Mar 17, 2014 | Annie, Travel
La Borda, Buenos Aires My very good friend Emma told me about La Borda which is a male psychiatric hospital and how she has come to be connected to the cultural centre within the grounds of the hospital. The originality of this hospital La Borda, Buenos Aires is so...
Mar 6, 2014 | Annie, Travel
I have had a very long fascination with Argentine tango. It first started in 2002 when we had a family holiday at Princessa Yaiza hotel in Lanzarote and it was the “evening show” with Argentine dancers which absolutely captivated me. On my “to...
Mar 4, 2014 | Annie, Travel
More on my recent photography adventure to Buenos Aires – Day 5. Still on my tour with Paula from Foto ruta we went onto visit the Mercado el progreso which has been a market since 1889 and you can find meat, fruit and veg and dry goods as well as empanadas and...
Feb 24, 2014 | Annie, Travel
Day 5 started on my photography day with Foto Ruta and I had arranged to meet my guide for the day, Paula at Bar La Epoca, a barbers and hairdressers in the Caballito area of Buenos Aires. The day started with torrential rain and as I got out of the taxi I found my...
Feb 22, 2014 | Annie, Travel
On my fifth day in Buenos Aires I had booked a full day tour with Foto Ruta and when I got up it was pouring with rain – again and I mean pouring! So I did wonder what type of places I was going to be taken to as to shoot outside was going to be tricky. The taxi...
Feb 19, 2014 | Annie, Travel
I arrived home yesterday morning after a 13 hour flight and so have been not quite with it since. Jet-lag is a funny old thing. My trip was amazing but I couldn’t keep up with the blog posts after the 4th day as I had shoots planned everyday from Tuesday last...
