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Reciprocity to Begin

Monday, November 17th, 2008

We recently reported that Argentina would start charging reciprocity fees to Americans and members of other countries at the cost of US$130 starting soon. News recently released reveals that this fee will be enacted starting Jan 1st, 2009.

Pay up travelers! But don’t fear, this pesky travel fee will be valid for years after payment.

A Culture Underground

Friday, November 14th, 2008

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Buenos Aires is a popular hub for art, theatre and dance (hello, tango!). But aside from the glitzy-glamour of the artists emerging in galleries there is a pusling art scene of street artists and graffiti artists who are tagging the city of Buenos Aires, as if it were their backyard cavas playground.

For the most part, it is. Street art and graffiti are popular in any urban city but what is unique about Buenos Aires are the murals of well planned, and week-long endeavors that are popping up nearl railroads, popular restaurants the long wall in your nieghborhood and much more.

The underground culture of art is pulsing into the mainstream with the voice of these artists marking up any cement or drywall that they can find to portray their artistic vision to the bigger city. Some of it is grotesque, some of it beautiful, all of it impossible to ignore.

Its another piece of the Buenos Aires puzzle.

What are those…

Thursday, November 13th, 2008
purple trees blooming in Buenos Aires? These goregous trees are famously lined on Avendia Libertador, Sarmiento, Alcorta and others in Buenos Aires north of Palermo. Also scattered throughout the city, taxi drivers love to comment on the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Puerto Madryn

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Attention nature lovers. Now is the time to head south into Patagonia. The weather is improving and the hikes in the south and the whale viewing in Puerto Madryn are ripe for the taking. Its one ... [Continue reading this entry]

Mar del Plata Film Festival

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Film nut? Who isn't. And who doesn't love a good film festival. The Mar del Plata film festival is very famous in Argentina and abroad. Movie stars such as Tommy Lee Jones (who is currently living in ... [Continue reading this entry]

Gringo Radio

Monday, November 10th, 2008
If you've lived in Buenos Aires for any length of time you may have noticed the serious lack of GOOD music on the radio. In addition, there is very little talk radio. Gringo Radio on 89.1 from ... [Continue reading this entry]

Starbucks Anyone??

Friday, November 7th, 2008
Buenos Aires has just opened its second Starbucks. If you're looking for some flavor from home and don't mind waiting in a line that might take an hour or more... join the club and head down ... [Continue reading this entry]

Election Follow Up – Travelers Rejoice!

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
obama8-xo-spirit.jpg Millions of us are bound in our love for travel. Being away from home sometimes means seeing history made from thousands of miles away. However, here in Buenos Aires a family of expatirates number in ... [Continue reading this entry]

Where to go to watch it go down

Monday, November 3rd, 2008
It's election day tomorrow. You know what that means? A media scramble, a scramble to the polls, a scramble to see who will be the next President of the United States. This election has been anything but ... [Continue reading this entry]

The BA Way…

Friday, October 31st, 2008
In a city of 3 million and with the greater surrounding area home to another 10 million, transportation in Buenos Aires is a huge issue. For most people in the city (many of them who don't ... [Continue reading this entry]