From a distance, says Charly Chaplin, life is a comedy, from up close it is a tragedy. He's right. But as a traveler, are you ever able to see behind the facade? Do you even want that? To where it hurts? I doubt it. People prefer the glossy version. The beautiful and the…
There are many reasons to like Buenos Aires, one of them, a somewhat morbid one, is the City of the Dead – El Cementerio de la Recoleta. The attraction of cemeteries has haunted me throughout my life. I have no idea why that is (I'm not the only one though, I was told to reassure). I want...
It's always amazing how quickly people recover from the strain of a long flight and more than thirty sleepless hours. In any case, everything seems to be fine in the morning. The smells of fresh coffee wafting in from outside are so tempting that your stomach starts to growl loudly. The Chillhouse The…
As evolution has shown, humans are extremely adaptable creatures. Otherwise it would hardly have become the somewhat controversial crown of creation. However, it is questionable whether evolution also envisaged being cooped up inside a fairly thin metal shell, 12 hours in a seat that was far too narrow, with hardly any opportunity to stretch out your legs, in between...