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Continue reading →: Xul Solar
Xul Solar was born as Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari in 1887 and died in 1963. He was born in San Fernando Buenos Aires. He was educated as musician and architect. During the first world war he started painting and changed his name in Xul Solar (which means “the intensity of the…
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Continue reading →: Tigre
Tigre has always been a very popular destination for a day out of the busy and noisy city. It is situated in the Paraná delta in the north, about half an hour drive in car/train or collectivo (60). The name Tigre (tiger) comes from the tigers (jaguars) that were hunted…
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Continue reading →: Maria
Today is another national holiday, the last but one of this year. For those who would like to know, it is the remembrance of the immaculate conception of Mother Mary. This comes a bit as a surprise, because weren’t all the Christian holidays, apart from Christmas and Easter, abolished in…
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Continue reading →: Egresados
Egresados, viaje de Egresados, fiesta de Egresados, ceremonia de Egresados, cena de Egresados. Last year I was still wondering what an egresado was. Now I know. My son has graduated, he is an egresado. My Belgian son has graduated in Argentina. He couldn’t be happier. I suppose graduating is a…
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Continue reading →: the plague
Living in a big city has its downside. In a city there are pigeons. I remember in 2003 there were hardly any, now it is full. And believe me, I know. I have a pigeon phobea, no pigeon passes by without me noticing it. You will hardly ever see me…
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Continue reading →: The imposible is not posible
I read it on my Facebook. A friend states that she is ashamed to be Belgian. What has happened now? I was curious, so I checked the Belgian paper. I read that less and less, as it is always the same old story they are writing. Belgian politics fighting like…
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Continue reading →: My First Pre
Although my son turned 18 and loves going out, he is not such a big organiser. He usually goes to pre-boliches (pre-parties) at friends houses. That is what he is going to do tonight, before he is off to his “fiesta de egresados”. Yes, he is graduating. But also today,…
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Continue reading →: Just another day in spring
I cannot help it but once again I must write about the most beautiful trees in the world, the Jacarandas. They are able to change the look of a city completely. This year their bloom seems to be endless, and a lot more abundant than the previous years. Three times…
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Continue reading →: chaos?
This topic couldn’t be avoided. It is what expats and tourists complain about the most, it is not just dangerous. It is chaotic. I have never really heard Argentines complain. Did I miss that? Or is traffic something that really does not bother them? I am probably not the right…
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Continue reading →: Meeting Of Styles
For 3 days there has been an international meeting of Urban Artists in BA, coloring the city with their art. During these days you could see the artists at work, but their pieces of art will be seen long after their creator has left the city. Here are a few…






