Discover Buenos Aires

We’ve been posting some random observations of our time here in Buenos Aires for the past few weeks.  There have been a lot of cultural and societal differences that we’ve observed as well as many unique ways of doing things here.  It’s been an interesting experience to say the least.
Last weekend we went to dinner [...]

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That’s right, Madonna is bringing her Sticky & Sweet tour to Buenos Aires on December 6, and it’s been a big deal.  There are actually three different on sale dates:
August 27 - 29: for members of her fan club
September 6 - 7: for CITI customers
September 8: for everyone else
Ticketek also has a special pre-registration web page.  While [...]

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It seems that the Buenos Aires government is making strides on quality of life and environmental issues.  This process has picked up a lot of steam recently.
New Recycling and ‘Zero Waste’ Law
In July, the city government announced a new garbage management plan which involves cartoneros (Página 12: es | en). This new plan will install [...]

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Another week, another round of random observations.
Random Observations: Week 3

You need a key to get into any building (apartment or office) that does not have a doorman. Fine.  You also need a key to leave the building. This means that you have to buzz in and buzz out or in our case, keep our keys [...]

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It seems like a lot of my posts are starting to have a Part II to them… Well, the Learning Spanish post is no exception.  We’ve been down here just over three weeks now and while we’re picking up the language in bits and pieces (we can almost read a full menu now!), we were [...]

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On Sunday, we decided to do the tourist thing and head down to the San Telmo Sunday market. San Telmo is the oldest barrio of Buenos Aires and is known for its bohemian charm and architecture. Every Sunday, they hold a feria (street fair) which consists of arts and crafts, antiques and random assorted items. [...]

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Last night we attended our first Expat Connection event, the La Plata National Wine Festival in La Plata, Argentina. About twenty people met at a wine shop in Buenos Aires for some champagne and picada before hoping on a chartered bus out to La Plata. Once there, 60 Argentinean wineries presented 350+ of their finest [...]

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We don’t watch a lot of TV, but before we left for Buenos Aires, we decided it would be nice to watch some U.S. TV stations and shows while we were here. Watching our DVR would be great too, and I also wanted to be able to watch Michigan football games this fall. Luckily, The Slingbox comes to [...]

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A lot of people back home have been asking me about Argentine beef: Is the beef really that cheap? Is the beef really that good? Do they eat a lot of beef?
The answer to all these questions is, “Yes.” Beef is definitely one of the staple foods here. While Mersal has not been able to [...]

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The Associated Press is reporting that Argentine senators passed a bill yesterday which now allows obesity and other eating disorders to be treated as diseases covered by public and private health care programs. This will help to fight obesity, bulimia and anorexia in the country.
The law also requires that high calorie foods carry a warning [...]

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