Buenos Aires & Me

Buenos Aires & Me

I decided to go to Buenos Aires on the 24th of December and on the 29th I was already on a plane heading there. I had other New Years plans, which didn’t work out, so I checked my air miles and saw where they would take me overseas, and Buenos Aires was the destination of [...]

Best of Buenos Aires

Best of Buenos Aires

As my parents can attest, I am a huge fan of “Best of ______(fill in the city) ” ratings. Since high school, I have participated annually in submitting nominations for our local newspaper’s “Best of La Jolla” list and wait expectantly for the list of “winners” to come out in September (my parents now have [...]

Patagonia: Going to the End of the World and Back

Patagonia: Going to the End of the World and Back

While I can’t say that I have been to Ushuaia, the southern-most town in South America that is famous for its last point lighthouse and serves a jumping off point for excursions to Antarctica, I have been pretty close. Two weeks ago, I went with a friend to El Calafate and El Chalten, two towns [...]

Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires

Known as the Paris of South America, Buenos Aires is one of the most surprising cities I visited yet. Walking down the wide boulevards (most famously the Avenida 9 de Julio, which Argentines will proudly tell you its considered the widest street in the world), on one side you might see what looks like 18th [...]