Archive for July, 2009

Jul 28 2009

Your Story Addendum Ep 23 : Wrapping up Buenos Aires, Argentina.

While sitting in the airport waiting to head back to my home in Australia I thought that it was time to share my thoughts on my time in Buenos Aires, it’s time for a wrap up on my visit. So I pulled out my Zoom H4 here they are, additional to the last Your Story [...]

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Jul 16 2009

Your Story Addendum Ep 22 : Buenos Aires. A Overview from Four Australians

Published by Ian under Addendum, Society, Society & Culture, Travel

Welcome To Episode 22 of Your Story Addendum.
Here is something a bit different for you.
I decided to sit down and have a brief discussion with a few of my friends of our appreciation of Buenos Aires, now that we have been here a few weeks and it’s time for a few of us to start [...]

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Jul 14 2009

Your Story Ep 41 : Mike. Buenos Aires Ranching for a US Migrant.

Welcome To Episode 41 of Your Story.
Yanqui Mike, as he is known here in Buenos Aires now lives a life of duality as a migrant from the US to Argentina. From a corporate career in transport logistics in the US, living in the Mid West and Chicago, Mike has learnt and now continues his wife’s [...]

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Jul 13 2009

Tango in La Boca.

Published by Ian under Music, Travel, Video

While walking through La Boca in Buenos Aires with Bernard and Heather we had one of those experiences of travel where an opportunity grabs you, that insists that you experience something unique.
We were checking out the numerous market stalls and engaging with the roving cafes and restaurant hawkers who constantly encourage us to come inside [...]

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Jul 05 2009

Carlos Gardel Tango Show – Buenos Aires

Published by Ian under Music, Travel

As part of this trip that I’m on here to Buenos Aires and as part of getting into the whole tango scene we went last night to the Carlos Gardel Tango Show.
Carlos Gardel is the Tango hero of Argentina, with his beautiful baritone voice and matinee idol good looks he rose to fame in the [...]

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Jul 03 2009

Tango – Lessons with Pablo and Valeria

Published by Ian under Travel, Video

Yesterday I had the good fortune to have my first lesson with Pablo Nievas and Valeria Zunion. I’ve heard, over the last couple of years a great deal about this professional couple and their amazing tango skills but until now I hadn’t had a chance to take a lesson with them despite the fact that [...]

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Jul 03 2009

Your Story Addendum Ep 21 : Buenos Aires. European Confusion in South America.

Published by Ian under Addendum, Society & Culture, Travel

I’m in Buenos Aires, Argentina on a trip with some friends doing Tango and having a look at the culture of this European city in South America. After several days off settling in, getting my feet and dealing with a bit of a cold(that I think I’ve thrown) I’m now able to send you this [...]

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