[1st - 7th January 2007]

Hello, and welcome to the first Buenos Aires blog roundup of 2007! This week I got back to Argentina from a short Christmas holiday in my native UK, went straight back to my very busy day job to construct an entire new website for our company, moved apartment from Abasto to Recoleta (I guess that could count as ‘going up in the world’…but I liked Abasto), and still even found time to write one proper blog post! Lets see if I can manage two this week (I already have one quite silly post up my sleeve).

Maybe the rest of the Buenos Aires bloggers have been as busy as me so far in 2007, because there was not so much posting action this week. But oh what quality action it was…

Things To See & Do in Buenos Aires

• Karine has taken some wonderful photos of Cafe Tortoni, the cafe in a city of cafes, and tells us a little bit about the place and its history
• And she’s certainly been covering the tourist staples this week, with some pics and info about Plaza Dorrego, which you can read a lot more about, if you are so inclined, from a post I wrote a while back: Plaza Dorrego, San Telmo
• Isabelle from Argentina’s Travel Blog has obviously been partying it up in BA over Christmas and new year, and why not? - read her reports on Buenos Aires Nightlife and New Year’s Eve in BA
• As I’ve said before, I just can’t wait for Robert’s map of Recoleta cemetery to come out….it’s looking fabulous, I have to say
• And Robert’s also been taking some great pictures of Buenos Aires lit up by night too
• Not Buenos Aires city as usual, but instead Buenos Aires province…I’ve been following Dan’s informative posts on his trip to Mar del Plata this week

Buenos Aires Info, News & General Comments

• By day, Buenos Aires blogger Jude is a master body waxer, amongst other things. Not sure if I like the sound of ‘back, crack and sack’…definitely, not for the fainthearted, as her blog says on the tin!

Buenos Aires Restaurants, Food & Drink

• Mmmmmmm, Karine reminds me of my favorite place to get ice cream / gelato in Buenos Aires, which you can read more (from me) about here: Un Altra Volta, Buenos Aires
• I did a review of what in my opinion is the best pizzeria in Buenos Aires: Guerrin

Funny or odd things in Buenos Aires

• Jude posted some musings on house parties in Buenos Aires, which I suppose are quite clean cut…and usually do involve some talk of astrology…hmmmmm
• We’ve had some really hot days in Buenos Aires the past week, so Robert cools us down with a look at some Gancia vermouth advert campaigns over recent years…although actually, that’s done quite the opposite to cooling me down!

Buenos Aires “Meme” Update

• Maya promised to write her perfect sexy day in Buenos Aires, which has me a little too excited just thinking about it
• Soon I will be bothering as many people as possible by email about the perfect day meme soon that have yet to join in or promise a post, because I’m like that. You have been warned…
• And hey, these blog meme things can get quite addictive!

As I said, not all that much BA blogging this week, with people obviously easing themselves into the new year. Still, less work for me to do in the roundup! Thanks for reading, and hope to see you next roundup, same time, same place…