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• Hero Worship/False Idols

  

  In every field there are famous folks who have become cult figures, from rock 'n roll, to fashion, to sports, to science, to TV, etc. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2011 CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT

• Weekend of El Carnaval Porteño in Buenos Aires

  

  For the first time in well over ten years, the two days before Ash Wednesday and Lent are official government holidays this year for Carnaval. Plan... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, TRAVEL

• Carnaval En Gualeguaychu

  

  Note: for MUCH better photos, please check out NW Nomad.Gualeguaychu, in Entre Rios, is sort of a back-water, one-horse pretty little town on the shore of the... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, TRAVEL, VACATION

• A Day in the Delta

  

  It wasn't until I moved here in 2003 that I visited the Delta de Tigre, although I had heard of it often, especially from my vacation landlady Maria Teresa. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, TRAVEL

• Celebrating Eight Years in Argentina--And Five Years of Tangocherie!

  

  The following is a chapter from my unpublished memoir, The Church of Tango, written in 2003 when I moved from Mexico to Buenos Aires. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, ENTERTAINMENT, TRAVEL

• Murga Time: Drums Don't Lie!

  Yes, it's Carnaval season all over Latin America, but at the same time various barrios in Buenos Aires have murgas every weekend through the beginning of March. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2011 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Is Buenos Aires Still Cheap? Was It Ever? Tango Tourist Tips

  

  My first trip to Buenos Aires in 1997 was very expensive--the dollar was pegged to the peso and the city was as expensive as Paris. However I remember well... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Summer Sunday

  

  To all who know him, Ruben Aybar can be bigger than life--personality, energy, jokes--he can take up a lot of space in a room. Basically, believe it or not, he... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2011 DIARIES

• Dancing in the City of Angels

  

  I'm in red and black at right, dancing with Avi.I usually never take my tango shoes to L.A. when I visit. But this time I planned to meet my old tango friends a... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2010 DIARIES

• National Day of the Tango

  

  Sandra of My Buenos Aires Travel Guide is always up to date with announcements of interesting events in Buenos Aires. I wrote about this special tango day last... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2010 DIARIES

• El Dia De La Inmaculada Concepcîon

  

  by Murillo, Bartolomé EstebanToday is a holiday: el Dia de la Inmaculada Concepcîon, a Holy Day of Obligation for Roman Catholics, or Dia de la Virgen, or the... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2010 DIARIES

• The Old Post Office

  

  Oh the fun I've had here in Viejo Correo in Parque Centenario over the many years of dancing in Buenos Aires! I used to go every Tuesday night when Yvonne y... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2010 DIARIES

• Twenty-four Long and Exciting Hours

  

  A couple of weeks ago we left the Milonga de los Consagrados to go out to a club in Banfield to perform a vals, tango, and milonga at a private fiesta. Ruben wa... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2010 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Harvest Festival Remembered

  

  Just like Art Buchwald used to do with his Thanksgiving column explaining the custom to the French, here is a republishing of my annual Thanksgiving post. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2010 SELF EXPRESSION

• Call Me Crazy; Age Appropriate Dancing

  

  Last night on Dancing With the Stars two pairs of children danced a jive in appropriate costumes, the little girls not tarted up in high heels or sexy outfits. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2010 SELF EXPRESSION

• Bueno, Entonces...

  

  I've heard of Bueno, entonces... Learn Spanish I and II video Argentine Spanish learning program for years. I've heard that it's easy and fun and the best way... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2010 SELF EXPRESSION

• Besitos Locos!

  

  Ruben and Coquito have a thing going. But I'm not jealous--I love them both! Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2010 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• La Vida Gauchesca

  

  At the top of my list of things I love about Argentina is the gaucho life and history, and especially as it relates to tango. I love the mystique and above... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2010 DIARIES