Culture & Lifestyle
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March 25 2013A Traditional Argentine Holy Week
Holy Week, or Semana Santa, is a festive time to be in Argentina. Various Via Crucis, or re-enactments of the “passion of Christ”, take place throughout the country, and this year, Argentines have off for 5 days in a row...
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February 27 2013
Guide to Live Music in Buenos Aires
Music is a big part of Buenos Aires culture. Strolling along Buenos Aires’ central shopping streets, where Carlos Gardel, the Gotan Project and Astor Piazzolla blast out of the loudspeakers on the entrance to the music shops, you might be forgiven...
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February 21 2013
Best Art Museums in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is a city with plenty of activities on offer for culture buffs. Art lovers travelling to Buenos Aires won’t be disappointed, as the Argentine Capital has over the last few decades, become ever more present on the world’s arts and...
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February 7 2013
Tango in Buenos Aires – An audio guide
Buenos Aires is the birthplace of the famous dance of passion, the Tango. Part of the beauty and irresistible charm of Buenos Aires has a lot to do with the city’s love of tango - the fact that you can turn a corner...
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February 6 2013
Rio Carnival Blocos: the party is on the streets!
Carnival Blocos in Rio de Janeiro / source We’ve already come up with a guide to the Sambódromo for those who are going to spend Carnival in Rio and want to see the samba schools parade. Today, we’re going...
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February 4 2013
The Che Trail: Trace Che Guevara's Life in Argentina
Argentina has many legends; from Evita, to Carlos Gardel (the tango singer) to football god Diego Maradona. But there is one Argentinean whose iconic image has reached all corners of the globe, multiplied on T- shirts all over the world: we’re of course talking...
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January 23 2013
El Zanjon: Underground Museum in Buenos Aires
In the 1980’s, the Argentine Engineer Jorge Eckstein bought an abandoned house in San Telmo – in one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Buenos Aires - with the intention of renovating it and turning it into a restaurant. During the construction work, however he...
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January 16 2013
Public Holidays in Argentina to get the most of your travel itinerary
Argentinians love their Feriados (bank holiday or public holiday)! Surprisingly a recent study shows that Argentina holds the world record for being the country with the most public holidays a year! This year there are 19 national holidays, on average an extra day-off every month. This...
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January 3 2013
National Holidays in Argentina 2013
Here’s an interesting fact: Argentina is the country which has the most holidays in the world! To be exact it was ranked the number one country with the most paid national holidays a year. This year Argentina has a total...
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December 21 2012
New Year's on Copacabana
If you're planning to spend New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro, it's time to think about celebrating in high style! We're here to tell you everything you should know about New Year's on Copacabana Beach –- it’s more than...
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December 11 2012
Visiting the Beaches of Rio the Carioca Way
Visit the beaches of Rio de Janeiro / source When you travel to Rio, you’ll possibly be amazed by the carioca lifestyle and eager to start living like they do. And if there´s something that really reveals if you...
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December 4 2012
Christmas in Rio: the Lagoon Christmas Tree
Rio de Janeiro's Lagoon Christmas Tree / source If you are travelling to Rio in December, a must-see attraction is the Christmas tree on the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It is unmissable for its beauty, but also because it’s...
