by Jonathan Evans | Aug 15, 2010 | Argentina, Food, Non-Travel, South America
I’m not going to beat around the bush, and I’ve said it before but Argentinian TV is pretty much universally awful. I was in a supermarket the other day and the TV in the corner was tuned to an entertainment show which consisted of 2 young trendy dudes...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 27, 2010 | Argentina, South America, Uruguay
I went to Uruguay on Saturday. It’s winter but it’s a nice sunny winter, so why not? If you’ve never been to Buenos Aires you wouldn’t necessarily know it, but it’s a mere 60km across the River Plate (widest river mouth in the world fact...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 6, 2010 | Argentina, South America
The driving in Buenos Aires is not the worst in South America, but that’s not saying much. When I first came here from Europe travelling in a bus or taxi was one of the most terrifying (or exhilarating if you’ve had a bit to drink) experiences of my life....
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 3, 2010 | Argentina, Food, Non-Travel, South America
I recently posted a status update to Facebook informing the world that I had discovered my local supermarket here in Buenos Aires stocks 17 types of tinned corn, which I found to be a little excessive. A couple of my friends commented that I should buy each one and...
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 16, 2010 | Argentina, General Travel, South America
Monday 14th June was a big day, it marks my return to gainful employment for the first time since that rainy October evening back in 2008 when I walked out of the BNP Paribas offices in Geneva for the last time. It was a strange feeling then, and it is a strange...
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 9, 2010 | Argentina, Food, Non-Travel, South America
I went for lunch with a friend a couple of days ago, we had a sandwich each, a drink and a coffee. The bill came to 128 pesos. That may not mean anything to you but had we not finished our delicious lunch, we may well have choked on it. Everybody that has spent any...
