Monthly Archives: June 2013

The Twitter President

Posted on June 29, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is a very active head of state – on Twitter. Its short, direct format seems to appeal to her, what should I say, erratic personality. She uses it to promote herself, criticize her opponents, … Continue reading →

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Coverage of Argentina in Norway

Posted on June 27, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

I debated writing this in Norwegian but I find the topic interesting – how much news about Argentina do people in Norway get? I would assume the situation is similar in other northern European countries. A quick search in Aftenposten, … Continue reading →

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South African Television visits Puesto Viejo!

Posted on June 16, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

On a sunny June Friday, 23 crew and participants from a South African reality show came to shoot at the club. Here you see Darío and Luis all gauchoed up! As part of the competition, the participants had to prepare … Continue reading →

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Nordmenn i Argentina – oppdatering

Posted on June 15, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

Etter snart 8 måneder i Argentina tenkte jeg jeg skulle skrive litt om meg som norsk i Argentina. Jeg har faktisk kommet i kontakt med noen nordmenn gjennom bloggen (hei Leif!) og jeg har også blitt kontaktet av argentinere i … Continue reading →

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Snapshots of an asado

Posted on June 9, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

In Argentina, there seems to be two main ways of being social, at least outside of the cities. The first is to drink mate together (“Vamos a tomar unos mates?”) and the other one is to do an asado, a … Continue reading →

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Bonito Bed and Breakfast

Posted on June 6, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

Last week I stayed in a wonderful little place in San Telmo. It is one of the most quirky, charming places I have ever seen, I think! There are seven rooms, all have both a number and a name – … Continue reading →

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Fish, it’s what’s for dinner

Posted on June 2, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

I definitely cook a lot less now that I more or less live in a hotel. But once in a while I do whip something up. Here is a delicious dinner of trout I made the other day, with a … Continue reading →

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