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When staying in Buenos Aires for a longer period of time - what we did in 2010 - you can use the city as a great base for many trips out of town. Read about two great day trips that we did: Visit of neighbouring country Uruguay by high speed ferry Day trip to the …
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During our two-month stay in Buenos Aires we discovered many areas of the city. In the following you can read about some of our activities: the Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires - Jardín Botánico Carlos Thays a visit to the fancy Palermo Soho district and a cycling tour through the city The Botanical Garden of …
February 28, 2010: Christian was sick all week and had to skip Wednesday‘s Spanish class. Finally he went to a doctor on Friday - so we had our first medical experience here in Buenos Aires. It turned out to be a very resistant cold and the doctor prescribed only some easy medicine. Indeed on Saturday …
Our Spanish class started on Monday, February 15th, 2010. Michael joined a beginners class, Christian an advanced beginners class. Both classes only comprised two students so it was very intense. The school „Vamos Spanish!“ was just one block away and it took us only two minutes to walk there - very convenient. Read about our …
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For our six months around the world trip we had decided to focus on Buenos Aires for learning Spanish. It always was Christian's goal to become fluent in that language. But in everyday life after work it was generally difficult to find the energy and dedication. Thus we decided to spend a significant time in …
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Read more about our previous destination, Rio de Janeiro, in the following blog post: Around the World Trip: Exploring Rio de Janeiro's Icons We landed safely in Vitória after a short flight. Gustavo's sister came to the airport and picked us up. The other half of the group stayed with Gustavo's friend from Madrid. She …
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Update December 21, 2024: When we visited Rio it was before the city hosted the World Cup 2014. We did not notice much but heard from some locals that certain areas had already changed in preparation for the big event. The price level seemed rather expensive when exchanging Euros for Reals in 2010 and indeed …
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Update December 17, 2024 Nearly 15 years ago we embarked on our around the world trip. As our One World Airline Ticket started in London we had to fly from Amsterdam-Schiphol to London-Heathrow. Michael had researched the perfect route during many hours of meticulous preparation so that after our extensive travelling we would become frequent …
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