Artemisia: An Exceptional Dining Experience
So far in Argentina, although we aren’t, we’ve mostly been eating vegetarian. We know it might seem like a waste to some omnivores to come to the land of beef and only eat plants, but neither of us...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Being British in Argentina
Before coming to Argentina, I had only a vague idea of the history between this beautiful South American country and my country of birth. See, I’m not really in to history. I wasn’t forced to study it...
View ArticleArt Galleries of Buenos Aires: Part 1
Buenos Aires is full of art. Just walk down the street, and you’ll find beautiful, ugly, bizarre, funny or though-provoking works of art on any spare wall space available. It also has more than its...
View ArticleArt Galleries of Buenos Aires: Part 2
This is a continuation from part 1, where we reviewed some galleries in Palermo and Recoleta. During our six weeks in the Argentine capital, we visited many art galleries. Sometimes our opinions of...
View ArticleBuenos Aires Surprises
We’ve written quite extensively about our time in Buenos Aires, and looking back at this great city, there were several things about it that we got used to (took for granted, even) but which at first...
View ArticleFrom Dollars to Pesos to Pounds: The Dolar Blue and the Real Cost of Argentina
In Argentina, things are often not as they first appear. This is no more so the case than with its currency. Officially, US$1 is currently AR$5.29 and £1 is AR$8.10, but this does not reflect the true...
View ArticleHow We Rent Apartments While Travelling: South America Edition
Occasionally, when other travellers we meet learn that we are or have been renting an apartment in a given location, instead of staying in a hotel or hostel, as they perhaps expect, they get a look of...
View ArticleSafety in South America: Top Tips from Travel Bloggers
Since coming back to Europe after 10 months travelling in South America, we’ve certainly been asked more than once, “was it safe?” We absolutely felt safe during our time in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay,...
View ArticleGuide to Buenos Aires Neighbourhoods
Buenos Aires drew us in and still hasn’t let us go. We spent ten days there at the very beginning of our indefinite adventure and then six weeks from the end of March to the beginning of May 2013. It’s...
View ArticleHow to Get a Job Teaching English in Latin America
We’ve looked at how to get a job teaching English in various countries in Asia and Europe with the help of people who’ve done it, and now it’s time to turn our attention to Latin America. Teaching jobs...
View ArticleMy Favourite South American Street Art
Incase you didn’t already know, you can now follow us on Instagram, where, among other things, we post some of our favourite pieces of street art from our travels. I love being surprised by the street...
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