I’m not sure if Sally Potter and her beautiful film The Tango Lesson were responsible or whether it’s more indicative of a larger tendency in travel – to travel to learn – but the trend of foreigners travelling to Buenos Aires to take tango lessons is so extraordinary it constitutes a phenomenon. The dance has … Read more about Buenos Aires: tango and experiential travel
I’ve probably reminisced enough about San Telmo. I’ve told you about the lively weekend Feria de San Telmo that takes over Plaza Dorrego and floods Defensa street with a sea of people, and the marvelous Mercado de San Telmo where you must go and eat. But I want to tell you two more things. Apart … Read more about San Telmo #4: browsing bric-a-brac
As all good travellers know, there’s nothing like a local fresh food market for picnic supplies, indigenous specialties, edible souvenirs (Dulce de Leche, anyone?), or simply a hearty meal. Wherever we travel, the local market is always one of our first stops; it’s a window into the society, a microcosm of that city or country. … Read more about San Telmo #3: local experiences
San Telmo is a gritty suburb of skinny cobblestone streets with a mishmash of colonial and belle epoque architecture. It often gets a bad wrap, accused of being ‘touristy’. But San Telmo is actually one of Buenos Aires’ most bohemian barrios, with a working class population, uni students sinking cheap beers each night in its … Read more about San Telmo #2: bohemian Buenos Aires
Remembering my days of journal writing at cafés and bars such as El Hipopotamo started a string of reveries about the bewitching Buenos Aires barrio of San Telmo. We rented an apartment in Buenos Aires for a few months earlier this year, using it as a base to research the city for a book. San … Read more about San Telmo #1: bliss in Buenos Aires