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 Stan Laurel: “We drank your liqueur.”
Mrs Laurel: “That wasn’t liqueur, it was cold tea.”
- From Blotto, 1930
Buenos Aires - About a month and a half ago here at Casa S we put on a dinner featuring spirits and liqueurs from what is arguably Argentina’s finest distillery, Tapaus. The food was received to rave reviews from [...]

Buenos Aires - As I noted the other day, I’m in the midst of working on a longer term visa. One of the things that Argentina requires for all documentation that comes from other countries, is something called an Apostille. This is basically a certification from an office such as the Secretary of State in [...]

“The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.”
- Logan Pearsall Smith, early 20th Century American Essayist
Buenos Aires - Giving and taking advice is one of the most dangerous passtimes that occurs [...]

“I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.”
- Jesse James
Part of living in a new culture, and interacting with people who have grown up with different precepts, values, standards, and just general ways of life, [...]

“Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another.”
- Madonna Ciccone
Buenos Aires - I’m being defiant. It’s a small stand for my rights, of some sort or another. It also makes absolutely no difference, but it’ll give me something to comment on.
One of our favorite neighborhood lunch hangouts is no more. Canela [...]

“Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger.
- Abby Hoffman, Activist
Buenos Aires - The subject of finding a good hamburger in town came up several times recently on the internet - a travel forum and a couple of expat forums. It was an instant blood in the water with circling sharks fest, as some touted various locales [...]

Buenos Aires - This is the starting point of a meme. Since starting blogging over a year ago I’ve wanted to start a meme. I participated in a few, but have never actually been “tagged” for one, only picking them up either on my own or when someone tags “anyone who reads this”. For those [...]

Buenos Aires - It’s a rainy day today, so I’ll go with a second post that’s been in the works for awhile. A few weeks back I did an early Saturday morning introduction to the geography of Uruguay, and have realized that I’ve never done the same for Argentina. This has been underscored recently by [...]