by Jonathan Evans | Dec 18, 2010 | Argentina, Non-Travel, South America
Fascinating report about a torture victim from Argentina’s Dirty War meeting “Turco Julian”, the man who tortured him every day for 6 months. via
by Jonathan Evans | Dec 8, 2010 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
Being a bit of a geography nerd, one of the things I tend to notice when I travel is street names. In France it seems that every other street or avenue is named after a National Hero (Jean Jaurès is a particular favourite). New York uses numbers and Washington DC has...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 27, 2010 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
My first attempt at being tour guide was not an unqualified success. Aged 21, I was in put in charge of 50 French kids who had just arrived in London at the start of a three-week stay to learn English. One of my duties, aside from stopping Xavier the 14-year sex pest...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 5, 2010 | Argentina, Photos, PotD, South America
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 4, 2010 | Argentina, Brasil, Non-Travel, Paraguay, South America
San Ignacio in the Misiones Province of NorthEast Argentina is best know for the remains of the San Ignacio Mini Jesuit Mission. Founded in 1632, the Mission (along with 29 more spread out over modern day Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina) was an attempt to provide the...
