Pablo Juan Augustinowicz: Pablo Juan Augustinowicz is a Toronto native who has established in Buenos Aires some years ago. He is an avid traveller as well as an amateur photographer. He´s backpacked most of Europe and ventured across Costa Rica’s jungle. He driscribes Buenos Aires as a "cosmopolitan city that resembles Paris but lives like New York”.

El Viejo Almacén: The Temple of Tango

Tango started at the beginning of the 1900’s as a way of entertainment for porteños as well as for those immigrants who spent all day working very hard and wanted to relax and have fun at night. Prohibited for women, tango was danced only by prostitutes and amongst men as well. With time, tango...

March 16th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Tangos y Milongas

Buenos Aires is the birthplace and the world capital of the Tango, a rhythm that was created by the banks of the Rio de la Plata at the end of the 19th century, as a fusion of European and African music. The tango is manifested in the lyrics (many of the words used in the tango come from lunfardo or...

March 13th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Tango… How Did It All Began

When most people think about Argentina, they think about Tango. Well, somehow it is true, Tango and Tango dancing is in the very soul of Argentina, specially in Buenos Aires. Tango has a long history, and many stories. It is believed that the starting point for the Tango was the decade of 1880 by the...

March 11th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Fileteado… A Very Peculiar Urban Art of Buenos Aires

Towards the turn of the 20th century in Buenos Aires there was a flow of immigrant workers from the old continent to this young and cosmopolitan city. With new architectural and aesthetic styles filling the city, a very peculiar type of urban art was introduced: el filete or fileteado, a popular decorative...

March 8th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Confitería Ideal… A Unique Time Capsule

As you may know, there are lots of tango venues in Buenos Aires. On previous articles I’ve written about the famous Café Tortoni, and El Viejo Almacén (the temple of tango), and also the Piazzolla Tango Show. So if you like tango, you must drop by the Confitería Ideal. This is a place that...

March 6th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Take Tango Dance Lessons at Milonga La Viruta

If you want to take tango lessons while in Buenos Aires, then I would recommend you drop by La Viruta. La Viruta is a milonga located in the basement of the Armenian Cultural Center at the barrio de Palermo. If you are new to tango, let me explain that a milonga is simply a place to dance tango. In...

March 4th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Teatro Catalinas Sur – A Unique Theater Experience

If a tourist with only one more day to spend in Buenos Aires asked me where to go, my advice would be to go see El Grupo de Teatro Catalinas Sur, at El Galpón de Catalinas. Located right in the heart of the barrio de La Boca, a typical port area where working-class Italian immigrants traditionally...

February 28th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

A Day at the Movies in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires offers a wide variety of activities… thing to do and places to visit… so maybe you haven’t thought much about going to watch a movie. Well, think again for it can be a really cool thing to do, especially if it is pouring rain outside or hot and humid. You would be surprised. There...

February 26th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

A Helpful City Guide

Buenos Aires is a great destination!!! It allows the visitor not only to enjoy a modern city but also to live an exceptional urban adventure and make you part of it. Buenos Aires combines varied experiences and this variety may suit all tastes. Buenos Aires is really great to all visitors and...

February 23rd, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Watch Life Go By at a Buenos Aires Café

Any porteño will state that there is a café on every corner of Buenos Aires. Although this is impossible, cafés fulfil a very important role on the everyday life of the city. They are more like a meeting place or a get-away-from-it-all place. Sometimes they are called bares, but please don’t...

February 21st, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Almost Anything Can Be Delivered At Your Door In Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is a city where almost anything can be delivered to your doorstep. Literally almost everything is at your fingertips. Everyone delivers. I am not just talking about your everyday normal delivery like pizzas or empanadas, I mean everything. Say you are at home and you want a cup of coffee,...

February 18th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

El Cuartito… More Than Just a Pizzería

Pizza is incredibly popular in Buenos Aires. There are a great number of pizzerias all around the city. I have written about my favorite pizzeria, Las Cuartetas. Yet another place to eat what has become one of the most typical dishes is one of the liveliest pizza restaurants in the city. In fact, to...

February 15th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

The Alvear Palace Hotel, Pure Class and Distinction

The Alvear Palace Hotel is one of the most beautiful hotel in Buenos Aires. Even if you don’t stay here, at least you owe to take a look inside and maybe have a coffee in the lobby restaurant. The hotel is located in the heart of the Recoleta district, at avenida Alvear, about 30 kilometres from...

February 13th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Avenida Alvear, A Very Elegant Street…

While visiting Buenos Aires, if you ever get the urge to walk among the rich but not so famous there is a street that I reckon you might like to cover Avenida Alvear. It is one of the most upper class streets to be found in the city. Beginning at the barrio de la Recoleta, right at the Alvear memorial,...

February 11th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

More on the Buenos Aires Carnival 2010

February is here, that means is carnival time in Buenos Aires. Every weekend from Saturday, February 6 until Sunday, February 28, “El Corso de Buenos Aires” or “Carnaval Porteño” (Buenos Aires Carnival) takes place at a number of barrios, featuring 33 corsos, thousands of...

February 9th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Music + Dance + Colours = Carnaval Porteño

In February, after a whole year of preparation, Buenos Aires is ready to live one of its most popular festivals: the traditional Carnaval Porteño. The carnival is a long-standing tradition in the city of Buenos Aires. Satire and defamation, body painting, dance, street music, humor, costumes, masks...

February 7th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

A Romantic Valentine´s Day in Buenos Aires

Saint Valentine’s Day, or el Día de los Enamorados, has spread out in Argentina probably as a result of cultural assimilation. It is a relatively new phenomenon. But whether it is Valentine’s Day, your anniversary or just a special romantic weekend, Buenos Aires is one of the most romantic...

February 5th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Doctor Mason, A Great Resto-bar in Palermo Soho

Back in the late nineteenth Century, a British physician named Mason established himself in Palermo. At his house, he offered his services and hospitality to the neighbors. The back ally street where the house was located was named after the good doctor. In that same house, in a hidden corner of...

February 2nd, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

Tea Time at Confitería Las Violetas

Daytime is definitely the time to visit Buenos Aires´ famous Confitería Las Violetas, one of the other more beautiful cafes in the city, not only for the delicious cakes and refined light lunches on the menu, but especially to see its beautiful stained glass window vitreous at their best, with daylight...

January 30th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More

The Planetarium – One of my Favourite Places

The city´s Planetarium is called Galileo Galilei. It is located in the barrio de Palermo, at the Tres de Febrero park, by a cute little lagoon surrounded by a forest. I love visiting the Planetarium. I can describe it as being a sort of astronomy museum with meteorites and space images all over...

January 28th, 2010 | Buenos Aires | Read More