Two-and-a-half months here in South America have come and gone much faster than I would have liked and, although the trip's been well-documented at least in the privacy of my own journal, I've only just recently reconciled myself with the technology that allows me to share those experiences with others --- hence this blog. Here …
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Mural in front of the Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Una Canción Coreana: Home-Cooking in Flores
Emerging from the last stop of the A line at Avenida Carabobo, deep in the heart of Flores, I found myself in a neighbourhood far removed from the barrios I normally frequent, yet still strangely familiar. This middle-class barrio straddling the north-south divide of Avenida Rivadavia, with its quiet tree-lined side streets and wafting smells …
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Top 5 Mausoleums in Recoleta (That Aren’t Evita’s)
Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires’ walled necropolis of the rich and famous, is one of the city’s most popular attractions. It’s like going to Egypt and visiting the pyramids – you kind of have to do it.Opened in 1822 as the city’s first public cemetery (after the expulsion of the Franciscan monks, who chose the tranquil …
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