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Continue reading →: Half a moon
It always amazes me how so many Argentines know, and agree, that the best medialunas in Argentina are the ones at Atalaya in Chascomús. One only needs to mention the name of the town “Chascomús” and they will reply “the best medialunas!”. And they are right. Of course, one should…
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Continue reading →: To escape from the usual
It is a fact that food in Argentina is genuinely good. As everybody in the world knows, even those who have never been to Argentina, the meat is the best in the world. And the way they prepare it, slowly on the parilla, makes it exeptionaly tender, tasteful and unique.…
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Continue reading →: The end of travels
Probably one of the biggest downsides of moving to the other side of the world, especially if you have kids, is that it puts an end to all your travels, except those between your new and your old home country. Of course traveling ‘home’ isn’t really considered ‘traveling’. You don’t…
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Continue reading →: Veranito de San Juan, take II
I must say I am quite dissapointed. Last year around this time I found out about this Veranito de San Juan, which should have been around the last week of june. Looks like the little summer in the middle of winter has let us down this year! Too bad… in…
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Continue reading →: Revenge is sweet
This month the crypt of the “Basílica del Santísimo Sacramento” celebrated it’s 100th birthday. That is a good reason to be mentioned here. The construction of this church was commissioned by the very pious Mrs Mercedes Castellanos de Anchorena, no need saying that she was a member of one of…
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Continue reading →: feeling blue…
One of the reasons that I love argentina so much is the weather. I constantly need sun and light energy. I love the hot humid summers that make it hard to move, but I also love the cold winters under the steel-blue sky, and in between, the autumn and spring…
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Continue reading →: Día de la Bandera, Vlagdag, Flagday, Jour du drapeau…
Is something we don’t have in Belgium. It doesn’t come as a surprise though. Although Belgium was founded in 1830 it is artificially put together by France, England and Germany. Whoever has a Belgian Flag in the house, he only gets it out when Belgium is playing in UEFA or…
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Continue reading →: Confiteria Del Molino
Just a look at this most beautiful building on the corner of Callao and Rivadavia causes your heart to break. This building is in a such a bad state of deterioration one just can’t believe this is possible. It is a perfect example…






