Ana Travels
Boar Farm Revisited
(Oh all right! the title of this post was indeed inspired by Evelyn Waugh’s famous novel. However, a boar farm is slightly less glamorous than a country pile. Only just.) ******************** Last weekend my parents, Sean and I we piled into the car and drove to Suipacha. This is the town where I bought my … Continue reading
Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes (aka the toilet museum)
I must have walked or driven past this magnificent building a few dozen times but it never crossed my mind to go inside. As it so often happens with the attractions of one’s hometown, I never really paid much attention to what was inside the building and when it was built and what for. Now … Continue reading
I’m back in Buenos Aires!
I’m back in my hometown for a month long visit. I couldn’t be more excited! It’s been great so far catching up with some friends (still more catching up to do) and seeing my family. My nieces and nephews have grown so much since the last time I saw them! My oldest niece, who’s 15, … Continue reading
Our Caribbean caper
What can go wrong on a cruise? Having a bout of allergy before setting off? Check! Discovering that your luggage was left behind (after the ship set sail)? Check! Missing social events and not having your golf gear with you (see above)? Check! A fire (albeit small) in one of the engine rooms? Check! … Continue reading
Spring in Dallas: wildflowers
I love flowers and since spring in Texas is rather short, I try to make th most of it by taking photos of as many flowers as I can before they wilt in the horrendous summer heat. Last weekend, we went to the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano TX and had the chance to … Continue reading
Art, wine and good company (i.e. Hubby)
Every year, Savor Dallas organizes a food and wine festival whose motto is “Celebrating Wine, Food and the Arts.” This two-day event takes place in late March, Friday and Saturday. Many events are held on the Saturday, like lunches, classes, tastings and the International Grand Tasting. By far, my favourite event takes place on the … Continue reading
Los ñoquis del 29: arugula gnocchi
Gnocchi is one of the many contributions of Italian immigrants to Argentinean cuisine. Gnocchi, which morphed into our ñoquis are, quite simply, a small flour and potato dumpling-like kind of pasta. Local lore has it that many of those early immigrants found it hard to make ends meet and were hard up towards the end … Continue reading
Notes from a train ride in East Texas
The sun appears timidly behind rain clouds at first and with more conviction later. I sigh with relief; there was a chance of rain in the weather forecast for East Texas but luckily it went away. We roll past pine forests, meadows yellow with wild flowers, cows grazing in the fields, a few houses. Most … Continue reading
Dallas for culture vultures
Dallas may not be internationally renowned for its world-class museums or opera houses but that’s not to say there isn’t some culture in the Big D. The city’s cultural epicenter is the Arts District, located a few block southwest of downtown Dallas. This is one of my favourite areas not least because it’s pedestrian friendly, … Continue reading
So what is a telo anyway?
You walk down, say, Tres Sargentos Street in the financial district of Buenos Aires and see a door with a discreet sign above that reads Hotel alojamiento. You see a suited-up man looking over his shoulder before going inside, followed by a woman sporting a secretarial look, who sneaks in; hopefully unseen. You wonder why … Continue reading
