Adventures in South America

Ya Volvemos/We're Back!

This is the first post after a long hiatus. The new focus is going to be adventures in general, while our long adventure in South America ended in 2006(!), we continue to travel and wanted to put down our observations/places somewhere.

I am going to begin with the most recent trip and work back to at least the beginning of the summer '10 (as memory will fade before then, hence the reason to start putting these memories down as they happen).

Summer '10 has been a busy travel one, with the theme being discover the good ole' USA. The next few posts will cover the following places visited this summer New Orleans, Indiana, Chicago (going to skip DC as it doesn't feel like travel per se) Seattle and Portland.

The first place to discuss in the next post will be Portland and Cannon Beach, Oregon. We will encourage comments and be glad to have your input, thanks.

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All good things...

all good things must come to an end, or so i'm told. as we reach the end of our 2nd stay here in Buenos Aires i thought i would do some recapping, some lists and random thoughts.

things i love about Buenos Aires:
- our friends, the people in general. we have made some amazing friends for life and in such a short time i feel really close to so many different people here (you know who you are:). all i can say is thank you (mil gracias!)
- steak, carne, steak.... i think we've explained how good the steak is here.
- persicco our home away home:) the best ice cream in the world (and no that is not an exaggeration) plus anyplace where there is a line for ice cream at 2:30 am is doing something right.
- un cortado which is basically an espresso with a touch of steamed milk hmmmmmmm.
-aspen classic - the radio station that plays a random mix from bob marley to depeche mode.
-colectivos - the local bus system which we've previously discussed
-3-4hr dinners. just the lack of pressure on diners allows a comfortable environment where conversation flows and makes the going out to a restaurant experience completely different than anything we are used to in the u.s. some of our best times have been just sitting around talking in a restaurant and not realizing its 2am and we have been there since 10pm...
-goooooooooooool - the sights, sounds and general activity around futbol. on a sunday you can hear the shouts all over the city when one of the big clubs scores. and if you can get to a game there is nothing like it in the u.s. ( i imagine european league futbol is about the same level of craziness).
- che, que hac- ES? just the general slang and accent of the portenos - its almost a language apart and the different greetings and goodbyes are always interesting.
- clay courts - well the abundance of cheap clay tennis courts allows for a lot of opportunities for me to play which has been a lot of fun.
- well this is a quick thoughts list for now - there are many other small details of life here that we have loved and will add to later as this is a to be continued. buenos aires will always be a part of our life (maybe not 3-4month every year part) but some part nonetheless. i look forward to spending vacations here and we will miss our friends greatly - hopefully some of them will be able to make it to nyc one day for us to show them the same hospitality.

un beso enorme a todos nuestros amigos, hasta pronto!