by Jonathan Evans | Dec 18, 2010 | Argentina, Non-Travel, South America
Fascinating report about a torture victim from Argentina’s Dirty War meeting “Turco Julian”, the man who tortured him every day for 6 months. via
by Jonathan Evans | Dec 8, 2010 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
Being a bit of a geography nerd, one of the things I tend to notice when I travel is street names. In France it seems that every other street or avenue is named after a National Hero (Jean Jaurès is a particular favourite). New York uses numbers and Washington DC has...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 27, 2010 | Argentina, Buenos Aires Local Tours, South America
My first attempt at being tour guide was not an unqualified success. Aged 21, I was in put in charge of 50 French kids who had just arrived in London at the start of a three-week stay to learn English. One of my duties, aside from stopping Xavier the 14-year sex pest...
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 5, 2010 | Argentina, Photos, PotD, South America
by Jonathan Evans | Nov 4, 2010 | Argentina, Brasil, Non-Travel, Paraguay, South America
San Ignacio in the Misiones Province of NorthEast Argentina is best know for the remains of the San Ignacio Mini Jesuit Mission. Founded in 1632, the Mission (along with 29 more spread out over modern day Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina) was an attempt to provide the...
by Jonathan Evans | Oct 25, 2010 | Argentina, South America
One of the highlights of the Argentine Bicentenary celebrations this year was the reopening of the Teatro Colón which had been undergoing restoration since 2006. Opened originally in 1908 as South America’s answer to the great Opera Houses of Milan, London and...
by Jonathan Evans | Oct 3, 2010 | Argentina, South America
Click for bigger. Google Maps, I love you.
by Jonathan Evans | Sep 28, 2010 | Argentina, Food, South America, Uruguay
As wonderful as Buenos Aires is, at some point you will want to escape for a few hours, if only for a change of scenery. Thankfully getting away from it is not difficult (or expensive) and there are some lovely spots worth a visit within in easy reach. 1. Tigre...
by Jonathan Evans | Sep 15, 2010 | Argentina, South America
With the impending arrival of Mummy and Daddy Gringo, I’ve been planning a couple of excursions. Until now, my travelling around Argentina and South America has involved very little planning, but on this occasion I’m making an exception and booking stuff...
by Jonathan Evans | Sep 9, 2010 | Argentina, Non-Travel, South America
I’ve been doing some research for a project I’ll be working on more very soon, and here is some of the output. In 1536 explorer Pedro de Mendoza, stopped for a while, put a few tents up and Buenos Aires was born. Originally called Ciudad de Nuestra Señora...
