Wow. In the past when traveling, you always carried a lot of cash, especially when visiting Argentina. I disliked this as it could be risky. Now sending myself money via Western Union is so simple and easy. Their storefronts are located all over the city. The exchange rate is usually the best. I just receivedContinue reading “How inflation effects daily life in Buenos Aires.”
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Friends Visiting BsAs
It’s been so great to have friends visiting…BsAs is such a lovely city to share. Not as old as Istanbul or car centric as Miami or Seattle, BsAs manages to be an easy and small city to navigate in, whether walking or taking a bus or taxi. BsAs has 48 different barrios, [neighborhoods].Some that haveContinue reading “Friends Visiting BsAs”
Changes
With the close of 2022, comes a change or two in the tango world of Buenos Aires. The vaulted space of Salón Canning [Parakultural] is closing and moving in the new year to Club Marabu on Maipu calle. With out of country friends visiting, we all decided to go to this mecca of Tango. ForContinue reading “Changes”
And now Happy Holidays
Bye Bye Buenos Aires
Laying in my bed 2 days before, we fly off for a 6 month adventure, am thinking how exciting. After 2 plus years of living in Buenos Aires, I will leave my temporary home on Montevideo in Recoletta for the great unknown and uneasy feeling of travel. Yes unknown and uneasy. To wake up in aContinue reading “Bye Bye Buenos Aires”
Hola, queridos !!!
Hello, My Dear Readers(thanks to Bridgerton, yes this show on Netflix is binge worthy -2 seasons) So sorry for not writing sooner, but unfortunately was not able to as I have been sick for the last month. First Omnicron though I tested negative, that turned into a flu with chills and fever which then became aContinue reading “Hola, queridos !!!”
Fevero 2022, Buenos Aires
Dancing in Buenos Aires continues to expand as I recently counted 24 Milongas on Hoy Milonga today. They are all over the city from Palermo to Recoleta, San Telmo to San Nicholas, Villa Crespo to Flores. I live in Barrio Norte and like to take the bus to my Milongas (the fare is 20 peso)Continue reading “Fevero 2022, Buenos Aires”
Thoughts on the new year, so far…
Now at the end of January after a week of 90 plus degree heat and then another week of continual rain, the days are cooler. Still in the evening the humidity returns and air conditioning is a must to get to sleep. In my personal life what a crazy couple of weeks it has been!!!AContinue reading “Thoughts on the new year, so far…”
Muy Calor
With the city reaching a record temp of 99 and a friend visiting me from Istanbul, the need for cooler weather and maybe being on the water was necessary. As some of you might know, my photography is on Instagram (Instagram.com/ruth.offen) and maybe you are following me. Thank you! It was on Instagram that IContinue reading “Muy Calor”
More fotos and videos
When this site was created August, last year, my intent was to inform tango people worldwide about what was going on in Buenos Aires, currently my home city. Now a year and a half later, the corvid virus continues it’s mutations affecting our lives. My hope is we as people and our governments are getting aContinue reading “More fotos and videos”