Trip to Argentina in 10 Steps
1. Travel on planes for 20 hours and upon arrival, immediately hop in a rental car and drive 4 hours into the mountains.
2. Get one flat tire (make sure to have brother around to change it) and after many wrong turns later and a kiosco stop for some AMAZING wine, make it to your beautiful, secluded Cabana in the woods.
3. Eat a delicious dinner made from food grown on the grounds, take a hike to an unkown destination with a pack of random but sweet dogs, enjoy the cabin and the seclusion of the mountains. Stay up late, lay in the grass and see stars you’ve never seen before.
4. After a few glorious days head back down the mountains, spend one night in a small city, see a friend’s costume and doll studio, eat cow BRAINS at an Arab restaurant and hop another plane to Buenos Aires.
5. In BA, find an apt. with big windows looking out onto graffitti streets. Go to a cultural center to see a Drum Orchestra. End the night drinking wine and listening to Tango at an old Argentinian bar that always has it’s doors locked.
6. Wake up late with an enjoyable wine hangover. Head out to the Evita museum and follow a Spanish tour guide. See the S. American Ombu tree and head to an old theater turned bookstore. End the night with a roof-top party complete with a Parilla full of carne, vegetables and good friends.
7. Walk around the different barrios of BA, especially Palermo, drink cafe and enjoy the chill Argentinian way. Visit the main plazas, see protests and give your opnion on tv. Have a look around a famous cafe where writer’s convene.
8. Head to the colorful barrio of La Boca to watch Tango in the streets and eat empanadas. Walk around the Futbol stadium and pretend like you are watching a grueling match.
9. Head to MALBA (modern art museum) and look at some amazing contemporary art. Walk through the park and over to the Recoleta cemetary where Evita is buried. Lift your jaw off the floor after seeing some of the mausoleums.
10. See an emerging artist show and a live Tango performance and head off back to your homeland. And sleep, sleep, sleep.
