28 Sep
Ladies!
We know you love dancing. We also know that if you read this blog, you most likely find violence against women intolerable. Therefore, we think you should spread the female LOVE on Valentine’s Day 2013 by finding an event near you, getting your dance on, and joining the One Billion Rising revolution.
20 Sep
“I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in people’s eyes when they realize they’re in love. I love the way people look when they first wake up and they’ve forgotten their surroundings. I love the gasp people take when their favorite character dies. I love when people close their eyes and drift to somewhere in the clouds. I fall in love with people and their honest moments all the time. I fall in love with their breakdowns and their smeared makeup and their daydreams. Honesty is just too beautiful to ever put into words.”
19 Sep
We’ve been working/holidaying in beautiful Buenos Aires (hence our absence over the last few weeks) and we’ve fallen in love. A love we very much expected to fall into. With the people, the language, the wine, the dancing, the colours….and especially the tiny little sweetened croissants they serve for breakfast – Seriously. We can’t get enough.
We’ve got a few things on our mind to share with you this week. But first, a little look at what the Porteños have on offer, and our recommendations for a brilliant week in BA.
Rent an apartment! Use Airbnb for a true local experience – We found a gorgeous little apartment with loads of character (and an outdoor spa bath!). Our Airbnb host was lovely and even invited us along to her tango class the night we arrived.
Visit Teatro Colón for an evening of Ballet/Opera
Indulge in las medialunas (little croissants) and other delicious pastries.
Learn to tango – Somber, seductive and quintessentially Argentinian, this dance is all about synchronising movements and connecting with your partner so bring along your lover (or find one on the night). We prefer the energy and attitude of the salsa, but when in Rome!
Take in the city’s beautiful architecture.
Pick up a bottle of Malbec and a few empanadas for a picnic in one of the city’s beautiful parks.
Despite being largely pescatarian, we couldn’t pass up a try of Argentina’s famous steak.
Drop by San Telmo’s antique markets on a Sunday.
Have a cocktail at French designer and architect Phillipe Starck’s impressive Faena Hotel.
Visit La Boca – Buenos Aires’ most colourful barrio.
Head to Palermo – BA’s trendiest suburb – for a limonada at the quaint ‘Oui Oui’.
If this guy and his impressive dance moves don’t put a smile on your face, we don’t know what will.
And finally – don’t miss the weekly party – La Bomba del Tiempo, an impressive 17-piece improvisational drum group drawing on Argentinian, Central American and African rhythms.
4 Sep
If you appreciate a wonderful documentary as much as we do and have somehow missed this Academy Award nominated beauty, get thee to the video store!
Brazilian artist Vik Muniz creates pieces of artwork that invite a second look. Often repurposing unlikely materials to recreate a well-known image (eg. peanut butter and jelly in his interpretation of the Mona Lisa), Muniz has become a fixture in the world of contemporary art thanks to his unique and intriguing style.
In 2008, Muniz took on an inspiring project. He returned to Brazil from his home in New York and headed straight for the world’s largest dump, Jardim Gramacho, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. There he got to know the Catadores – the workers who collect recyclable materials from the mass of rubbish. Muniz photographed these workers and together with their help, recreated the photograph out of rubbish.
Throughout the process, we get to know the workers as Muniz does. We witness their day to day realities, we meet their children, are welcomed into their home, and watch as they are empowered to see their lives in a new light.
What moved us most was the powerful effect the experience of working with Muniz had on the workers (particularly the women in the film) triggering a newly realised sense of self-worth and dignity…
”Sometimes we see ourselves as so small, but people out there see us as so big, so beautiful.” – Irma
A gorgeous film for your next quiet night in (and a brilliant soundrack by Moby too!)
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