After our first week in Buenos Aires, it is safe for me to say that this is one Latin American city not to be missed. The city, with a population of 13 million (nearly half off Argentina), is thriving at all hours of the day, everyday of the week. The subway is almost always packed with people of all different races, ethnicities and backgrounds going to all different parts of the city. In BA’s downtown or “microcentre” the people are trendy, and well dressed, and if you stop for a moment on the street, you are trapped between the waves of business people rushing here and there in either direction. [Read more…] about Life in BA
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From small town Uruguayan charm to big city lights
Colonia is a beautiful old port city in Uruguay, well known for being the gateway to Buenos Aires. This small city is located approximately 2.5 hours southwest of Montevideo and has a population of 27,000 people. We arrived in Colonia in the early afternoon, and after checking into our hostel, we set out to find some lunch. After eating, we wandered around the city center, which proved to be quite tiny. The Main Street is cobbled, lined with restaurants serving asado, and tiny gift shops selling mate cups and straws. Aside from the gift shops, the Main Street reminded me a lot of Penticton. We arrived back at our hotel a few hours later, realizing that we had explored much of what Colonia had to offer, and we had 2 more days there! [Read more…] about From small town Uruguayan charm to big city lights