Category Archives: Argentina

dinesh / day six / puerto madero

Yesterday my cab driver said that this country is like a rich, old musty book. There is truth in that. Argentina has struggled. The dust jacket is cracked in places.You can smell every page as you leaf through it. The … Continue reading

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dinesh / day six / la boca

It’s never a good way to start a day when at breakfast  one is warned  about pickpockets and thieves. We were headed to La Boca where a Sunday morning brings out vendors selling everything from Venetian masks fashioned out of … Continue reading

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dinesh / day five / recoleta

You can’t get a true sense of a place, its people and its culture till you’ve been to a birth, wedding or funeral. This afternoon when we heard that we had secured an invitation to a Baptism at the Iglesia … Continue reading

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dinesh / day four / hurlingham

My hotel room is right above a rambunctious bar, deceptively called the ‘Library’. The party punctually starts in true Latino spirit- every night of the week-at 11 p.m. After three nights of seeing every bass thump on the play-list, ripple … Continue reading

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dinesh / day three / buenos aires

Bombay has its dabbawallah’s and Buenos Aires has its dog walkers. It’s common to find  16-20 dogs being ushered by a single dog walker down the cities avenues. Spent the morning following one of the dog walkers on his morning … Continue reading

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dinesh / day two / san antonio de areco

Left the jacaranda lined streets of Buenos Aires early in the morning to see the ‘real’ Argentina.Located on the Areco river, 113 Km away from Buenos Aires is the scenic town of San Antonio De Areco. After having spent the day … Continue reading

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dinesh / day one / rojo tango

Trying to get backstage access to one of the best Tango shows in Buenos Aires.

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