Month: February 2022

Random travel tip #73: Make sure you know about local holidays and when the locals are traveling. We really enjoyed our first week in Buenos Aires and had planned to move south to Peninsula Valdez and the towns of Trelew and Gaiman immediately afterward. Primary mode of touring in that area is car rental. When…

It has been an interesting first week in Buenos Aries. We stayed in the Palermo neighborhood, which has a multitude of food options. It was a great way to start the trip. Here are some highlights and oddities of the first week. The Steaks Of course, this is beef country and every menu has steaks….

The past two days we visited sites across the city of Buenos Aires. Highlights included the Japanese Garden, the city center, Puerto Madera along the water behind Casa Rosada, and the Recoleta neighborhood with the city’s famous cemetery. Japanese Garden Here are a couple photos of the Japanese garden near the Palermo neighborhood where we…

We arrived in B.A. midday on Tuesday, February 15 exhausted from the redeye flight. We started our trip with a nap, a walk around Palermo Sodo, and early to bed. Very exciting! Today, Wednesday, February 16, we got out and explored the botanical garden and surrounding park, ending up in the Eco Park, which is…