Big city life is great. There’s never a lack of cultural activities to sink my teeth into. I could have plans every night of the week, spend every weekend exploring, and still have things left to find, experience, see, and do. But sometimes city life can be exhausting. Some days I long for the outdoors, [...]
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I was born and raised in the Australian city of Melbourne so when someone talks to me about football I think of an oval field, an odd shaped ball and high scores. Hence when I was thrust into the South America concept of football I still wanted to see high ‘specky’ marks and body tackles. [...] Transport in and around Buenos Aires is inherently difficult, but last week I think I found the answer. Bikes! Roll through the city at the perfect pace to take in and enjoy the sites and sounds of the buzzing city. Forget getting lost on the number 666 bus to nowhere as usually happens when [...] As a ‘caring for the environment’ initiative, the United Nations Environment Programme (a leading body in environmental issues within the UN family) has set June 5 (this Saturday) as the World Environment Day 2010 (WED). In Buenos Aires, we are going to support this day with a free event at the [...] A little visited region of Argentine is the puna area in the north. Huge salt lakes surrounded by majestic mountain landscapes. A unique part of the country, populated by hard working locals. Check out these amazing pictures: “In Pictures: Mining Argentina’s sea of salt” (BBC.com) Mars Argentina might not be in the forefront of the environmental movement yet and still has a lot of catch up to do, but the awareness of eco-friendly, ‘care for our environment’ is definitely growing stronger day by day. Following the celebration of Earth Day this past weekend, Ambientate, one of the newest environmental organizations here [...] In case Google’s home page –featuring an earthy forest design — didn’t tip you off, today is Earth Day! It’s the one day of the year where we’re reminded to think about our impact on the environment and educate ourselves on sustainability, and Buenos Aires is taking note. The city will [...] It is still in the planning stages and construction is yet to begin but the news is out, Buenos Aires is set to have a hotel that aims to be eco-friendly or green or responsible. Whatever term you want to use. Solar panels and meant to supply over 20% of the energy needs, rain water [...] |
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