by Jonathan Evans | Oct 3, 2010 | Argentina, South America
Click for bigger. Google Maps, I love you.
by Jonathan Evans | Sep 28, 2010 | Argentina, Food, South America, Uruguay
As wonderful as Buenos Aires is, at some point you will want to escape for a few hours, if only for a change of scenery. Thankfully getting away from it is not difficult (or expensive) and there are some lovely spots worth a visit within in easy reach. 1. Tigre...
by Jonathan Evans | Sep 15, 2010 | Argentina, South America
With the impending arrival of Mummy and Daddy Gringo, I’ve been planning a couple of excursions. Until now, my travelling around Argentina and South America has involved very little planning, but on this occasion I’m making an exception and booking stuff...
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 | 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...
