I fell into some kind of South American trip tips vortex this weekend. A party at Isabelle's on Friday night led to several conversations with people who had spent substantial amounts of time in Chile or Argentina, and had lots of insight, contacts and even pictures to share. Marie-Noelle offered to hook me up with people all through southern Chile; she'd spent a year in Punta Arenas. Judith had just gotten back to Montreal 3 weeks previous from 3 months of field research and travelling in northern Argentina and Buenos Aires. She had tons of tips on what to check out in the north of the country, where not to live in Buenos Aires, and just happened to have her photo album on her. Veronique had also don her field research in Argentina last year; once again, both in Buenos Aires and the northern part of the country. She had tango tips, as she had taken tango lessons while she was there. I left the party hoping the month until I leave will go by fast.
And then the next day I ran into Alejandro and Marie-Claude who just happen to have a friend in Buenos Aires who just happens to rent out rooms cheap to travellers in her wonderful old mansion in a gorgeous, atmospheric, centrally-located neighbourhood. She also happens to be really nice, and a tango teacher, and always willing to accomodate a friend of her Montreal friends.
Screw the Lonely Planet! If this continues I can use my guide books for rolling papers and door stops.
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