Going Local Travel

I’m in the middle of doing another article on Argentinian cinema and while researching I was reminded of this incredible scene from Oscar-winning El Secreto de Sus Ojos. I remember being blown away by this sequence when I first saw at the cinema in Buenos Aires. That first sweeping, overhead shot takes you by surprise [...]

Buenos Aires – overhyped and annoying? So says the New York Post in this recent article, What’s the deal with Buenos Aires? It’s an interesting take. The author, like many residents, has a love-hate relationship with the city, which is not something that often makes it into the travel press. So, are we ‘over’ Buenos [...]

I was in Miami on Sunday when Argentina played Mexico. I was told there was only one place for me to go: Normandy Isle, a northern part of Miami Beach known as Little Buenos Aires. My guidebook noted it was a big area for Argentinian immigrants, yet still nothing prepared me for what I found. [...]

Photo: Muma’s Cupcakes via Flickr Cupcakes are selling like …. well…  like hotcakes here in Buenos Aires. Spongy, little hotcakes. For proof, head down to Muma’s Cupcakes in Palermo.  I recommend nabbing one of the tables outside this Greenwich-Village-style store and watching the shoppers pass by.  My (unscientific) survey showed that 8 out of ten people [...]

So, I’ve made decision. I’m off to Montreal to swap the Argentinian winter for the Canadian summer. I’ll be there for two months from the end of June to the end of August. If you’ve been to Montreal, you’ll understand. But I’m finding those that haven’t look at little baffled by the choice. How can [...]

This week someone told me about a B&B in Buenos Aires called Abode that prides itself on its ‘full English’ breakfast. “Can they get ‘baked beans?” I asked instantly, trying not to salivate too obviously. I was told that if they can’t get baked beans, the owner has honed her own recipe. Perhaps I should [...]

“Right,” says the taxi driver, as the cab door slams shut. “Where do you want to go?” “Well, the thing is,” begins Layne Mosler, as she slides into the back seat, “we want you to tell us. You see I have an unusual request …” And Layne begins to explain her quest – to find [...]

What could make you feel more at home when travelling than an invite to dine at someone’s house? It sure beats a restaurant for making an experience relaxed and personal. But how do you go about getting such invites? Is the only option to make unsubtle hints to people you’ve just met in a bar [...]

Want to know the hottest barrio in Buenos Aires right now? Start by looking beyond Palermo, which reached its boiling point so long ago that its soul is now danger of evaporating. Head instead to Villa Crespo, which is just starting to simmer. It’s not a place where you’ll find rows of hip bars and [...]