After a couple of big storms during the week (Agus and I have never heard thunder so loud, lightning was lighting up the house and waking Alfie up at 2 and 4am one night!) the sun is back out for the weekend. We had made plans to take Alfie to the zoo on Sunday so... Continue Reading →
Fish, chocolate eggs, crazy traffic, christian guilt, family lunches & dinners, shops are closed...it's the same story every year. It's Easter week and all of the afore mentioned things happen here in Argentina as they do in Australia. Some people (Agus included) feel the need to eat fish on Good Friday, Alfie on the other... Continue Reading →
You could argue that wine varietal Malbec would be the drink that defines Argentina internationally, however arguably it is actually an aperitif little know to most foreigners called fernet that defines Argentinian drinking culture. What is fernet, why would it be considered the national drink of Argentina and what does it taste like? Answering part... Continue Reading →
It has been a challenging week, Alfie went to hospital for the second time on Thursday as he was suffering from a virus that has been going around here in kindergarten (yep we got it too). It has kept all of us up for two nights in a row with a high temperature - a... Continue Reading →
You see mate everywhere in Argentina, in cafes, on planes, on the street, in parks, on bicycles - people everywhere are pouring hot water from thermoses into strange looking cups & sipping this drink through metal straws. What is this drink and why is it so popular? I'll try to explain the what, but I... Continue Reading →
The Church Ceremony and Party! It is not unusual for people in Argentina to celebrate their wedding on 2 occasions. For legal reasons couples are required to be married by a justice of the peace at an official government building, some then also chose to be married by a priest. Magui and Pato's marriage civil... Continue Reading →
I was asked one evening at dinner what was weird (culturally different) for me in Argentina. I actually had to think hard about this because after 10 years of visiting this country I think that I now just accept things the way they are - es normal. Anyway here is my list and a brief... Continue Reading →
Ice cream is purchased here by volume, yes, 1/4L, 1/2L, 1 Litre - it comes in a polystyrene box - and it can be delivered by a guy on motorbike! This was the case even before COVID-19 and the introduction of food delivery services like PedidosYa (Uber Eats has been run out of town). Argentines... Continue Reading →
3 meses en Argentina 