Author: Alan Seabright

Calle Lanin is small yet beautiful street in the barrio of Barracas, in the south of Buenos Aires, where the colors of the city shine through in the murals by local artist Marino Santa Maria, covering almost every home.

Beyond the shows and street performances, local tango culture in Buenos Aires can still be experienced in its true form. This post explains how in an overview of the many types of local tango salons.

Read about the “Who, What, When, How, Why & Where of Living in Buenos Aires” in BA INSIDER Magazine, a bi-monthly publication with listings and suggestions for great places in Buenos Aires to eat, drink and explore.

The ice cream in Buenos Aires is not to be missed, and Un Altra Volta, an ice cream parlor and coffee shop in Recoleta, offers Italian-style gelato that rivals even the best flavors from Italy.

Some hilarious tit-for-tat adverts between Argentine and Brazilian advertising companies, showing the great, yet obsessive, football (soccer) rivalry between the two South American nations.

Jeff Barry, over at Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance, has started what should be a very interesting series of posts about deteriorating and abandoned buildings in Buenos Aires.

A classic Buenos Aires cafe-bar in operation since 1864, El Federal, with its antique wooden fixtures and extensive menu of local favorites, has long been a favorite of San Telmo residents and visitors.

Which kind of Buenos Aires expat are you? The Buenos Aires blogging community outlines, categorizes and pokes fun at the different kinds of people from overseas that have made this city their home.

Share a bottle of Argentine wine and relax for the evening at Bar Seddon, a San Telmo bar with live music, an international crowd and local charm. A true Buenos Aires neighborhood staple.

For delicious cookies, brownies, biscuits and more, visit Sugar and Spice, a bakery in Palermo Hollywood whose exquisite specialty breads, pastries and cakes are sold in locations all over Buenos Aires.