Spotlight on...Buenos Aires
Date: 10/31/2007
Buenos Aires, Argentina, is a noisy city and the public transportation system is chaotic. But the tango dancing, stylish cafés and restaurants, beautiful parks, top-quality concerts, and art exhibits make us forget the hectic pace and appreciate the city’s rich culture. The cost of living is low compared with other cities throughout the world, making B.A. the ideal place to live or visit.
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Beware of Southern Winds
Date: 04/15/2007"Big smiles in Cordoba. She’s obviously not flying Southern Winds…"
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Superstar Ponies
Date: 01/07/2007A polo pro will normally own a string of seven to 20 playing ponies and have additional ponies in training. At the Argentine Open, a player normally has anywhere from 15 to 20 ponies.
Read OnForget Buenos Aires
Date: 11/27/2006If you visit Argentina, you should take at least one side trip out of B.A. If you're into wine tasting and world class dining you'll want to visit the Mendoza wine country.
Read OnBuenos Aires in the Spring
Date: 11/26/2006Buenos Aires, now an international travel destination, offers good value as well as the seduction of living in a bygone, slower-paced era.
Read OnTerroir
Date: 11/08/2006Vicki and I went to a tasting of three Single Vineyard 2004 malbecs. All three wines were finely balanced, with smooth tannins, and the right amount of oak. These wines seemed very flexible to me.
Read OnAmerica’s Cheapest?
Date: 08/26/2006Our man in Argentina, Paul Reynolds, disagrees. “Argentina, not Uruguay, is the cheapest place to spend time on this continent,” he asserted over dinner the other night, “no matter what your editor says.”
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