Hanging out with the illustrious dead in Buenos Aires’ Cementerio de la Recoleta
There's a reason Buenos Aires is often called 'the Paris of South America': like the French capital, it boasts wide boulevards, hausmannian architecture, bright buildings and green spaces, and... one of its key attractions is a cemetery.The ...
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Buenos dias in Buenos Aires: my first days in the Argentinian capital
It had been my long-standing dream to make it down to South America, but when I first set foot on the continent last Friday, it was late, it was dark, and I was exhausted after a delayed, 13-hour flight with Iberia ...
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Nay and yay: classical vs modern art in Madrid – episode 2, Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
Note: this is part 2 of my Match of the Madrid Museums feature, pitting classical art against modern art in the city's two star museums. You can read part 1 on my visit to the ...
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I am writing this post from a taberna where I had to seek shelter from the rain, sipping on a freshly pressed zumo de naranjas (which is somewhat of a Spanish tradition - they sell fresh orange juice almost everywhere here, ...
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Nay and yay: classical vs modern art in Madrid – episode 1, the Museo del Prado
I need to come clean about something: I don't like classical art. To be more specific, most of it leaves me pretty indifferent, and some of it I actually, actively dislike.Don't get me wrong: as someone who ...
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Hear me breathe a long sigh of relief as I finish zipping up the last pocket of my backpack, thus ending a two-day marathon of packing frenzy: I am DONE, and - miracle of miracles - ...
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