A Day At The Polo
A couple of years ago I had three months in Buenos Aires and I made a list of things that I needed to do in the time I had available to me. Some may still pending (Feria de Mataderos I'm looking at you), but today I managed to cross another off the list as we headed...
Floralis Generica, Buenos Aires
Not many cities can rival Buenos Aires for public art in the streets. From huge graffiti murals to some of the most recognisable sculptures in the world, Buenos Aires really does have it all. One of the jewels in the public art crown, missed by many tourists, yet a...
Buenos Aires Local Tours meets the world
I've met Ande a few times at the quiz and a few weeks ago she contacted me to see if I'd mind answering some questions for her Porteño Corner page. I didn't mind in the slightest, and here are the answers. And would you believe that in the space of 24 hours, my...
Buenos Aires Waiter’s Race
Every so often you come across one of those little quirky things that serve very little practical purpose but are different enough to put a smile on your face and brighten the day up for an hour or two. One of those events too place last Saturday on the Avenida de...
Think Pink
It's one of the most recognisable sculptures in the world, and only 22 casts were made from the original mould. Of those, only one is in South America, sitting in Plaza de Congreso in front of the National Congress Building. However, in a sad reflection of what...
El Palacio de Aguas Corrientes
Towards the end of the 19th Century, after a series of increasingly serious disease outbreaks (in 1871 Yellow Fever wiped out nearly 10% of the city's inhabitants), it was decided to do something about the quality of the drinking water. Work began in 1887 on a central...
Buenos Aires Local Tours meets Expanish
Wearing my Tour Guide hat, I was recently asked a few questions by the good folks at Expanish Spanish School Argentina about my experiences in Buenos Aires and the things I love and hate about the city. The interview can be found here: Expanish Meets Buenos Aires...
Day in the Life of a Dog Walker
Nice little film tracing the day of one of Buenos Aires' famous Dog Walkers. Victor has been doing the job for the last 12 years and has been bitten three times and has lost 2 dogs (both turned up later!).
La Feria de San Telmo
Every Sunday, the main street in San Telmo is closed to traffic and opened to stalls selling all the Argentina-related knick-knacks you could desire. Popular with locals and tourists alike it's one of the essential experiences Buenos Aires has to offer.
The Lions Of South Kensington
On the last morning of our long weekend in London we headed to one of my favourite spots in London, the Natural History Museum. For me, it's what come to mind when you picture a museum - from the rooms filled with fossils and precious stones to the stuffed animals and...
The Increasing Cost of Travel in Argentina
I recently came across an old notebook I'd carried with me on my travels when I first arrived in Argentina and tucked inside the back cover were some tickets from bus journeys I had taken. Travelling by bus had been such a big part of my trip around South America that...
Dorset’s Jurassic Coast
It's a classic comment - when you live somewhere you don't visit the tourist sights. How many Londoners haven't climbed Tower Bridge or taken a look round Buckingham Palace? As I was not only coming to the UK on holiday but also travelling with Laura how had never...