International Bike Day

Posted on April 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving” – Albert Einstein.

In order to promote this mean of transportation and draw attention to the rights of cyclists, April 19th has been established International Bike Day.

The bicycle is an economic and ecological alternative: it is also beneficial to our health at all ages and friendly environment. Both within the city and in rural environments the use of the bicycle is the catalyst for a healthier life in a responsible society.

Visit and discover a different Buenos Aires: rent a bicycle with La Bicicleta Naranja or Bike tours. You won’t regret it.

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Gallery Nights 2012: A night tour of art in Buenos Aires

Posted on April 18, 2012 | Leave a comment

Next April 27 galleries and art spaces in Barrio Norte and Recoleta will dress up for the start of another cycle of Gallery Nights. The spaces will be open from 7 to 10pm to present their artists and show the latest creations.

Gallery Nights is the art circuit that gathers art lovers in an original trail of art galleries, antique shops, museums and cultural centers in Buenos Aires. It runs from April to December in Buenos Aires (Barrio Norte, Retiro and Palermo) and in January a special summer edition in Punta del Este.

It’s not a guided tour: with map in hand, the public can tour the galleries in the area,  or go to the exhibitions that interest them most. Everything is free, including complimentary glass of Chandon offered by galleries.

Also, a complimentary shuttle is available in order to get to every art gallery and move with greater ease. Stops are marked on maps, and minibuses travel the entire circuit constantly.  Take a look at the map and start the tour where you prefer.

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Malbec World Day

Posted on April 16, 2012 | Leave a comment

For the second year of celebration, Wines of Argentina has decided to organize the event in Argentina in Buenos Aires, a city icon of Latin America that will give this date a great international visibility. 

This special event will be held on April 17, 2012 at 19.30 in the Puerto Madero Yacht Club, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires.

The first Malbec World Day, celebrated worldwide on April 17 2011, was a resounding success and encouraged us to celebrate again this year. With the support of the Argentine Chancellery, more than 40 Argentine diplomatic representations around the world will be organizing activities again this year in celebration of this emblematic day for the Argentine wine industry. Among the participating delegations will be the United States, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, Brazil, Poland, Algeria, Vietnam, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Greece, Australia, Perú, the Philippines, Germany, Denmark, Chile, Venezuela, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Korea, India, the Netherlands, Uruguay, Sweden, Russia, Armenia and Panama.

This year, for the second celebration, Wines of Argentina has decided to organize activities in the following countries and cities:

  • ARGENTINA: 
Buenos Aires
  • THE UNITED STATES
: Washington DC
, Los Angeles
, Seattle, 
Miami, 
New York
  • CANADA: 
Ottawa
, Toronto, 
Vancouver
, Victoria
  • 

THE UNITED KINGDOM
: Malbec World Day activities will be held in London and all around the country, with promotions in the main wine shops (more than 250 stores, bars and restaurants around the United Kingdom).
  • THE NETHERLANDS
: MWD special sales in the main wine shops of the country.
  • COLOMBIA
: Activities all around the country promoted by the Exito group. 
Special events in Bogotá.
  • PERÚ
: Activities held all around the country, promoted by Cadena Vivanda.
  • MEXICO: 
Mexico DF, 
Punta Mita
: Activities all around the country promoted by La Europea stores
  • BRAZIL
: São Paulo
, Rio de Janeiro

For detailed information on these events check this link.

Given the promotional potential of Malbec World Day, not only for our wines but also for our country brand, fill your glasses with Malbec next April 17 and drink a toast in honor of the wine that has stirred a revolution in the world’s wine industry.

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Tartan Day Parade @ Buenos Aires

Posted on April 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

Next Saturday the City Government will celebrate the Scottish community.
This is part of the program “Buenos Aires Celebra” which promotes knowledge and cultural exchange between locals and the different established communities in our country.

The parade will start at 3pm this coming Saturday April 14th and is organized by the Scottish Association of Argentina and will be held in Avenida de Mayo and Bolivar.

There will be music and traditional dances performed by arts groups and historical recreation, as well as handicrafts and typical products.

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Earth hour: a global blackout for an hour

Posted on March 31, 2012 | Leave a comment

A global initiative fostered at international level by the World Wild Life and in Argentina, by the “Fundación Vida Silvestre”, with the support of the Government of the City.

The initiative is about turning the lights off during an hour as a symbolic way of showing a difference against the Global Climate Change. The celebration will start at 8.30pm with the blackout of the lights of the Planetarium and then, Kevin Johansen + The Nada will give a concert.

When? Today, March, 31st, at Planetario Galileo Galilei [ Av. Sarmiento y Av. Belisario Roldan, Palermo ]

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A Tranny Parrilla in Buenos Aires

Posted on March 24, 2012 | Leave a comment

Parrilla Transeuntes is not the typical parrilla of Buenos Aires: this is a gastronomic venture run by trans people. Transeúntes, which means ‘passerby’ in Spanish, was born as a place for trans people to work, learn basic skills, and have the chance to develop a career.

They offer a tasty menu criollo,  that is simple & reduced: vacío, chorizo or gondola, available “al plato” (in a plate) or as a sandwich. The meat can be accompanied by a selection of side dishes, such as papas fritas, salads or grilled vegetables.

Located in Barracas, with an extremely casual ambience, it’s open Monday thru Friday, form 11am to 3pm.
A different parrilla to try out.

Parrillita Transeúntes
Aristóbulo del Valle 1851, Barracas
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Parrillita-Transeúntes/252836048080820

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World Water Day

Posted on March 22, 2012 | Leave a comment

Each of us needs to drink 2 to 4 litres of water every day. But it takes 2000 to 5000 litres of water to produce one person’s daily food.
The world is thirsty because of our needs for food. Today, there are over 7 billion people to feed on the planet and this number is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050.
To be able to feed everybody, we first need to secure water, in suffifficient quantity and adequate quality.

International World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

The UN Water has prepared an advocacy guide for you to download & read. The aims of this guide are: Learning to help to communicate the purpose of World Water Day 2012, to encourage advocacy and stakeholder action towards improving water and land management and governance and to share information about World Water Day 2012 activities, efforts and events.

The success of World Water Day depends on you.

 

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