Buenos Aires: diverse metropolis worth exploring
Quick facts Name: Buenos Aires Founded: 1536 Population: 3 million (metro: 14.5 million); Area: 203 km² Known as: Capital of Argentina, ‘Paris of South America’ The name of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, means fair winds or good air in Spanish. It is one of the biggest city in Latin…
San Francisco: Golden Gate and Golden City
With its iconic and memorable beauty, San Francisco is wrapped in cultural attractions and filled with many globally known landmarks. To name a few: Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Fisherman’s Wharf, Alcatraz, Chinatown, Union Square, North Beach, the Castro district and list goes on. Quick facts Name: San Francisco Founded:…
Brazil: sandy beaches, samba and outdoors
Brazil is a large and populous country in South America, with land stretching from the Amazon basin in the north and, across the equator, down south to Iguaçu Falls and Porto Alegre. It is a country of incredible diversity, from busy and crowded cities such as Rio de Janeiro and…
Visit Peru: 14 things you need to know
Visit Peru, an amazing South American country with a spectacular historical heritage that attracts tourists from all over the world. Archaeological findings date back to the year 10,000 BC in Guitarrero Cave in the northwest. Since then, there were many traces of human life discovered all around Peru and the…
Los Angeles: dynamic, crowded and exciting
Los Angeles is an amazing city and one of the top US destination. It is also congested with traffic so much, that writers in Saturday Night Live (SNL) have ongoing skeet named ‘Californians’ where characters keep talking about commute and highway exits (among other, telenovela like dialogues). Quick facts Name:…
Visit Ireland: 14 things you need to know
Today we ask you to visit Ireland, or as they call it ‘Emerald Isle’, for its gorgeous landscapes, an island off the coast of England (and Wales). The Republic of Ireland occupies most of the island, with Northern Ireland in the north, being part of the United Kingdom. With a…
Hi, I’m Natalia, an Argentine-born writer of travel pieces. My articles about my hometown of Buenos Aires reflect the way it exists to me—beyond the conventional attractions, reaching the regular locales, the local haunts, and actual tales that make Buenos Aires.
I also blog about expat life here—what it really is like to make this city one’s home, from the enjoyable aspects (weekend ferias and those late-night empanadas) to the frustrating ones (hi, paperwork). If you’re stopping by or considering making Buenos Aires home, I aim to be honest, practical, and somewhat personal.