Probably its most defining characteristic, factories & warehouses can be found scattered all around Barracas. Everywhere. There’s no escape.
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line of sight
Guidebook author & tour guide, Robert Wright, shares what's in his line of sight.
buenos aires: barracas revisited, divisions
Barracas is big. It’s bulky. And this southern barrio has a reputation for being bad. But it’s one of my favorite areas of Buenos Aires. Hopefully this series of posts will dispel some of the misrepresentations about Barracas & encourage people to explore it.
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endless mile: prep for plaza de mayo
I’ll never forget my first impression of Plaza de Mayo—the main square in Buenos Aires & arguably the most important public spot in all of Argentina… on arrival I thought to myself, “This is it??“
personal: when i lived in spain
With Spain deep in crisis mode & elections for President/Prime Minister coming up tomorrow, I sat back last night & thought about how things were so different when I lived in Cádiz in 1998-99.
portugal: quero cantar fado
Fado is music for the soul. Defined by a sense of yearning or longing for something that’s out of reach (saudade), fado equals nostalgia. Songs can be happy or sad–often both at the same time–which truly reflects life.
buenos aires: parque de la ciudad
Imagine having a gigantic, empty space just waiting to be developed within the city limits. Not many opportunities like that come along, but during the last dictatorship (1976-83) an enormous tract of land in the southern section of Buenos Aires became the city’s newest amusement park.
buenos aires: inside the kavanagh
Don’t be jealous… although you should be. The Kavanagh is a Holy Grail to architecture buffs worldwide, & I scored a visit inside today.
sevilla: cathedral
Thinking ahead to next year & some of the places in Spain & Portugal I’d like to cover with Endless Mile, top on the list is the cathedral in Sevilla. How many times have I been inside? Too many to count. How many times would I return? As many as I possibly can.
buenos aires: the other costanera sur
Most people associate the Costanera Sur with choripan & a wonderful sculpture by Lola Mora. Todo bien. But there’s actually more of the old public bathing area which extends into La Boca. A dead-end on the map, I’ve always to explore that corner of Buenos Aires. Today was the day.
endless mile: why once?
Ok, first of all, let’s get something clear. It’s not the English word “once” but the mini-barrio known as Once in Buenos Aires. Say \OHN-say\… now you’ve got it. A 12-block walk through the heart of Once will be the next release for Endless Mile, nicely ahead of schedule.