by Jonathan Evans | Aug 15, 2010 | Argentina, Food, Non-Travel, South America
I’m not going to beat around the bush, and I’ve said it before but Argentinian TV is pretty much universally awful. I was in a supermarket the other day and the TV in the corner was tuned to an entertainment show which consisted of 2 young trendy dudes...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 27, 2010 | Argentina, South America, Uruguay
I went to Uruguay on Saturday. It’s winter but it’s a nice sunny winter, so why not? If you’ve never been to Buenos Aires you wouldn’t necessarily know it, but it’s a mere 60km across the River Plate (widest river mouth in the world fact...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 15, 2010 | Colombia, South America
Children are resourceful little so-and-sos. What do you do if you live in the Amazon, the temperature never drops below 20c and you want to go sledging?
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 11, 2010 | General Travel
So, after all the recent corn related excitement I’ve been playing around with something else that I get very excited about, maps. When I was travelling South in Patagonia, I often found myself curious about where I would be on an equivalent point in the...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 6, 2010 | Argentina, South America
The driving in Buenos Aires is not the worst in South America, but that’s not saying much. When I first came here from Europe travelling in a bus or taxi was one of the most terrifying (or exhilarating if you’ve had a bit to drink) experiences of my life....
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 4, 2010 | Photos, PotD, Roadtrip, US Trip
This was a special moment. After one of the worst nights sleep I’d ever had I’d been away from the tent early and been to see Old Faithful. Whilst the geyser itself remains as spectacular as ever (except for the cone which was hacked away for souvenirs by...
by Jonathan Evans | Jul 3, 2010 | Argentina, Food, Non-Travel, South America
I recently posted a status update to Facebook informing the world that I had discovered my local supermarket here in Buenos Aires stocks 17 types of tinned corn, which I found to be a little excessive. A couple of my friends commented that I should buy each one and...
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 29, 2010 | Brasil, Photos, PotD, South America
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 20, 2010 | Food, Paraguay, Photos, PotD, South America
This was the local bar in Paraguay, where I was staying with a Peace Corps Volunteer and his family. It was different in two ways. Firstly it was basically somebody’s house, the waitresses were the daughters of the family (both wore Man United tops) and the beer...
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 19, 2010 | Photos, PotD, Roadtrip, US Trip
I got here early on a beautiful summers day and already it was starting to get seriously hot. I had a lot to do that day so I didn’t stay too long but it’s not a big place so I got to see most of it. It’s a starkly beautiful place, very little...
