During our visit to the Museo del Automóvil in Buenos Aires, we were amazed by its stunning collection of vintage and classic cars. We explored decades of automotive history, surrounded by beautifully restored vehicles, rare racing cars, and nostalgic memorabilia. It felt like a fascinating journey back in time that perfectly showed us Argentina’s rich automotive heritage. […]
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The Palacio Barolo is one of the most fascinating architectural landmarks in Buenos Aires. This 100-metre-high building was designed by the Italian architect Mario Palanti on behalf of the textile entrepreneur Luis Barolo and completed in 1923. The whole building is an architectural homage to Dante’s Divine Comedy. Its 22 storeys reflect the structure of
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From our apartment in Palermo, it was a short stroll into the botanical garden. On the other side lays the Ecoparque, the zoo of Buenos Aires, so we continued to explore some animals too. We didn’t see too many animals, but some we had never seen before. Beside of this funny bird, we saw something
During the last days, we took it more relaxed, staying home when the weather was bad or exploring our neighbourhood. We often started with going to a café for breakfast, or sometimes just the pastelería on the next corner to get some delicious medialunas. One of our excursions took us to the Museo de Arte
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The next day, we already had a SUBE card, charged and ready to go at the public transport. The line D took us from the Palermo district into the centre. When we resurfaced, we were at the Obelisk monument in the Plaza de la República. The reinforced concrete structure was erected in 1936 to commemorate the quadricentennial of
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The day we arrived was Day 0. We were exhausted from the long flight where we had slept little and the time difference got us too. We managed a walk through the area where we will live during the next weeks and discovered the Botanical Garden close by, but soon it was time for a
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As you are not allowed to leave anything valuable, any medicaments, any kind of food including spices, any batteries, no electronic devices in the car, we had a lot to pack and ended up with 5 bags. Of course there were things we could hide somewhere in the car, but we didn’t want to risk
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In Belgium, we had chosen Waterloo as our first touristic stop. Most of us know about the important battle which has taken place near Waterloo, but not everybody knows where it lies (we didn’t). The battle of Waterloo marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was beaten by the British and Allied forces under
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Our port of departure is Antwerp, but as we have enough time, we can enjoy the route to get there. We crossed Switzerland in 2 days, visiting the famous Rhine Falls, which at 23 metres high and 150 metres wide, are among the most impressive in Europe. Even here, we suppose the amount of water
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After months of preparations, we are now on the way to South America! So exciting!! It was another hot day when we left our home town, so we stopped already at Göstling at the Ybbs, where we enjoyed the cool water of the river. Close by, we found an old farm house, where campers are
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