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Buenos Aires - There is a Bi Won on Coptic Street in Bloomsbury, London. There is a Bi Won on Liang Ma Qiao Road in the Chaoyang District, Beijing. There is a Bi Won on Conte Verde in Rome. There is a Bi Won on Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse, New York. There is a […]

Buenos Aires - No, not another adventure like last week’s cyclone. I was around the corner yesterday at the fish market looking for something that looked good for dinner. I’m still not up on all my local names for fish (though I just found this great site for them), so I tend to pick by […]

Buenos Aires - I’ve resisted talking about mate (pronounced mah-tey; the name in total - yerba mate) for a couple of reasons. First and foremost, if you’d have asked me not too long ago, I would have told you it tastes like badly brewed insipid green tea. Second, it’s a complicated topic here in Argentina […]

Buenos Aires - My sister commented last night that I’m not posting enough stuff about daily life here. A couple of other friends have said much the same. I guess touristy stuff isn’t enough - people want all those things like doing the laundry, washing dishes, grocery shopping, and other such exciting adventures. So, let’s […]

Buenos Aires - Yesterday was Maureen’s last day visiting and it was a day for her to get done all the shopping she’d been promising herself all week. By the time we were finished trekking hither, thither and yon, it was 3 in the afternoon, most restaurants were closed. It’s a pretty good bet that […]

Buenos Aires - How did he manage to spend two months already in the capitol of Argentina and not write about tango? I know, I know, I’ve heard it. Come on, I’ve at least mentioned it once, maybe even twice. Well, I’ll get back to it in a minute.
Yesterday was Maureen’s last full day in […]

Buenos Aires - Safe and sound back home yesterday there was just no way we were headed out again. Besides it was still windy, cold, and wet. A bowl of hot, steaming soup sounded like just the ticket, so quickly around the corner to the fish market and the vegetable stand and back into the […]

Montevideo - After our two winery visits Daniel took us on a whirlwind tour of Montevideo. Whirlwind was a harbinger of things to come, as I’ll get to in a moment. The city is quite fascinating, and had it not been rainy, cold, and windy, we’d have probably enjoyed an indepth tour. The city ranges […]