The Expeditioner Travel Magazine » Buenos Aires http://www.theexpeditioner.com The Expeditioner is a travel magazine for the avid traveler. Thu, 16 May 2013 22:01:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Why Touring Buenos Aires By Camera Is The Best Way To See The City http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/11/12/why-touring-buenos-aires-by-camera-is-the-best-way-to-see-the-city/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/11/12/why-touring-buenos-aires-by-camera-is-the-best-way-to-see-the-city/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:12:20 +0000 Diego Cupolo http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=18163 With its grandiose architecture, beautiful people and downright gritty street scenes where all these elements come together, Buenos Aires is a city made for photography, and according to the founders of Foto-Ruta, there is no better way to tour Buenos Aires, Argentina’s capital, than to do it through the lens [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/04/30/lost-and-found-in-buenos-aires/feed/ 0 Buenos Aires Was Really Romantic In 1932 (And Kind Of Sexist Too) [Video] http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/14/buenos-aires-was-really-romantic-in-1932-too-and-kind-of-sexist-too-video/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/14/buenos-aires-was-really-romantic-in-1932-too-and-kind-of-sexist-too-video/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:31:18 +0000 Matt Stabile http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=15778 This movie short by MGM from 1932 shows Buenos Aires during its glory years. Well, glorious for the rich men who lived there, a little less so for the natives, the cows and the women who also inhabited “The Argentine” at the time. Check out the great shots of Plaza [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2012/02/14/buenos-aires-was-really-romantic-in-1932-too-and-kind-of-sexist-too-video/feed/ 3 My 10 Ways To Revamp Argentina’s Top 10 Foods http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/07/26/my-10-ways-to-revamp-argentinas-top-10-foods/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/07/26/my-10-ways-to-revamp-argentinas-top-10-foods/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:00:11 +0000 Brit Weaver http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=11779 Every food needs a little evolutionary jump-start once in a while. As a fan of mash-ups (some of my favorite foods include shepherd’s pie and bubble & squeak — a post-Thanksgiving swirling concoction of leftovers), I think that combining one’s culinary cultural upbringing with that of another can only bring about good [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/07/26/my-10-ways-to-revamp-argentinas-top-10-foods/feed/ 2 Buenos Aires: Living In A City Of Passion (And The Comedown) http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/03/living-in-a-city-of-passion-and-the-comedown/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/06/03/living-in-a-city-of-passion-and-the-comedown/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:26:04 +0000 Brit Weaver http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=10943 I remember when I first walked the streets of San Telmo — a neighborhood in Buenos Aires — and becoming hyper aware that I was no longer in North America. The people, the architecture, the steak, the all-night partying was all very grandiose. The young ladies talking loudly on their [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2011/02/10/take-two-and-tango-in-buenos-aires/feed/ 0 2010 In Review: Co-Editor Brit Weaver’s Picks, Tips, & 2011 Travel Predictions http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/12/14/2010-in-review-contributor-brit-weaver-picks-tips-2011-travel-predictions/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/12/14/2010-in-review-contributor-brit-weaver-picks-tips-2011-travel-predictions/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:03:21 +0000 Jon Wick http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=9307 Our second installment of “The Expeditioner’s 2010 In Review” series comes from co-editor Brit Weaver. She’s planning a return trip back to South America, and she’s offering up some thought on the year past and predictions for the year to come: Your Travel in 2010? My travel in 2010 consisted [...]

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]]> http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/12/03/low-cost-carriers-to-greatly-expand-service-in-se-asia/feed/ 0 Graffiti As A Public Display Of Life http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/11/12/graffiti-as-a-public-display-of-life/ http://www.theexpeditioner.com/2010/11/12/graffiti-as-a-public-display-of-life/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:00:20 +0000 Brit Weaver http://www.theexpeditioner.com/?p=9053 In Buenos Aires, it is everywhere. It is overwhelming. I remember walking around at night with a friend and asking about it. “Do you paint graffiti?” I asked. “No, no. I don’t. But, I like it. It shows you that there is life in the city.” Growing up with a Canadian [...]

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