat Power (7/16), Aimee Mann (8/13) and maybe even Whitesnake.

Some great web sites for finding out about upcoming shows include Ticketek, Entradas Q and Vammos. All the sites are in Spanish, but are easy to navigate and can be translated with Google Translate.

Rock on!