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El Otro Porteño: Not Your Stereotypical Tour
Article by Sharon Salt. I don’t wake up early on Monday mornings, and certainly not in winter, and certainly not to venture out of the house. (God forbid!) But last Monday, I woke up with the sun, had...
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Sweet on Sweet Buenos Aires: Indulging My Sweet Tooth in Palermo
By Sharon Salt. Kelly Poindexter is a Wisconsin native, second time expat. When she was a girl, she remembers thinking she was an actual princess – probably sent to live in the Midwest after a...
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Leslie Tessler 2013 Trunk Show: Capes, Capes, Capes!
By Sharon Salt. Winter is finally here, so it’s only fitting that Leslie Tessler just launched her new collection of capes. I was lucky enough to attend the trunk show hosted in her spacious Recoleta...
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Cultural Crash Course + Steak + Malbec = The Argentine Experience
By Sharon Salt. Of all the foods and drinks most strongly associated with Argentina, empanadas, steak, alfajores, wine, and mate have got to be the top five. Normally I wouldn’t suggest eating them all...
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Who is Sharon Salt?
You might have noticed that Vivi is no longer the only one writing on this site. Wondering who this new Sharon Salt is? Read an intimate G-chat conversation between Vivi and Sharon – about their...
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Armonía y Bienestar – Acupuncture Buenos Aires
Article by Sharon Salt. Acupuncture is finally gaining awareness in Buenos Aires, and it’s thanks in large part to Lauren Dulberg’s new studio Acupuncture Buenos Aires. Though there are various...
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Meet the Artists and the Characters on the Art Connoisseurs Tour
I was surprised to learn that Miguel Angel Manzi, the founder and tour guide of Art Connoisseurs, is an accountant by day and an art aficionado by night. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t know his stuff...
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Sketching Buenos Aires
By Sharon Salt. Before finally finding a job in Buenos Aires, I had a lot of free time on my hands and no idea what to do with it. A friend and I decided that, in the interest of keeping our spirits...
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Meet The Chica Behind Buenos Aires Para Chicas
Sharon Salt gchats with Amanda, the founder and author behind Buenos Aires Para Chicas, a Portuguese blog dedicated to all things good and girly in Buenos Aires. AMANDA: heyy SHARON: hey! I know we...
View ArticleThe Gaucho Cultural Center in Mataderos
Words and Video by Sharon Salt. Of all the fairs in Buenos Aires, Feria de Mataderos seems – at least to me – the most untouched by tourists, the most steeped in tradition. This probably has something...
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Doppelganger: No Beer, No Wine, No Soda and No Nonsense
By Sharon Salt. It’s unlikely that you’ve walked pas Doppelganger, as it’s in San Telmo, and not Plaza Dorrego San Telmo, more like Parque Lezama San Telmo – a fair number of blocks south of the...
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Hausos: Rachael Pawlowski Creates With Her Hands
Interview by Sharon Salt. Rachael and I reschedule our meeting to sidestep the massive heat wave that’s plowing, slow as molasses, through Buenos Aires. But even as the following week approaches, it’s...
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Foto Ruta Revisited: The Best Camera Is The One You Have With You
Article by Sharon Salt. This weekend, I had the pleasure of attending a Foto Ruta tour. Foto Ruta offers weekly photography tours in Palermo and San Telmo, as well as tours based on iPhonography and...
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Re Porteño: Mate And Fernet Ice Cream
By Sharon Salt. Here’s one of San Telmo’s best-kept secrets: off the corner of Defensa and Estados Unidos, only half a block from the Freddo and the Persico franchises that trap the tourists – for...
View ArticleMalena Pichot Taught Me Spanish
By Sharon Salt. Malena Pichot, Argentine comedienne extraordinaire, is basically my Spanish teacher. (Well, her and my boyfriend.) Having never taken a structured Spanish class, I was desperate to find...
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Buenos Aires Design Tour
Article by Sharon Salt. In the midst of all the clunky suede shoes, wide printed pants, and black mesh shirts, we have Luján Cordaro, Buenos Aires native and founder of Buenos Aires Design Tours, with...
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Art Off The Streets: Graffitimundo Opens Gallery Space
Article by Sharon Salt. The Graffitimundo Gallery isn’t hard to find. It’s located at Carlos Calvo 736 in San Telmo, but perhaps it’s the bright stencil art creeping between the doors and windows that...
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CONVENIENT WINES: Top 5 Picks For Wine at the Convenience Store
Article by Sharon Salt. Look, clearly one of the best parts of living in Buenos Aires is the wine. The wine, the wine, some empanadas, and the wine. I feel obligated to point out that while it’s...
View ArticleSoy Buenos Aires: A Calixta Producciones Short
Teaser – I am Buenos Aires (English Subtitles) from Calixta Producciones on Vimeo. Tomás Gómez Bustillo, founder and creative director of production company Calixta Producciones, wasn’t always...
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Helice Bike Style Has Everything Your Bike Ever Wanted
Article by Sharon Salt. Photos by Sofía Ungar. Models: Joaco Miret / Blancanieves. Helice Bike Style, a new bike accessory brand owned and operated by two Argentine entrepreneurs, caters...
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