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 →
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 →
One thing for sure that Aussies and Argios have in common is our love for barbecues - asados here in Argentina. The idea of a get together with friends and family is something ingrained in us at an early age and essentially something that defines our cultures on the international stage. Asados are very different... Continue Reading →
"Don't touch the cactus Alfie" We started the day at Bodege Vistabla which is a beautiful winery with an impressive 5m deep subterranean cave where they not only store their wines but where we also tasted them. A sparkling brut was first up and it was a rude awakening to my palate - I'd not... Continue Reading →
I was stung by a wasp & I'm never drinking bonarda again...the last statement will probably turn out to be a lie. We're in Menzoda at the foot of the Andes mountains, in wine country. This is the land of Malbec, other countries may claim that they have Malbec - they may be able to... Continue Reading →
It's the final Argentinian public holiday long weekend for a while and we are invited by the Millans to join them at their farm in Benquerencia. It is about 1.5hrs outside Buenos Aires near San Miguel del Monte - more commonly referred to as Monte. Agus and I have been there a bunch of times... Continue Reading →
We left the Hyatt and headed out onto the interstate freeway to the airport. The sights were a bit more interesting this time. We past the massive Parkland Hospital complex that has 2 universities attached to it - UT Southwestern and Texas Women's University. JFK died in the old hospital there so it's now called... Continue Reading →
3 meses en Argentina 