Amidst much disappointment in Uruguay, there is always something I can go back to to remind me about how fortunate and amazing it is to be in Uruguay – CHIVITOS! As I was recovering from my stupid stomach flu in the crappy hostel I was living in in Montevideo, I was surfing the net looking […]
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Uruguay: An Email from Punta Del DiabloThis is an email I wrote to my friend, Titi, who recommended me to visit Punta Del Diablo, a small fishing village located on the coast of Uruguay. During the summer, the village becomes a party town, swamped with young people from all over South America looking to have a good time. Dear Titi, I’m […]
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Uruguay: My Argentinian GirlAs I was lying on the beach of La Barilla (close to Punta del Este), minding my own business, applying my tanning lotion occasionally, a girl walked up beside me with a foldable chair. She tried to open it for a minute in vain, before looking around for help. She looked deep into my eyes, […]
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Argentina: A letter to Buenos AiresDear people of Buenos Aires, I have made several observations, which I would like to share with the world. Firstly, you are an interesting race of people. When Asians don’t age, and white people look better as they get older, you guys age TERRIBLY. It’s hard to deny that BA is about extremes. People either […]
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Argentina: Getting Around Buenos AiresI love how each ride cost 1 peso. A quarter USD. And in my few days of travel, I don’t think I have taken enough rides equivalent to one metro ticket of $2.25 in NYC. However, it has its shortcoming. The subway is good, except the last train ends at 10:30pm. Seriously?! For a city […]
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Argentina: Dinner & Tango LessonsLast day in Buenos Aires. And what did I decide to eat for lunch? The most international restaurant in the world. McDonalds. 😛 There are surprisingly many McDonalds around the city, so I figured it must be somewhat good. And also hopefully they have some local special like those interesting burgers in Hong Kong and […]
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Argentina: New Year’s Eve at RecolettaIt’s new year’s eve and I decide to visit Recoletta, home of the famous cemetery. I am not a big fan of visiting the place of residence of zombies, vampires and Buffy, but apparently this was something really impressive, and sure enough, it was. Never have I seen so much effort gone into building a […]
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Argentina: A Tour of La BocaOn day 2, I joined a hostel tour to La Boca. This is the place where many iconic pictures of Buenos Aires are taken, which is rather ironic because this place of beauty is also suppose to be one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Buenos Aires. o_O. Walking around La Boca is definitely the […]
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Argentina: Pastries N SteakAnd of course, how can I not talk about the food here. When one thinks of Argentina, one also thinks of steak. And maybe the song “Don’t cry for me, Argentina.” The beef here is supposedly some of the best in the world, due to the grass-fed cows, as compared to the grain-fed ones that […]
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