West African blues twangs from the speakers and coalesces with the sounds of fish grilling, plantains sizzling, and the muffled bang of a pot or pan coming from the small kitchen. A map of Africa painted in red, its countries labelled in French, offers diners a silent geography lesson from the wall above the beer-stocked …
Continue reading El Buen Sabor: Villa Crespo’s Heart of Delicious
Since last August, Brazilians have watched with bated breath as the drama of the ‘mensalão‘, or ‘big monthly bonus’ scandal, has unfolded in the nation’s Supreme Court, toppling some of the South American country’s most influential political figures and even threatening to tarnish the reputation of its most celebrated former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da …
Continue reading Mensalão: The Implications of Brazil’s Largest Corruption Scandal
This travel piece was written about two and a half years ago - having come back to Buenos Aires with fresh eyes I would probably make a few changes, but this gives a good idea of my perception of the city back then, and honestly, soccer here hasn't changed all that much. If anything, it's gotten …
The security guard sits absent-mindedly, bored, at the entrance to the exhibition, seemingly unphased by the strange combination of disco, piercing screams, and melancholy reggae emanating from the darkened rooms of the gallery space. Visitors move uncertainly into the exhibit, as if entering some seaside carnival funhouse, or a bad memory. Small neon pink letters …
For those travellers spending any significant amount of time in Buenos Aires, Colonia del Sacramento, the tiny historic city on the Uruguayan side of the Río de la Plata, will most likely find its way onto your travel itinerary, whether you like it or not. A trip to Colonia has become so enmeshed with the …
Chris Barrett 
You must be logged in to post a comment.