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When worlds collide

When worlds collide

http://striezel.blogspot.com

Personal blog of an expatriate gay Californian living in Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  • In a desperate land

    Posted on Monday June 16th, 2008 at 19:08 in

    This is the endMy only friend, the endOf our elaborate plans, the endOf everything that stands, the end("The End", The Doors)Luciano and I are watching the news on TV right now, wondering if these are the final days of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner'...

  • Paris is burning

    Posted on Friday April 18th, 2008 at 22:48 in , government and politics

    Buenos Aires, often called the Paris of the South, is gasping for breath as I write this, smothered by a thick layer of smoke. For a week now we've seen the sky alternate between hazy gray and sooty black as the winds either aid or afflict the city m...

  • Double, double toil and trouble

    Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 00:04 in , government and politics, photo albums

    Fire burn and cauldron bubble...By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes.(William Shakespeare, Macbeth)Chaos and turmoil reign in Argentina now and nobody knows just what wicked something may be coming next. Two weeks ago the gove...

  • Catching up with Cachi

    Posted on Sunday March 16th, 2008 at 20:10 in , photo albums, travel adventures

    My oh my, I've been slothful lately, neglecting the blog. It just seems like there's always something else that I need to be doing. Tonight I hope to get caught up at least to our excursion to Cachi (back in January!) as well as fill you in with a bi...

  • A bag of chips and a bowl of humahuaca

    Posted on Thursday January 24th, 2008 at 18:44 in , photo albums, travel adventures

    No, Humahuaca is not an Argentine version of guacamole. It's a huge valley in northwestern Argentina. The valley itself is named the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Ravine of Humahuaca) and there's also a town named Humahuaca in the valley. It's a United Nati...

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philzohi

Philip

Great to see some of the photo's of Buenos Aires. I have not been there for many years. I'll visit often. I would appreciate your telling readers more of the current politics. You know Americans, so sheltered. Many can't find Buenos Aires, Some cannot find South America, and far too many are still trying to get out of their rooms.

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