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17/12/2025

Would you raise a kid in Buenos Aires ? 🇦🇷

~ Raising a family in Buenos Aires offers a mix that is increasingly rare worldwide. On the pro side, the city is deeply family-oriented. Children are welcome everywhere, from cafés to late dinners, and daily life is built around social connection rather than isolation. Public healthcare and education are widely accessible, including free public universities, which removes pressures that dominate family planning in much of the world. Buenos Aires also provides cultural density that few cities can match: parks in every neighborhood, strong arts and sports culture, walkability, and a slower rhythm that allows parents to actually be present. Compared to many global cities, children grow up with more independence, less rigid scheduling, and stronger extended family style social bonds, even outside biological family.

The trade-offs are real and should not be romanticized. Economic instability creates uncertainty, especially for families earning locally, and inflation requires constant adaptation. Safety varies significantly by neighborhood, demanding more situational awareness than in top-tier European or East Asian cities. Infrastructure, while functional, can feel inconsistent compared to countries with highly predictable public systems. International mobility and long-term financial planning may also require more strategy than in wealthier, more stable economies. Compared globally, Buenos Aires offers richness of life, culture, and human connection at the expense of predictability and ease. For families who value time, community, and lived experience over material certainty, it can be an exceptional place to raise children. ~

16/12/2025

Not too shabby….

~ Hotel Fasano Rio is a piece of Brazilian design history sitting directly on Ipanema. Opened in 2007 by the Fasano family, it was conceived as a modern homage to mid-century Rio, when the city was the cultural capital of Brazil and Bossa Nova was being born just a few blocks away. Designed by Philippe Starck, the building blends clean modern lines with subtle Brazilian references, from the wood tones to the restrained elegance that mirrors old Rio sophistication rather than flashy resort luxury.

The Fasano name itself carries weight. Long before the hotel, the family defined high society dining in Brazil through Fasano restaurants in São Paulo and Rio, serving politicians, artists, and global elites for decades. Staying here is not about excess. It is about lineage, discretion, and taste. Fasano is where Rio’s creative and business class stays when they want to be close to the energy of the city without being consumed by it. ~



14/12/2025

Not too shabby…

~ Meat and wine are not luxuries in Argentina. They are pillars of daily life and identity. Beef is treated with respect because it represents abundance, tradition, and craftsmanship passed down through generations. From neighborhood parrillas to family grills, the focus is not excess but quality, patience, and sharing. Wine, especially Malbec, plays a similar role. It is not reserved for special occasions. It is part of conversation, long lunches, and slow dinners. Food and vino are how Argentines connect, debate, laugh, and stay present. They anchor social life and turn ordinary moments into something meaningful.

The clearest expression of this culture is the Sunday asado. Sunday is not for errands or rushing. It is for gathering. The fire is lit slowly, meat cooks for hours, and time stretches. Families and friends arrive without urgency, conversations unfold naturally, and phones disappear. The asado is less about eating and more about belonging. It reinforces values that define Argentina: patience, community, and respect for tradition. In a world obsessed with speed and productivity, the Sunday asado is a quiet declaration that life is meant to be shared, unhurried, and lived together.~

13/12/2025

It’s hard to beat…

~ Well known travel and literary reasons Americans love Argentina
1. “Argentina feels European without the arrogance.”
A recurring theme in American travel writing since the 1950s. Buenos Aires is often described as Parisian in form but Latin in warmth. Referenced by writers like Paul Theroux and Jan Morris.
2. Buenos Aires as a “thinking city.”
American authors describe it as a city of books, cafés, debate, and reflection rather than spectacle. Popularized through Borges essays translated and studied in the US.
3. A culture built around conversation, not consumption.
Travel books contrast Argentina with leisure-driven destinations. Long dinners, cafés, and sobremesa are often cited as distinctly Argentine in expat memoirs.
4. A city designed for walking and observation.
Writers praise Buenos Aires as a city best experienced on foot. Unlike many capitals, it rewards slow wandering. Noted in Lonely Planet, Fodor’s, and early Frommer’s guides.
5. Argentina as culturally serious.
Long respected for literature, psychoanalysis, music, and political debate. Buenos Aires is often cited for its high number of bookstores and psychologists per capita.
6. A country that invites permanence, not tourism.
American writers contrast Argentina with places built to entertain foreigners. It expects you to live like locals or not at all.
7. Dignity despite instability.
Writers note how culture, education, and social norms persist through economic cycles. This resilience appears often in political and cultural analysis.
8. Buenos Aires as a city you grow into.
A recurring idea is that Argentina does not impress instantly but rewards time. Found in memoirs, Fulbright essays, and long-stay travel writing. ~

11/12/2025

Will Argentina return to its former glory?? Is her lifestyle more European than Europe now?

~ A lot of people look at Argentina in 2025 and genuinely feel it is on the come up. The country still has European architecture, culture, food, and lifestyle, but now mixed with affordability, ambition, and a new wave of reforms that Europe no longer offers. Buenos Aires feels more alive than many major EU capitals. Restaurants are packed, young people are optimistic, immigration is rising, tech founders are arriving, and entire neighborhoods feel like they are rebuilding themselves. You get walkable streets, cafés, theaters, nightlife, and a creative class that actually has energy. It feels like Europe without the stagnation, without the slow decline, and without the weight of over regulation crushing momentum.

At the same time, many people say Europe is entering a long demographic and economic slump. The birth rates are collapsing, the population is aging, and entire cities feel quieter every year. Growth is flat, taxes are high, and the energy on the street feels tired compared to a place like Argentina where you still hear construction, see families out late, and watch the culture regenerate. People also point out that Argentina, despite its challenges, feels surprisingly safe in many areas compared to parts of Western Europe that are struggling with crime spikes and social tension. The contrast is why you hear foreigners say Argentina feels more “European” than modern Europe. It kept the architecture, the charm, and the soul, but added youth, affordability, resilience, and momentum that Europe is losing.~

10/12/2025

What is life without some Latin spice

09/12/2025

Egypt…

Is awesome

05/12/2025

💃🕺

~ Cali is Colombia’s third biggest city, hot, energetic, loud, and driven by music. It sits in a valley between two Andean ranges, which makes it a major trade route from the Pacific port of Buenaventura into the rest of the country. The city has a strong Afro-Colombian identity, a big sports culture, and nightlife that feels alive every single day of the week.

Cali is also the salsa capital of the world, but the city’s reputation isn’t only about dancing. In the 80s and 90s it was home to the Cali Cartel, one of the most powerful drug trafficking organizations in history. They operated differently from Medellín. Less explosives, more money, more infiltration. They ran huge parts of the city from the shadows until the Colombian government took them down in the mid-90s.

Today Cali is vibrant but rough around the edges. Some neighborhoods are booming with businesses, universities, parties, and culture. Others deal with crime, inequality, and spillover from past cartel networks. People who know the city describe it as welcoming, exciting, sometimes chaotic, and never boring. It’s a place with incredible rhythm and energy but one where you stay alert and respect the environment. ~

04/12/2025

It’s always the rag tag type tailor shops that DELIVER

Done custom work in 🇺🇸🇩🇰🇮🇹🇵🇪🇰🇭🇧🇷

Do not go into fancy looking places.

If it’s clean, leave. If they sit you on a cute little couch and have some assistant bring you coffee, adios.

Find the mom & pop type shop that looks a little disorganized. Dinky changing room. Kinda sloppy dressed tailor = big green flag.

That’s where the best quality, best service, & best prices are.

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