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[20 Nov 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Arts and Cultural at Centro Cultural Recoleta

Arts and Cultural at Centro Cultural Recoleta
I stumbled upon Centro Cultural Recoleta after visiting Eva Peron’s tomb and Paseo Recoleta Weekend Market. The Centro Cultural Recoleta is an exhibition and cultural events centre located in the barrio of Recoleta, Buenos Aires Argentina.

In lay man terms, it is an art museum and it holds some of the interesting masterpieces of Argentina’s artists. I spent more than an hour venturing the area. Some of the work is speechless.

I have posted a few pictures here but if you want to see the …

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[18 Aug 2011 | 3 Comments | ]
Bed & Breakfast Lodging Manekineko at Buenos Aires

Bed & Breakfast Lodging Manekineko at Buenos Aires
It took me more than a year to write about this place but it is never too late. I personally stayed there for a few days and a few of my friends actually stayed there for weeks in a few occasions.
I stayed in 2 places in Buenos Aires, the luxurious 5 star Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel and Manekineko. Manekineko means the Japanese “lucky charm” cat which brings good luck, business and good fortune. Most shops in Japan or even most Asian shops have …

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[11 Sep 2010 | 11 Comments | ]
Live Argentine Tango at Nonno Bachicha il Conventillo with Video, La Boca, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Live Argentine Tango at Nonno Bachicha il Conventillo with Video, La Boca, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
I’ve heard so much about Argentine Tango before my trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina. I heard they tango by the street and its everywhere. Well, that is the truth.
I was there for almost 4-5 days in Buenos Aires. Street tango can be easily found at Florida Street and La Boca while the proper posh live tango is available at night, usually packaged with dinner. Prices varies depending on how popular is the place and the tango …

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[1 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Indian Food at West Bengal, Loi Suites Arenales, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Indian Food at West Bengal, Loi Suites Arenales, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
There is a very popular Indian Italian mixed restaurant in Buenos Aires. Serving authentic Indian and Italian food, West Bengal offers a great dining experience that comes with a price.

Located at the beautiful Loi Suites Arenales, West Bengal offers both Italian and Indian cuisine.
I was there a few months ago for a dinner with my Argentine friends. As Indian food is quite common in Malaysia, it is a different case in Argentina.

We ordered the Jingha Palao (ARs 55/ US 14.50/ …

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[28 Jun 2010 | 12 Comments | ]
Cafe Tortoni (1858): The Oldest Cafe in Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Cafe Tortoni (1858): The Oldest Cafe in Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
It is one of the highlights of Buenos Aires. Located just blocks from the famous Florida Street, Café Tortoni is a must visit place in Buenos Aires. As introduced by the tourist maps and also the locals, Café Tortoni is one of the oldest café in Argentina.

Established in 1858, with the history of more than 150 years old, Café Tortoni caters both the locals and the tourists. Located at Avenida de Mayo 825 ,Buenos Aires City, the café or coffee shop …

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[5 May 2010 | 12 Comments | ]
My Argentina Articles on Malay Mail Newspaper, Malaysia

My Articles on Malay Mail newspaper, Malaysia
Malay Mail is one of the oldest newspaper companies in Malaysia. Established in 1896, it is the first daily newspaper in Federal Malay States, now Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The newspaper is available FREE in Klang Valley only with a circulation of 100,000 copies daily.
I would like to offer my sincere gratitude to them for publishing my articles on their newspaper. It was published on 4th of May, 2010 and it was a 3 full pages coverage. My humble articles are as below.

Stepping Into The …

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[2 Apr 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
La Boca – Colourful & Stunning, ARGENTINA

La Boca – Colourful & Stunning, ARGENTINA
La Boca, is one of the the must visit place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This was told to me from a Malaysian that resides in Buenos Aires, Shakhira. We met in Florida Street before we  hop on to the Buenos Aires hop-on tour bus to go to La Boca.

La Boca is a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. It has a very strong European influence due to the early settlers from Genoa, Italy. It has a long history involving with the European migrants here leads to …

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[20 Mar 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Paseo Recoleta – Weekend Flea Market, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Paseo Recoleta – Weekend Flea Market, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
The only weekend flea market I came across in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Paso Recoleta Weekend Flea Market. It is located near the popular Hard Rock Cafe Buenos Aires and also many popular tourist spots. Such as La Recoleta Cemetery that has the Eva Peron’s cemetery and also the Centro Cultural Recoleta.

After visiting the Eva Peron’s tomb at La Recoleta cemetery, we proceed to the weekend flea market at Paseo Recoleta.

Like many other weekend flea market, they offered clothes, souvenirs, food and …

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[15 Mar 2010 | 9 Comments | ]
Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center – ARGENTINA

Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center – ARGENTINA
One of the best hotel I stayed in Argentina,  Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center.  Situated in the heart of the city, Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel overlooked at the famous Plaza San Martin and also many marvelous buildings of Buenos Aires.

This is where I stayed when I touched down in Argentina. It looks grand and majestic from far.

We paraded our 4x4worldexplorer.com 4×4 cars at the lobby of the hotel. There were quite a number of curious onlookers took the pictures of …

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[28 Feb 2010 | 9 Comments | ]
Argentina’s Tango Artist, Guillermo Alio

Argentina’s Tango Artist, Guillermo Alio
There’s a lot of tango dancers and artists in Argentina but finding the best of both world is not easy. Luckily, I found one by the name of Guillermo Alio in La Boca. La Boca is one of the places you couldn’t miss in Buenos Aires. Rich by history itself, I went to La Boca with my friend Shakhira. La Boca is also the home for the world renowned football team, Boca Juniors.

Unlike the city of Buenos Aires, La Boca simply different. Different in the sense …

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[23 Feb 2010 | 9 Comments | ]
Eva Peron, Evita’s Tomb at La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

Eva Peron, Evita’s Tomb at La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
My visit to Eva Peron or most popular known as Evita’s tomb was planned by fellow friend “One Dollar”. Unexpectedly, friends from the 4x4worldexplorer.com expedition, “One Dollar” and “Banker” returned to Buenos Aires early from Brazil Rio’s Samba Festival.  Having them with me in Buenos Aires was a blessing. They taught me how to read the map and how to take the subway or better known as “tube” here. Later on, they left to Rio Gallegos to join the rest …

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[30 Jan 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Fine Dining at Happening, Puetro Madero, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

*Written by Wilson Ng*
Puetro Madero is a scenic waterfront area in Buenos Aires. We had a dinner at one of the “fine dining” restaurants there, Happening.

Please click the video to the Youtube link and select 1080p for FULL HD experience. Video is shot in 1080p FULL HD Format.

The entrance of the lovely restaurant. From outside, the restaurant looks really lovely. Tables and chairs and the area was very clean.

The common starters for most of the Argentinian restaurants, breads in the basket. Different variations differs from one to another outlet. Sometimes, …

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