Football (soccer) is a huge part of South American culture. While in Buenos Aires there was a game on that I was told was not to be missed. Boca Juniors VS. Arsenal played at La Bombonera stadium in La Boca. Having visited the area last week I was keen to go back and experience an authentic […]
14th April 2006
I took a bus to La Boca to see Caminito, which is the famous coloured artwork of the local artist Benito Quinquela Martín. Caminito, meaning “little walkway” or “little path” in Spanish is like an outdoor street museum. In 1960 Martín painted the walls of what was then an abandoned street and erected a makeshift stage for performances, and it quickly […]
12th April 2006
Wow! A huge culture shock for me….. a young 22 year old from New Zealand that has never moved out of home and never travelled further abroad than the Gold Coast, Australia. This is the first stop on my dream holiday. A trip I have spent the best part of a year planning; and will […]