Mar del Plata

Death by barbeque in Argentina

December 9, 2009

We went to a traditional asado (barbeque) today, at a gorgeous estancia (ranch) in the Argentine countryside.  Wine, picadas, and bottomless steak.  The meat today was so tender it was like slicing through butter.  The knife bled with juicy, warm, moist goodness.  And the crackle!  The crackle!  Salty with the tang of meat smoked over […]






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Birthdays, families and empanadas

November 24, 2009

We celebrated the boy’s dad’s birthday this weekend in Mar del Plata.  And it was wonderful.  Great learning, great family time, great food and lots of laughter.   I spoke more Spanish in the last two days than I have in the last 20 days of being here.  It is AMAZING how human beings can […]






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It’s raining men, ahlehloooshaaa!

November 23, 2009

Hallelujah.  Is. My. New. Favourite. Word. Porque?! Porque! It is pronounced ahhlehloooshaaa here.  Can you believe it?!  Say it with me now: AHHHHHLEHHHHLOOOOOSHAAAAAA! Is that not the MOST FUN word ever?!  Ever?! Couple it with The Weather Girls’ “It’s Raining Men” and you’ve got yourself one of my most memorable moments from the weekend.  We were […]






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Playing chicken in Mar del Plata

November 20, 2009

Absurdities exist in all cities.  There are interesting customs and laws that will amuse and boggle my mind, wherever I go.  In Cairo, whole communities live and work inside the city's largest cemetery (they call it the 'City of the Dead').  In Athens, taxi drivers can reject your request for a ride and will only […]






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Mar del Plata – the love of generous people

February 25, 2009

My experience of Mar del Plata can’t be as raw as all the other travel stories. This one is surrounded in family, in the love of generous people, in the sudden discovery of a man’s personality as told by my observations of the town in which he grew up. I came to Mar del Plata […]






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