Category: Argentina

Buenos Aires Happy New Year 2009

  Happy New Year I hope 2009 is a fantastic year for one and all and that we all keep healthy and happy. Ever heard of the Zeppelin? We lit helium balloons and sent them over the city. One went into a neighbours garden but it must have been OK as the fire engine didn’t […]

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Estancia La Margarita

Imagine lying in a hammock under a shady tree with birds twittering in the branches above on a warm sunny days. I had three glorious days here. Sadly riding the horses really hurt my back but I had time to read and relax and refresh before the New Year celebrations.  

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Christmas at San Telmo

  OK it was not a quiet Christmas party but it was fun. I missed all my friends especially Shirley, Alex, Jose Julio, Cesar, Melena and Marco and all my friends that I usually spend Christmas with but everyone joined in and it was fabulous. We played silly games and each brought a gift to […]

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Tango and La Boca

La Boca is a colourful suburb of Buenos Aires. It has a multitude of restaurants, shops and colourful buildings highlighted by the statues of famous Argentinian personalities. The buildings are painted yellows, greens, reds, blues and art is everywhere. Statues, paintings, tango dancers abound. This area has a  vibrant history of the days when as […]

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L.I.F.E.Christmas Party

  The kids had a whale of a time. We fed four hundred and had Christmas carols in the blazing heat. This might be the only Christmas gift some of them will get. The Government gives money for one meal a day and an afternoon snack for the kids after school. The communes look after […]

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