Four Hour Brunch in Buenos Aires
By: Smith Schwartz |
OK, so you guys already know that we’ve been in Panama for a week now. However, I have one quick order of business to clean up in Buenos Aires. First course, cereal, yogurt, fruit and juice. We had brunch for four hours, y’all! It was crazy. It was long enough to eat, get full, become sleepy, eat more and then...
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En Route to Panama
By: Smith Schwartz |
You guys! We made it to Panama safe and sound. But I have to say… getting here was the most fabulous part. An eight hour flight is not so bad when you have this much leg room. (Yes, I’m reading Jet-Set Magazine. So what, who cares?) So, recently I’ve become quite the travel agent, and I’m really proud of the...
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The Last Empanada
By: boderik |
Get right outta town! Indeed that’s what we’re about to do. With one final empanada we close the oven door on a very interesting and eventful 2 months in Buenos Aires. To recap, we’ve had some excellent estadounidense visitors: Photo courtesy of Lia Andrews We learned the word ”estadounidense” among other essential but very difficult-to-pronounce words. Thankfully Spanish started to...
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Revisiting Restaurants in Buenos Aires
By: Smith Schwartz |
It’s our last week in Buenos Aires. Our ride to the airport arrives at our apartment on Saturday at 5 am. I predict a bleary morning that will distract us from the sadness of leaving so we can focus on the excitement of continuing on to our next adventure. This week, we’ve been revisiting some of our favorite spots around...
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Teatro Colón
By: Smith Schwartz |
Even though we’ve been in Buenos Aires for almost 2 months (how is that possible?), we are still finding our way into some touristical activities. This week, we got to see the fabulous Teatro Colón. Unfortunately we’re here during the off-season, so there’s no going to see a show right now. But thanks to our wonderful tour guide, Azul (sorry...
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Dragons, Tacos, Gardens and Books on Stage
By: Smith Schwartz |
This past week has been a fun one. It’s been slightly cooler here (with highs only in the low 90’s), so we’ve been walking all around this town! We hit up the Chinese New Year celebration in El Barrio Chino. Chinatown in BA is only about 4 square blocks, but it’s packed with great restaurants and shops. In fact, one...
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Departemento 4B
By: Smith Schwartz |
Doorbell rings. “Aren’t you gonna get that?” he says, upstairs. Scrunchy face. “We don’t know anyone here.” Pause. Again, doorbell rings. I answer the intercom, “Hola?” “Hola… bla bla bla algo en español que no entiendo…” “No sé.” I quickly hang up the receiver. “What did he say?” “Something in Spanish I didn’t understand, so I said I don’t know...
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It's Always Sunny in Buenos Aires
By: Smith Schwartz |
No, really. With the exception of a few days early in December, it’s been hot, sunny and slightly breezy for the duration of our trip. Pretty much perfect, if you ask me. Our favorite brunch spot, Oui, Oui Part of this new lifestyle of ours is all about always having an open door. Be it trying new things, meeting new...
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Well Designed Travel: Apartment Therapy
By: Smith Schwartz |
So you guys, my column debuted today over on Apartment Therapy! I’m so excited to finally get started and I’m overwhelmed by the positive responses. Please head over to AT and check out the full story HERE.
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The First Week of 2012
By: Smith Schwartz |
Helloooooooooo! Our apologies for laying low this week. But I promise we’ve been busy! Schwartzes 1.0 Sadly, we said goodbye to Erik’s parents. They came to visit us for about two weeks during the holidays and we had a blast. Here they are in one of our favorite spots, and Irish pub that serves Indian food! Who woulda thunk… We...
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Underground Dinner at Casa Saltshaker
By: Smith Schwartz |
During our first week in Buenos Aires, I was scouring the interwebs for fun places to eat, when I came across Dan from Casa Saltshaker in the Chowhound forums. Another commenter mentioned that he really liked Dan’s blog, so I moseyed on over to his site and found not only a fun blog, but that he operates a closed door...
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Christmas Eve Fireworks
By: Smith Schwartz |
Celebrating Christmas in the middle of summer brings all kinds of surprises. Instead of frosted windowpanes or roasted chestnuts, we stayed up to watch the fireworks! Some were closer than others… At midnight, Porteños begin shooting off fireworks (and firearms) all over the city. This serious celebration went on in full force for about two hours and trickled on throughout...
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Christmas Decorations in Buenos Aires
By: Smith Schwartz |
The Christmas decorations here in Buenos Aires are quite different than in the States, and I get it. You can’t swaddle your home in velvet and evergreen branches when it’s 90 degrees outside. It’s been fun discovering airy, light Christmas decor all around town. Lots of stores go the window decal route. This is by far the least sweaty version...
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La Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires
By: Smith Schwartz |
Last weekend we took a stroll through the famous La Recoleta Cemetery. Located in the Recoleta neighborhood, almost everyone who’s anyone in Buenos Aires history (and present) is buried here. It’s more like a city of mausoleums than a traditional graveyard, equipped with sidewalks and streetlamps. Each vault can hold many members of one family, as the buildings go several...
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Rollin With My Homies: A Bike Tour of Buenos Aires
By: Smith Schwartz |
This weekend we took a bike tour of the parks and plazas of Palermo and Recolta in Buenos Aires. The fine folks over at Biking Buenos Aires really showed us a great time with an informative tour and a beautiful backdrop. The bike lanes here are really amazing, and fairly new. Up until a few years ago, biking in BsAs...
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Foreign Snack Attack: Buenos Aires
By: Smith Schwartz |
OK, so I know you guys are anxious to hear all about Buenos Aires and its wonderful culture and scenery and art and life and all these fabulous things. Sorry, I’ma talk about snacks now. One of my most favorite things about traveling to a new place is trying all of the fun snack products around. The reigning champions of...
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We're in Buenos Aires!
By: Smith Schwartz |
Hi there! So sorry for the radio silence from our end. As those of you who follow us on Facebook know, we made it to Buenos Aires safe and sound on Sunday morning. The past few days have been quite the whirlwind as we adjust to this lively city. Getting here was no easy task. We drove from Michigan to...
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