Monthly Archives: December 2010

Seen on the streets

I guess the A Team is still on the run.  Buenos Aires is a good place to hide out from the military and protect the innocent.   Mr T?  Is that you?

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Off to Peru!

So long BA – I’m off to meet all of these good looking people … In Cuzco! Be back for Christmas!

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Happy Friendsgiving!

Thanksgiving was never my holiday, but I was never less in the mood for it than I was this year.  Who wants to eat heavy holiday foods when the weather is so hot?  Of course, it just wouldn’t be right … Continue reading

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Seen in the Grocery Store

Found in my grocery store: Lucchetti Box Rice: Diana Ross Flavored Just what you need to make your meal Supremely awesome: Diana Ross inspired rice? To explain (as much as I can anyway, to be honest, I’m baffled/amused): Ross pronounced … Continue reading

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Osaka Yuku: Peruvian Japanese Flavor Tango

If you’re looking for a unique and expensive meal, try Osaka Yuku, Palermo’s Peruvian Japanese fusion restaurant.  Yuku’s inventive chefs take traditional Peruvian ingredients and prepare them with Japanese methods.  As expected, the results are delicious. For an appetizer, Blair … Continue reading

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5 Favorite Things about a Day Trip to Colonia

A day trip to Colonia is a very popular solution for renewing tourist visas.  Expats, long stay tourists and study abroad students alike make a ‘Colonia Run’ every ninety days to get a fresh passport stamp.  Should you overstay your … Continue reading

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Termas Cacheuta – Not to Miss in Mendoza

People go to Mendoza for the wine.  Tourists ride bicycles or even horses from vineyard to vineyard, tasting Malbecs and Torrontes. Well not us!  Blair and I decided that alcohol and bike riding do not mix and that we would … Continue reading

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Hurlingham Polo Tournament

Polo, the ‘Sport of Kings’ is still a popular pastime in Argentina. There is surely no better place to find a Prince than a polo match!  Off we trotted to Hurlingham to see the Polo Match.  Semi Finals actually! I … Continue reading

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Bio – Vegetarian Friendly Dining in BA

Simultaneously exotic, yet familiar of the foods I once ate – Bio is one of the few organic and vegetarian restaurants in Buenos Aires. I took Blair here for her first night in town.  Blair has been vegetarian for the … Continue reading

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