Almost every time some friends come over for a first visit to this beautiful country, I like to show them a bit more than just Buenos Aires and its immediate surroundings. This also means that normally I take a car and drive them around the country for a week or so to take a look at some of the highlights.
Polo in Argentina
Though nowhere near as popular as football, polo is a big sport in Argentina as well, specially compared to almost every other country in the world.
Argentina's Top 5 National Parks
Argentina covers an enormous area and therefore has some of the most diverse landscapes and climates in the world within its borders.
Outside BA: Peninsula Valdes
A peninsula on the Atlantic coast in the north east of Chubut Province, Valdes is one of the most important nature reserves in Argentina and since 1999 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Top 10 best bars in Buenos Aires
The second biggest city in South America is indeed a city that never sleeps. Since clubs normally don’t open before midnight, what better way to start your evening with a visit to one of the 10 best bars in Buenos Aires.
The 5 best wineries to visit in Mendoza
Argentine wine is rightfully famous around the world and most visitors who come to Mendoza try to visit at least one vineyard to see the intricate process of making (and tasting) first class wine with their own eyes.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Tango at La Viruta
Most of my Argentinean friends are not interested in tango and for the younger crowd the amazing boliches (see earlier post) nowadays seem to hold more attractions. Though not the pervasive force it once was, tango is still everywhere to be found in Buenos Aires ranging from Florida street in downtown and the San Telmo antique market on Sundays to fancy upmarket shows which, though often very impressive, are more geared at tourists.
Polo in Argentina
Though nowhere near as popular as football, polo is a big sport in Argentina as well, specially compared to almost every other country in the world. Most people might only know polo through movies like Pretty Woman and whilst it can be a somewhat expensive hobby, everybody is more than welcome as a spectator and the biggest matches in Buenos Aires attract up to 25,000 visitors.
World's best polo player Adolfo Cambiaso fends of one of the Novillo Astrada brothers
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