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. [...]
Entries from August 2008
San Telmo Feria (Street Fair/Antiques Market)
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments
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La Plata National Wine Festival
August 17th, 2008 · No Comments
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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Expat Tech: Slingbox
August 15th, 2008 · 9 Comments
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 [...]
Argentinean Beef
August 15th, 2008 · 4 Comments
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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Argentine “Obesity Law”
August 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments
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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