Thoughts from a communications thinker and tinkerer
Whilst Brazil won the graffiti award I think the best stencils I have seen have been in Buenos Aires. It is such a political place where people are passionate enough to protest. Since Evita made her speech in the Plaza de Mayo has become a constant place for people to voice their opinions.
Here are just a couple of cool stencils you can find all over BA.
If you life a good stencil here is a good blog.
Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Graffiti, stencils, travelling
When you can have Welsh tea….in Argentina
Here´s us enjoying a nice cuppa and some cakes. Ooohhhh, just like Auntie Vera used to make it. You have to love the tea cosy and she does actually speak Welsh!
I´ve seen some strange stuff whilst I have been away but this is up there with the best of them. Whilst walking along the plush streets of Palermo in BA I stumbled across this.
To add to my confusion towards Argentinian motorists I was baffled by all the half full bottles of water on car roofs. I wasn´t very good at science but I´m pretty sure it wasn´t attracting the blistering heat away from the car to be stored magicallly inside the bottle. Then I thought it was perhaps just an old wives tale, but as it turns out it is a sign to say the car is for sale. I don´t know how you are supposed to contact them. May be they put a message in it! Not sure what is wrong with the good old single minded proposition, for sale, along with contact details.
Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Random observations, travelling
This isn´t as famous Mexico´s Corona (FYI they don´t serve lime with a Corona in Mexico) or Sol but Modelo Negra is by far my favourite lager so far, although Argentina´s Quilmes Bock is a close second.
Posted in Argentina, Brands, Brands I now love, mexico, Negra Modelo, travelling
You have not had a real ice cream until you have had a Freddo. Freddo is an Argentinian chain of ´helados´that sell the finest ice cream you have ever tasted. I recommend their ´Dulce de Leche con Brownies´.
Posted in Argentina, Brands, Freddo, Ice Cream, travelling
Constantly treading in dog shit around South America!
I kid you not cleaning up after your dog is not the done thing, particularly in Buenos Aires which is by far the worst culprit in my opinion. I was chatting to my Spanish teacher about it and he told me that it is seen as good luck to tread in dog shit. Well when I have just forked out 50 quid on some new white trainers and then tread in a hot steaming turd I don´t feel very lucky.
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