It's so totally Argentinean. Immense--gigantic even, with 150 different bus companies. Can you see that? There is nothing in the US that compares to this--it blows your mind.This is a bus station. And it's all in Spanish--every millimeter of it. In a country where petrol is more expensive than fine wine, taxis convert to natural gas. So even if you own a car, it's just out of sight to drive it far.When you're traveling cross country you grab a bu...

Abasto. Never heard of it. We've been to BA half a dozen times but never stayed here long enough to see more than the top 4 or 5 tourist areas--Recoleta cemetery, San Telmo fair, La Boca, Puerto Madero, the Obelisco...Until today. Abasto used to be where the wholesale vegetable, fruit and meat market was for the whole of Buenos Aires---HUGE. Then that market was moved out near the airport and this fell into disrepair. BA has a law that if a building is left u...

This is a gorgeous park on the level of anything you´d see in Europe. But then, that´s who they copied. Maria and Matias picked us up Sunday afternoon and took us for a mate picnic, sure that if we tried ¨the best mate ever,¨ we´d love it. And actually, it wasn´t as bad as I remembered. In fact, we kind of liked it.Mate, if you haven´t heard, is an tea with it´s own culture. More than a tea, it´s a passion down here. Special little cup, special silver st...

We're bringing you along on our morning stroll through the neighborhood as we hunt for the red, ripe strawberries we saw yesterday.Then we'll go to probably the city's best artist's market--I really should have taken more photos because the handwork was amazing, but I was really, really busy shopping. I found some beautiful earrings--about the only thing I can buy that will fit in my bag, and Bob finally found his strawberries on the way home.Next...

Mention the Perons in this country and you get a reaction. Good...bad...extreme...passionate---it's not a dull subject. Even now, 60 years after her death, you see graffiti: "Evita Siempre," Evita Forever, in the poorer sections of town. And why not? As Director of Labor when her hubby Juan was president, she set up orphanages, schools, hospitals and supported women's suffrage and dignity. The poor and middle class loved her, even to lining up to pass by ...