The Best of South America

We waded through the who-knows-how-many photos and videos of our trip to South America to select the best of the trip. It had to be done. It was an arduous task, but I’m happy to say we’re finished. Whew! Click on the links below to go to the Picasa site, where you can see the [...]

Home!

We are back in Portland!  We flew from Buenos Aires to Washington DC on to Seattle and finally landed ourselves in Portland. Dave and I put the bikes back together at the PDX airport (with many curious onlookers) and rode ourselves home.  It feels good to be home with our sweet kitty and in our [...]

Graffiti is not a crime

When you think of graffiti, what do you think of? This: Or this: Most North Americans and Europeans probably think of something like the first image, but for porteños (people from Buenos Aires), it’s probably a mix of the two. Morgan and I went on a tour of Buenos Aires graffiti yesterday afternoon, and it [...]

Muddy Waters

Buenos Aires is located on the banks of the Río de la Plata – the “river of silver”. Just upstream of Buenos Aires, the Río Paraná and Río Uruguay, two huge rivers that drain a monstrous area covering Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, merge to form the Río de la Plata. Such a huge [...]

For the love of empanadas

It didn’t take Dave and I long to fall in love with empanadas on this trip.  If you are unfamiliar with empanadas they are a stuffed bread or pastry that are baked or fried. They vary by region in how they are made, what they are filled with, and if they come with salsa (aji) [...]

Theater turned bookstore

If only Powells Bookstore was in such a romantic setting! Located on Santa Fe Ave this bookstore company has converted an old theater into their main branch. There is a little cafe on the stage and it is rumored they have small concerts there as well.  I am sure hours could be spent here looking [...]

Weekends = Asados

As Dave alluded to in his last post we were invited to an asado at Angie & Leo’s place Saturday night. Angie and Leo (our friends from Santiago) rented a great apartment in Buenos Aires (just 8 blocks from us) that was complete with a rooftop deck and bbq. Perfect asado location! Asado technically translates [...]

¡Tango!

Last weekend, Angie and Leo, our friends from Santiago, came to Buenos Aires, to show Angie’s visiting mom Jean the sights. It was great to see them again. Saturday night we went to their apartment for an asado (barbeque) – maybe more on that later. Sunday night, we went with them and a couple of [...]

Getting our drum circle on

Last night we went to see La Bomba de Tiempo (“Time Bomb”), a group of percussionists that performs every Monday evening at the Konex cultural center here in Buenos Aires. Our newfound friends Steve and Kelly recommended it to us, and it didn’t disappont. Surprisingly. I (Dave) went to it expecting a hippie drum circle [...]

Before and After

Scene from the old hostel to the new apartment.  We are loving the A/C right now since it is in the upper 90′s! If you are extra curious there are better photos of the apartment HERE.