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Temple of Dragons

Americas April 5, 2019

"A dragon is no idle fancy. Whatever may be his origins, in fact or invention, the dragon in legend is a potent creation of...

Violets on the Devil’s Poncho

Americas March 31, 2019

One of my Facebook friends mentioned the existence of some beautiful old confiterias in Buenos Aires. A confiteria (as I learned from Merriam Webster)...

Tiger’s Milk and the President Who Must Not Be Named

Americas March 27, 2019

“Until I tried Peruvian, I didn’t realize how bad Argentine food was,” said our friend (a Buenos Aires native). This is not the first...

(Backwards) Light on Latin America at MALBA

Americas March 22, 2019

Hungry for art and lunch, John and I decided to go to MALBA (Museo de Arte de Latinamericano de Buenos Aires). Because I run...

How to Make Your Jardín Japonés

Americas March 16, 2019

When we told the taxi driver “Jardín Japonés,” he put the pedal to the metal and zoomed. Everyone knows the Japanese Garden in Bueños...

Art at the Foodcourt

Americas March 12, 2019

You never know when you'll trip over a chunk of fine art here in Bueños Aires. Last week we were in the city center...

Loose Cannons in San Telmo

Americas February 21, 2019

On Sunday, Gabriel’s last day in Bueños Aires, we all decided to go on a little outing. I doubt he knew the risk he...

Montevideo and the Get-Out-Of-Pain Campaign

Americas February 14, 2019

On Friday John and I decided to go for a weekend trip to Montevideo, the capital city of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Montevideo...

Remembering the Disappeared

Americas February 10, 2019

On Friday, seeing as we had our brilliant friend and Argentine native Gabriel Uriarte on hand as a docent, we headed along to the...

Second-language Haircut

Americas January 25, 2019

“Moy Español è mucho male.” As you are probably aware, the above sentence is not Spanish, nor any known Earth language. It’s more of a...

Borges’ City

Americas January 20, 2019

"My soul is in the streets/ of Buenos Aires." ("The Streets") Reading Borges’ poetry for the first time in Buenos Aires is an interesting experience...

Un Sabor de Buenos Aires

Americas January 17, 2019

I do a lot of thinking about food, and not just thinking either; I do a lot of eating too. You might say that,...

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Portal to Ur

The Other Gallipoli

Beach Walk

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