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
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 …
On 2nd October, the Argentine naval training vessel ARA Frigate Libertad was seized by Ghanaian authorities when it docked in the port of Tema on the first stop of what was meant to be a diplomatic trip down the west coast of Africa. The order to detain the ship was issued by the Commercial Court …
Continue reading Frigate Libertad: Vulture Funds and Cabin Fever in West Africa
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 …
Mural in front of the Casa Rosada, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Chris Barrett 
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