Author Archives: noruegaenargentina

A day in the life of…

Posted on January 18, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

Today is a day of records: the hottest day since I came to Argentina (and probably some kind of record for today’s date), the most people we have had in the hotel sleeping – 27, maybe the biggest lunch we … Continue reading →

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And now it officially reached forty

Posted on January 18, 2014 by noruegaenargentina
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Oh

Posted on January 18, 2014 by noruegaenargentina
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My neighbors

Posted on January 14, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

Here are two of my neighbors; Genaro and Charlie. Genaro is four years old and probably the most famous Puesto Viejo resident – every single tourist who comes takes his picture, it seems! He is always smiling and posing and … Continue reading →

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Puesto Viejo through the healthy food lense

Posted on January 10, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

Liza, or NOLA chef as she is known in Buenos Aires, is the owner and chef of NOLA Buenos Aires, a puerta cerrada serving delicious New Orleans-style food. She came and spent some time at Puesto Viejo in December and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Trains

Posted on January 9, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

I have written before about how I am a bit of a public transport junkie and about my first train ride in Argentina. I have tried several of the MetroBus corridors, I have ridden numerous bus and metro routes, and … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year – Feliz año nuevo – Godt nyttaar!

Posted on January 2, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

I am off to a slightly disorderly start here – yesterday, on January 1st, I posted about planning a trip, and today I am saying happy new year. Oh well! I can always go back and change the dates. In … Continue reading →

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Argentina Beach Vacation

Posted on January 1, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

January is the big vacation month in Argentina and people flock to the seaside. No wonder with the high temperatures and the often inadequate infrastructure that leaves some city dwellers without electricity for weeks at a time. This has been … Continue reading →

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Feliz navidad – God jul – Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

I am officially on holiday! For a solid 40 hours! Not a lot, but oh, so welcome. I haven’t had a real day off (by that I mean a day where I don’t answer any emails or phone calls or … Continue reading →

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Too hot

Posted on December 23, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

This is the forecast for the next five days… It actually gets worse, it will get up to 39 degrees before there will be a drop to 34 next Monday. I am dreaming of cool climates or at least the … Continue reading →

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