by Jonathan Evans | Nov 29, 2008 | Argentina, South America
Yesterday I moved into a flat where I'll stay for the next 6 weeks or so before heading off on my travels. There's 9 of us, although I've only met 2 so far. I'll stick some photos up soon. Today I went back to La Recoleta cemetery, where I'd been...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 26, 2008 | Argentina, South America
Those of you who have travelled with me before know that on occasion I leave the safety of home and after about a week my arms, face and hands decide that they don't like the new environment and they explode with rashes, open skin and general redness and pain....
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 24, 2008 | Argentina, South America
They're a decorative lot the Argentines. Palermo, the area where my hostel is, has lots of buildings covered with some pretty funky street art. There's graffiti as we know it, but also some more creative stuff. Heart This one is on the corner of Fitz Roy and...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 22, 2008 | Argentina, Food, South America
Steak Argentina is known for many things, Polo, Football, that unfortunate incident in the early 80s (started by a drunk General according to a taxi driver I had the other night) and of course Steak. Before coming here, you think, yeah yeah steak. We have great steak...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 20, 2008 | Argentina, South America
Well, after the excitement of not getting pissed on at the Boca game things have calmed down a bit which I’m not complaining about. Every day I’ve managed to get some jobs done, made a appointment to see a doctor about getting my jabs done, unlocked my...