by Jonathan Evans | Sep 9, 2010 | Argentina, Non-Travel, South America
I’ve been doing some research for a project I’ll be working on more very soon, and here is some of the output. In 1536 explorer Pedro de Mendoza, stopped for a while, put a few tents up and Buenos Aires was born. Originally called Ciudad de Nuestra Señora...
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 15, 2010 | Colombia, South America
Children are resourceful little so-and-sos. What do you do if you live in the Amazon, the temperature never drops below 20c and you want to go sledging?
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...
