http://www.sitebits.com/argentina/ Argentina en Copyright &copy; 1999-2008 Gromco, Inc. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:36:14 EDT Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT info@sitebits.com info@sitebits.com <img ALT="ILEE" class="rightill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/ILEE-logo.jpg"> I was asked to write a short review summarizing my experience studying Spanish at Instituto de Lengua Española Para Extranjeros (ILEE) in Buenos Aires and that's exactly what I am doing in my first article for SiteBits. Krioq http://www.sitebits.com/2006/spanish-ilee-buenos-aires-04-2006.html Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 EDT <img ALT="Moveable Fiesta" class="leftill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2006/nym_moveable_fiesta.jpg"> You know you're already too late to the game when New York Magazine publishes an <a href="http://newyorkmetro.com/guides/changeyourlife/16047/" rel="nofollow" target="_ext">article</a> (newyorkmetro.com) telling you that you should be living not in New York, but in Buenos Aires, enjoying warmer temperatures, cheaper real estate and "girls in bikinis". <br><br> Written by the <a href="http://www.goodairs.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_ext">GoodAirs.com</a> guy, Ian, this article borders on advertorial in the way it unabashedly plugs the author's expat buddies with their hobby-like business projects while simultaneously propagating this whole myth of a warm, sunny, cheap New York (or Paris) on the other side of the globe. If you're too lazy to follow the link and read it yourself, I'll summarize it for you. The gist is that in Buenos Aires, even a "nobody" from Manhattan can suddenly and effortlessly become <i>somebody</i>. And, presumably, get to hang out with "girls in bikinis" as a result. <br><br> The secret behind this miraculous transformation?... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2006/buenos_aires_dreaming.html Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:00:00 EST <img ALT="El Ateneo Store in Buenos Aires" WIDTH="117" HEIGHT="88" align="left" class="leftill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/imgsmallphoto/ateneo-buenos-aires-1_small.jpg"> On my last trip to Buenos Aires, I was pleasantly surprised with the book-shopping scene there. Walking the streets of downtown B.A. was like traveling in a time machine - this must have been what New York City was like in the 1970's: crowded, polluted, with lots of small bookstores... Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2005/book-shopping-buenos-aires.html Sun, 09 Jan 2005 00:00:00 EST <img alt="San Telmo Market" class="fullill" src="http://www.sitebits.com/images/2004/san-telmo-market-header.jpg"> <br> The Buenos Aires neighborhood of San Telmo is known for many things - for example, it enjoys the reputation of the world center of tango music. Perhaps, a somewhat lesser feather in its cap is San Telmo's title as the home of the Sunday flea market. <br><br> It took me a while, but yesterday I finally overcame my dislike of flea markets and people in general and took a stroll south in search of some good shots and possibly a deal or two. None of that materialized, of course, but the atmosphere I found was reasonably festive. Slavito http://www.sitebits.com/2004/san-telmo-flea-market.html Mon, 06 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST