Stories and News of Expat Life in Buenos Aires, Argentina
The U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires is hosting a Voting Day Party on October 8, 2008, for those: Registered voters who miss the experience of going to the polling stations back home, you may cast their ballots from 9 a.m. to noon October 8th in a special Voting Day in the U.S. Embassy, 4300 Av. … Read more
PETER BJORN AND JOHN BUENOS AIRES Saturday, September 27, 2008 – onedotzero_buenosaires, centro cultural recoleta Last night we had a chance to check out the Pete Bjorn and John show at the onedeotzero Festival and they didn’t disappoint. It was a beautiful spring night and the outdoor setting was the perfect backdrop for their hour … Read more
Another week, almost another skipped Random Observations. Unfortunately, we missed putting one up last week because we’ve been swamped with work, but luckily we’re managing to squeeze this one in. Hopefully we’ll be able to get a few new posts in this week too. Random Observations: Week 7 The fruits and vegetables are really good … Read more
With the recent turmoil in the financial markets including the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the federal bailout of AIG, will more wealthy New Yorkers look to move out of the city and head to Buenos Aires where the dollar is stronger? While this may not happen (we certainly hope not), this week has certainly … Read more
One thing that you, as a foreigner, notice immediately about Buenos Aires is that men kiss each other on the cheek all the time. I wrote about this in my Week 3 Random Observations and noted how it takes some getting used to. (Ok, it takes a lot of getting used to.) The Denver Post just published … Read more
We keep having random observations even though we’re much more accustomed to our surroundings, so we’ll keep posting ’em… Random Observations: Week 5 As you walk down the street here, you might notice some cars that have jugs half-filled with some type of liquid sitting on top of the roof. We’ve seen this many times … Read more
Last Saturday we headed over to Milion to meet a few other expats and bloggers. It was great to finally meet Jackson and Erika as well as some of their friends, including Anne, Anna, and Fred. Milion is a great bar, lounge and resataurant set in an old townhome with an amazing back yard. And while it … Read more