Portable Parents Blog

After much anticipation the Grandma has landed in Buenos Aires!
Really the plan to meet up with Barbara and Giles was drafted more than a year ago when we found out that Giles had the opportunity to speak at a conference in BA - we have all tentatively planned on meeting up in the city, and...

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Lions and Tigers and Bears…
The Buenos Aires Zoo, or Jardin Zoológico is located in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires.  For us it is only a hop, skip, and a jump from our apartment in Palermo Viejo or about 10 blocks.  In fact, we walk by the zoo most days looking to catch...

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Imagine what you would pack if you were preparing to travel for a year or more.  All of the pants, shirts, shoes, jackets, toiletries, books, electronics, and various knick knacks…now throw it all away and start again!
This time pack it all into a single carry-on suitcase!
What sort of climate you ask?  Well, you need to...

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We arrived in Buenos Aires on Sunday Morning!  We are staying at a friends flat in an area known as Palermo Soho in the South West part of the city.  We have not seen much of the city yet, but 2 things we know for certain…
1) It is winter in Argentina
2)We look so out of...

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