Travel guides are great and useful but only to a certain extent. They cover all the possible must-see’s and must-do’s that you don’t even know what is really worth checking out anymore. Not to mention, the used-to-be cool spots might have turned into a tourist trap without the proper ‘evaluation’ in the [...]
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Each Sunday in Buenos Aires, the San Telmo feria spans a nearly mile-long stretch of Calle Defensa, beginning at the iconic Plaza de Mayo and culminating in an antiques flea market at Plaza Dorrego. Vendors pack the cobbled streets of Defensa and crowds of tourists and Argentines browse through the goods, picking up items here [...] In 2006 Buenos Aires passed a law that banned smoking in public buildings. Smoke-filled bars were a thing of the past, and for the most part this ban has been successful. It is rare that you find people smoking in bars, however, there are the few holes in the wall bars tucked behind dark [...] As we look forward to a brand new year, we also like to reflect on what had happened last year. So, we decided to go around and asked our staff, students, and friends to find out if there were any interesting changes in the city that worth a mention. After our impromptu survey attempt, [...] There are a myriad of shows, acts and musicals overflowing in Buenos Aires and they are all jostling to get under the lime light. Last weekend, my eyes were opened, so to speak, to a new phenomena as I went to experience the “Theatre for The Blind”. “Theatre for The Blind” sounds like a strange oxymoron [...] In three days, I will have officially been in Buenos Aires for two months. It’s not like I haven’t felt it coming, since that’s one of the first questions I get when striking up a conversation with locals: “How long have you been here?” It comes right after, “So, where are you from?” and “Do you [...] Buenos Aires has a zoo in the city but actually not too far from the city, there is another zoo, or more accurately a bioparque called Temaikén. It is only an hour bus ride from Plaza Italia and the bus will drop you right off at the entrance. Compare to the zoo in the [...] |
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