by Jonathan Evans | Aug 15, 2011 | Argentina, South America
Every Sunday, the main street in San Telmo is closed to traffic and opened to stalls selling all the Argentina-related knick-knacks you could desire. Popular with locals and tourists alike it’s one of the essential experiences Buenos Aires has to offer.
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 27, 2011 | Europe
On the last morning of our long weekend in London we headed to one of my favourite spots in London, the Natural History Museum. For me, it’s what come to mind when you picture a museum – from the rooms filled with fossils and precious stones to the stuffed...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 26, 2011 | Argentina, General Travel, South America
I recently came across an old notebook I’d carried with me on my travels when I first arrived in Argentina and tucked inside the back cover were some tickets from bus journeys I had taken. Travelling by bus had been such a big part of my trip around South...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 16, 2011 | Europe, Photos
It’s a classic comment – when you live somewhere you don’t visit the tourist sights. How many Londoners haven’t climbed Tower Bridge or taken a look round Buckingham Palace? As I was not only coming to the UK on holiday but also travelling with...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 7, 2011 | Europe, Photos
I’m back in the UK for a few weeks and have been playing with my new camera – it’s got lots of fancy, fiddly settings which I am trying to get to grips with. One preset function I have been having a lot of fun with is the tilt-shift setting, which...
by Jonathan Evans | Mar 18, 2011 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
I’ll tell anyone that listens that the best map of Buenos Aires is the Interactive Map on the Buenos Aires City Government site. With it you can easily find any street address and for planning a journey on public transport it’s indispensable. However,...
by Jonathan Evans | Mar 1, 2011 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
Visitors to Recoleta Cemetery usually have one priority, to see the grave of Eva Perón. In fact to the average visitor to Argentina she is the only “name” that the cemetery has to offer. People at the gate will tell you where her (frankly underwhelming)...
by Jonathan Evans | Feb 21, 2011 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
In a city filled with architectural curiosities, one that captures the attention more than most is the Confiteria del Molino, on the corners of Rivadavia and Callao, opposite the Congeso Nacional. Abandoned since 1997, it now sits in one of the best locations of...
by Jonathan Evans | Jan 31, 2011 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to have a local tourism TV channel come along and film the tour in action. You can see all of their Argentina videos here, and most importantly, the first part of the programme they made is here: I’ve never once been...
by Jonathan Evans | Jan 19, 2011 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
Had a fun day yesterday as Argentinian tourism channel Turismo Visión came along to film the tour! They’d been looking for alternative ways to see the capital and loved the way we do things on colectivos and the Subte. It was very exciting and I can’t wait...
