Small Moments

With our time in Buenos Aires coming to a close, I’ve been reflecting on some of my favorite things about this city and favorite moments during our time here. We have adjusted to our routine here with such ease that much of what we do hasn’t necessarily seemed Blog-Worthy. I debated if anyone would want [...]

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The Caminito of La Boca

La Boca is a barrio that shows up on pretty much every list of must-sees for Buenos Aires. A working class neighborhood and the home of the well known (and rough-around-the-edges) Boca Juniors futbol team, La Boca has, in the recent past, undergone a transformation from its roots. Initially a barrio inhabited by immigrant dock [...]

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New Year’s Eve 2008

When this trip is finished (which is a horrible thought), and we make the inevitable “top 10″ list, we will find it really difficult not to include New Year’s Eve. I’ve said it before since we’ve been gone, but it continues to ring true that the most memorable moments so far have been the unexpected [...]

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Catching up (and solidifying the itinerary)

It’s been a while since we’ve last updated, and there are several reasons for that. Mainly it’s that we’ve just been busy being, well, being not very busy, if that makes any sense at all. We did so much and moved at such a fast pace for the first 2+ months of our trip that [...]

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Home for the Holidays

Full Disclosure: I haven’t been able to listen to the song “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” without getting misty eyed.  (OK, full disclosure: I haven’t actually made it all the way through the song, yet. I have to turn it off before the description “misty-eyed” is replaced by “blubbering mess.”)  We knew before we left [...]

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