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...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 18, 2008 | Argentina, South America
One major disappointment about the Boca game on Sunday was that God wasn't there. Maradona came to prominence playing for them in the early 80s and then man is treated like a divine being. When he's there he has a reserved seat on the halfway line and the...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 18, 2008 | Argentina, South America
On Saturday went out for La Noche de los Museos, where every museum in town (all 120 of them) was open until 2am, either with special tours or some sort of musical event. I ended up with James and Alvaro at an outdoor club night at the General Cultural Headquarters of...
