Patagonia brown
I’ve read about Patagonia in countless books, essays, articles over the years… wide expanses, low lying scrublands, aridness… But as I take my first look across the Patagonian landscape from a few thousand feet as the plane makes its long, slow descent into El Calafate, one word comes to mind: brown. Patagonia seems very, very… [more]
Escape from B.A.
Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve very much enjoyed my past 9 months living in Buenos Aires, have made some great friends, had some amazing times, and generally done everything that could be done to enjoy this city. But when it boils down to it, even with all it’s attractions, Buenos Aires is still a… [more]
Super Pancho to the rescue!
No, he's not some Spanish speaking super hero, rather the most common street vendor food in Argentina. And it's a bloody hotdog! Yep, that's right, the food that every man, … [Read More...]
Gallery: Sri Lanka, after the tsunami 2004
Seven years ago today, on Boxing Day 2004, a giant tsunami caused unprecedented devastation across parts of coastal South East Asia. Shortly afterwards I flew to Sri Lanka with the … [Read More...]
Gallery: Mar Del Plata
Had a great long weekend in Mar Del Plata a couple of weeks ago, just a short 4 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires. Well, that's not including Friday evening peak hour which turned … [Read More...]
The heat is on…
The guy standing next to be on the collectivo (bus) is wearing a suit, jacket on, with a buttoned up collared shirt. The air hangs hot & humid, wrapping itself around my body, … [Read More...]
Too much work, not enough play
Well as it turns out, living in Buenos Aires can often by very similar to living back home in Sydney... too much work, not enough social life... the realities of life as a … [Read More...]
Lonely nights in Cordoba
I’m really not sure if it’s the city or me. Three days in Cordoba and I’m out of here, not quite the week I had planned and paid rent in advance for. The city itself is … [Read More...]
Gallery: Oktoberfest… in Argentina
Yep, that's right, Oktoberfest in Argentina, not Germany. Villa General Belgrano to be exact, a couple of ours outside Cordoba, Argentina's second largest city, and home to a large … [Read More...]
The mandatory post about Steve Jobs R.I.P.
Before going to bed last night for a terrible night's sleep due to the onset of man-flu, I posted the following comment on Facebook: "I think the Steve Jobs eulogies are getting a … [Read More...]
From a seed sown of pettiness…
Under leaders of certain countries the questioning of authority is not only discouraged, but can lead to punishment, severe in some instances. Our supposedly liberal, "western" … [Read More...]
Gallery: Mataderos Markets
On the outskirts of central Buenos Aires, is the barrio of Mataderos, home to the famous weekly Mataderos Markets. This is much more of a "locals" market than some of the other … [Read More...]