by Jonathan Evans | Jul 3, 2013 | Argentina, South America
Inspired by a whole series of alternative London Tube maps I decided to make my very own version of the beloved Buenos Aires Subte map, but translated (taking some very major liberties) into English. Click the image for the full-size version – enjoy!
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 10, 2013 | Argentina, Photos, South America
A fantastic photo taken from the International Space Station of the muddy River Plate emptying into the Atlantic. Both Buenos Aires and Montevideo can clearly be seen. To get an idea of scale the river at Buenos Aires is 35 miles across.
by Jonathan Evans | Apr 10, 2013 | Argentina, South America
I came across Daniel Tunnard’s blog Colectivaizeishon a few weeks ago and was instantly taken with his idea of catching every one of the 141 bus lines in Buenos Aires and writing about it. As a fellow Brit and Buenos Aires colectivo fan, I asked him a few...
by Jonathan Evans | Oct 5, 2012 | South America
I got a request the other day from a tour client who wanted to visit Eva Perón’s office in the CGT Building in San Telmo. I was aware that Evita had had an office there, after all it was famously where her embalmed body was kept in the 3 years between her death...
by Jonathan Evans | Aug 7, 2012 | Argentina, General Travel
Buenos Aires is often compared to other cities around the world. Many a guidebook waxes lyrical about the “Paris of the South”. Puerto Madero is Manhattan (at least to those who have never been to Manhattan) and the leafy parks of Palermo have reminded...
