Expat Blogs in Argentina

[El Perro]

There are alot of blogs started by expats living in Buenos Aires and other parts of Argentina. I thought some of the AP members who live here might be interested. Here is a link that includes links to many blogs. There is a wealth of info about things various and sundry.

http://bloggersinargentina.blogspot.com/

[BadMan]

Thanks for the link Dogg,

I think I will start my own blog,.

Bad

[El Perro]

Great idea Bad. The more the merrier.

[StrayLight]

That site has grown significantly over the past four or five months, and in my opinion, it now serves to prove the old saw that the average person is just average. A whole hell of a lot of those people have nothing of real interest to say, and even less of an idea of how to say it.

Here are a few that I consider above average and that I track pretty closely:

Buenos Aires: City of Faded Elegance - http://baires.elsur.org/ - Jeff Barry is a former librarian and brings a literary slant to the city with his posts. He gets out and walks some of the less-frequented neighborhoods, and from time to time unearths a real gem.

Saltshaker - http://www.saltshaker.net/ - Dan Perlman is a former chef from New York City who operates an in-house restaurant in Recoleta, and posts restaurant reviews from around the city most days of the week. I've had quite a few good tips from this blog (and a few interesting meals at his restaurant).

Line of Sight - http://www.wrighton.com.ar/ - Robert Wright is a tour guide who has a focus on architecture. Like Jeff Barry, he's another one who gets out and walks the city, and posts interesting historical insights into various neighborhoods and buildings.

Maneras Argentinas - http://manerasargentinas.blogspot.com/ - a group of locals who operate a small company dedicated to teaching foreigners about Argentine manners and customs. I've been to one of their wine tastings as well as a yerba mate class. Lot of interesting stuff to learn from these guys.

D for Disorientation - http://dfordisorientation.blogspot.com/ - Pablo Flores is an Argentino who writes from Rosario. Not of real interest to those in Buenos Aires, but if you're here for the duration, he provides some interesting insights into the government and how is does (and doesn't) work.

Idle Words - http://www.idlewords.com/2006/04/argentina_on_two_steaks_a_day.htm - This is not a blog in the true sense of the word, but it's funnier than hell.

SL

[Hlover]

As a two time visitor to BA with another trip planned for later this year, I found your links to be of great value.

Please keep providing updates.

[Fretta]

It's here: http://desdeelbano.blogspot.com/

This isn't an expat blog, but a blog by a sharp-witted Argentinian chica about Argentine expressions and slang. What is really useful are her podcasts (click on headline sections to download) There are a couple dozen of them and they are useful not only for learning some expressions, but also getting used to the. Umm. Unusual accent here (ask an Argentine chica sometime to say "el pesto de esta pasta apesta—it's worth a laugh every time) You can also find the podcasts via iTunes (search: desde el baño)

[StrayLight]

This isn't an expat blog, but a blog by a sharp-witted Argentinian chica about Argentine expressions and slang. What is really useful are her podcasts...Very cool. Thanks.

SL

[StrayLight]

This is some of the bullshit you see on the expat blogs down here.

Some guy and his wife do this blog, "Good Airs: More Than A Bad Translation Of Buenos Aires" - http://www.goodairs.com/

Now, both of these two appear to be aspiring journalists, and they've written at least half a dozen articles for the New York Times, New York Magazine, and other print media outlets extolling the virtues -- real and imagined -- of expat life in Argentina. In short, they have been prime contributors to the expat influx here, and by extension, to some of the negative aspects of that influx. And there are negative aspects to that influx.

But on their blog the other day, one of them wrote, "I really hope my porteña accent improves enough so I can disassociate myself from both the bargain seeking and conspicuous consuming lot of [the influxing expats]."

What a hypocrite.

[Big Bob 7]

It's here: http://desdeelbano.blogspot.com/

This isn't an expat blog, but a blog by a sharp-witted Argentinian chica about Argentine expressions and slang. What is really useful are her podcasts (click on headline sections to download)Thanks a lot for contributing this link Smirky. I have a Chilean maid and I don't have a problem understanding her but I have noticed that she says some things differently. However, I recently met some Chileans from Valparaiso and they were speaking so quickly and dropping so many syllables that it seemed to me like they were trying to speak Hebrew backwards or something. Her most recent podcast on Chile was really interesting. I'm going to enjoy rummaging around in the archives of this site.

[Sinistra]

Here is a link to a short weekly podcast that is both in English and in Spanish. The name of the podcast is "Argotango" and here is the description from the site:

Get up to speed on Argentine Spanish lingo. This podcast is particularly aimed at the English speaking community who learn Spanish, but also those whose native language is not English.

The link is: http://www.briteach.com.ar/podcast/BAGV.xml

You can also subscribe via iTunes.