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City Sippers

Posted in On the Road Again, The inevitability of Blah on September 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

We parked our car and headed down the street toward City Sip. Two young guys were walking our way.
“You girls are pretty.”
Annoyance and mild elation.
“But too old for me.”

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Common Senses

Posted in Inspiration Point, On the Road Again, Photography, Simple Pleasures, The inevitability of Blah, tagged , on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I went up to Santa Barbara for a day with a friend. I haven’t been in the best of spirits, which means I haven’t been feeling all that motivated to be out and about in the world. Ironically, being out and about and filling the senses with life is what often helps lift the spirits. [...]

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Love Lost Love Found

Posted in Good Thoughts, Inspiration Point, On the Road Again, Simple Pleasures, tagged , , , , on January 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Life since returning to L.A. has been … strange. As soon as I stepped out of the airport, I was whisked back into life as-was. I ignored it by sticking my head in the sand, then accepted it blankly. But now … now something new begins.
Someone came to visit me a week ago. Only, it [...]

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San Ignacio

Posted in On the Road Again, tagged , , , , , on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

After Colonia Pelligrini and Reserva Esteros del Ibera, I headed further north to Posadas, the capital of the province of Misiones. From there, the San Ignacio Miní ruins are about 1 hour by bus. By now I am a connoisseur of buses. San Ignacio Miní was one of the missions founded in 1632 by the [...]

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Swing Time

Posted in On the Road Again, Simple Pleasures, tagged , , , on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I have become obsessed with hammocks!
At Posada Ypa Sapukai in Colonia Pelligrini.

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Nature Calls

Posted in Inspiration Point, On the Road Again, Simple Pleasures, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Rather belated, but here are some photos from my trip to Colonia Pelligrini. The sky up north in the province of Corrientes was achingly expansive and blue by day, infinitely dusty with stars by night. It was while looking up at the night sky that I saw shooting stars and fireflies for the first time! [...]

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Tis the Season

Posted in On the Road Again, Photography, Simple Pleasures, tagged , , on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I didn’t get to spend Christmas in Buenos Aires but I got to experience the spirit of the season with the Bennetts at their beautiful apartment in San Telmo:

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Tango, Anyone?

Posted in On the Road Again, Small Feats, tagged , , , , on December 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The next step after tango classes is the milonga.
What is a milonga? According to Wikipedia:
Milonga is a term for a place or an event where tango is danced …
… Most milongas are held on a regular basis (usually weekly), and they often begin with dancing classes and sometimes demonstration dances. Usually, three to five songs [...]

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Subte Transfer

Posted in Art, On the Road Again, tagged , , on December 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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A Little Adventure

Posted in On the Road Again, tagged , , , , , on December 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Tuesday morning. I am hecka tired and not quite sure where I am. I was determined to have myself a little adventure on the road before coming back home to Los Angeles (so soon!). I wasn’t getting far with my attempts at planning things via phone/internet so I decided to simply head north to the [...]

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