Passport. Phone. Camera. Bug spray. Some Argentinian pesos. My Argentinian SIM card. A bit of luck.
Crustless sandwiches, ham and cheese, pizza, and pasta—this is not a sixth grader's dream lunchbox but what you're going to eat in Buenos Aires.
When I need money, I ask how much I'd get for $20 and I follow a random dude to the back of a store.
"I don't understand why you're scared. I mean, it's Argentina. We've been to Argentina so many times!"
Holy fuck, Santiago.
I can see smoke rising from La Alameda in the distance and the neighbourhood streets are eerily quiet.
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Brazil strives for modernity and efficiency, Argentina values tradition and the good old days—especially back when the peso was fixed at par with the US dollar and inflation was under control.
Last Sunday, on “Día Internacional de la Mujer,” Argentinian women gathered on Plaza de Mayo and demanded to be heard.
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It’s 2 a.m. and I’m looking down to the traffic on Avenida Corrientes, “the street that never sleeps,” from the Airbnb on the 8th floor.
I’m in Buenos Aires, exhausted and completely confused.
Everything is terrifying—how close we are to the edge, the skid marks on the dirt, incoming traffic with massive trucks, the complete silence as we’re all counting the switchbacks.
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At one point, you just have to take a chance and hope for the best—and most of the time, you’ll get into the story and forget other options even existed.