I’ve always felt some kind of emotional attachment to this city –probably because my dad was born in the province of Buenos Aires, between Banfield and Temperley– although never landed my feet on it.
On our way there though, I wasn’t as excited as I should’ve probably been. Not specially pumped about leaving Colombia, which we truly loved and going back to a monstrously big city, where a nomad life is not easy, was perhaps the reason why.

Funny enough though, we ended up loving everything about it.

We rented a room at Gabriela’s apartment, in Palermo, just a block south of Scalabrini Ortiz. Her family has owned the building for ages so she had endless stories and tips on the neighborhood.

Taking advantage of its prime location and our open schedule we deeply immersed in the city’s beat wandering around the streets nearby, checking out every book store possible, attending yoga sessions, indulging amazing empanadas on-the-go and sitting in cafes for hours seeing porteños passing by, planning our next moves and reading our current novel. We actually try to read books from the places we’re at or from local authors. We picked up La ciudad invencible from Fernanda Trías, which gives a modern fresh view of BsAs’ life, and Ficciones, a classic from Borges, to add to our list.


Everything feels so European in BsAs, from the architecture to streets or cafes —Varela Varelita and Santa Marta were amongst our favorites— that my mind played tricks on me and for a moment made me feel I was in Madrid.

Not seeing a cloud in the sky on our days there helped making our walks long and beautiful. From Palermo all the way to La Boca going through San Telmo, where we spent an afternoon strolling around and could even enjoy an improvised street tango show in one of its squares.

Following no guide, no schedule, just letting ourselves be drifted away by the rythm of the city. We also biked from Palermo to Microcentro stopping by La Recoleta and being surprised by its astonishing cementery and parks.

And of course we couldn’t leave the city without trying a ‘parrillada’ en Lo de Bebe, a local Palermo hot-spot recommended by Gabriela.