There’s a film festival going on in Buenos Aires! It started on April 13 and ends on the 24th, the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine…
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What a fantastic show! We learned from our narrative tango tour guide Francisca, that the traditional typical tango orchestra is made of four bandoneónes (accordion-like…
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Recoleta cemetery is the #1 attraction of Buenos Aires (outside of the mandatory steak and tango experiences). For now, it remains free to the public, although…
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Tea time to share at a nearby Cafe Martinez. It came with: 2 coffees: small cups of espresso, really. Every time we’ve ordered coffee, it…
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Almost every guidebook, website, or blog about Buenos Aires starts by describing it as the birthplace of tango, a place where the people live and breathe…
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We didn’t do much research before setting up our little weekend getaway, but that hadn’t slowed us down before. This time, it may have hurt our…
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We ferried over the river from Buenos Aires to Uruguay, just an hour and 15 minutes to arrive at Colonia. Named an UNESCO heritage site,…
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Advanced reservations can get you a table at this home-turned-restaurant in Palermo, deemed the “One to Watch” by a group that puts together a list…
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Every Monday night, a group of 16 percussionists drum up a spectacular improvised show. Last Monday night, they performed with Violentango, a contemporary tango music…
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Buenos Aires is often abbreviated to “BA” (or “BsAs”). I’ve been accustomed to seeing “BA” and thinking “bad ass” (obvi). Sadly, I couldn’t feel more un-BA…
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