Buenos Aires must be a city of vampires. How else can you explain a nightclub that is jam packed at six in the morning ... on a Tuesday? No wonder their economy crashed 5 years ago... every one must have been too hung over to go to work! I spent my first week or so here exploring by day and seeing all the typical tourist stuff. But ever since I have joined the Argentinian vampires for a night tour of this crazy city. I have a ton of cool friends I met at the host...

Buenos Aires!!! Said to be the Paris of South America because the city is so much more European than it is Latin American. Even the people appear more European than their south american cousins... with lighter skin and bright colored eyes. In fact, most people here have no idea I am a tourist until I speak... I just blend in. It's also a huge city as well which means it's been taking me a while to get to the different neighborhoods and do the touristy things ...

Well so far, beef poisoning here in Salta Argentina has eluded me. I take that as a sign I can eat as much steak as I want. And believe me, I am imbibing. The hostel has BBQ's every Wednesday and Saturday followed by some type of pub crawl to explore the nightlife. And the amazing thing about Argentina is how late things get started. It isn't uncommon to go for dinner at 11PM, get served around midnight, finish up around 2AM, then head out to the bars or clubs f...

Argentina...home to the best steaks in the world! For months now, long before I arrived here, I kept hearing "wait til you get to Argentina" regarding how good the beef is and how much steak I am going to eat while here. And finally, I can now share the same story. Argentina is a vegetarian's nightmare!!! Every restaurant offers huge cuts of beef at bargain basement prices. And after many many months of chicken, rice, and beans, every backpacker I see is gorging ...