Circuito Chico

Having my mum visiting was the perfect time to be a gung-ho Bariloche tourist. We spun around the two main sightseeing routes, Circuito Chico and Circuito Grande, tracing the smaller chico loop first. We began… Continue reading →

Cerro Campanario

I have been toying with starting this post backwards and wowing you with the eye-popping views at the top of Cerro Campanario right off the bat. But in my heart of hearts, I… Continue reading →

San Carlos de Bariloche

Lakes, forested hills, snow-topped mountains, alpine air, chocolate chocolate chocolate. We have escaped the hot humid city in the last remnants of summer to the cool, fresh air of Bariloche for the next… Continue reading →

Playa Unión & Gaiman

After the flurry of our small and happy wedding, we motored 14 hours south of Buenos Aires to Patagonia, specifically Playa Unión, to see JP’s family and relax. The impeccably behaved Pulga accompanied me… Continue reading →

Summertime at the park

The Palermo parks in summertime are brimming with activity. Just one block from us, they’re one of many reasons I love our pocket of the city. The exercise track surrounding the Rosedal rose… Continue reading →

Pileta & Jacaranda

Thank you for la pileta, the pool on the roof of our building… Birds chirp and swoop overhead, insects potter about on the edge and sometimes make the fatal leap into the twinkling… Continue reading →

Apricot lilies

These were a wonderful surprise for me this evening. Gobsmackingly beautiful, perfect even. Heavenly scent. To drink in these delicate creatures when car engines, fumes and brash buildings surround us is… life-affirming! I… Continue reading →

Mist & colour

We’ve been submerged in mist for over a week now, with some very English drizzle and bone-drenching damp in the mix. There have been a couple of cracker storms, that are famously fantastic… Continue reading →

Outdoors

In autumn, Buenos Aires’ green spaces are fresh, bright and finally free from summer’s scorching hot sun. Walkers, joggers and cyclists stream along the paths of the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve and sit… Continue reading →

Goa

March brought a whirlwind four days in England, hugging family, dining like kings, wrapping up warm and suddenly we’re standing on Ashwem Beach in faraway India, watching this sunny ice-cream seller cycle by.… Continue reading →