Hi, Katie!

I expect to be picking up you and Shelley (Karmalaw) to take you to that dinner on Wednesday. We'll talk about my tour then, but Shelley gave me your phone number to arrange at what time I should pick you up, so I may call you tomorrow. I called just now, but got the recorder.

Hey Avrooster,
Shelley mentioned that a friend would be calling but I had no idea that you'd be the infamous avrooster. What a small world. I look forward to talking more with you soon!
Katie

What is a good time to call you today, Katie?

"Infamous" is an apt description imho. :)

Professor: the only thing I miss from the TA forum is not being able to correct your spelling in front of the larger audience you have out there. LOL!!!

Lately, several news reports have indicated that the "cartonero" train will be discontinued soon.

See:
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/934649
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/934412
Sorry, only in Spanish.

Should this happen, that could mean my REAL Buenos Aires tour will cease to exist. Or maybe I'll find some other facet of the REAL Buenos Aires "which should be of interest to intelligent foreign tourists" (using one of the key sentences of my initial post in this long thread).

Anyway, rest assured you'll have a great time in BA.

The real value of your tour is not the Cartoneros but the opportunity to hop on a train along with other commuters to journey to the suburbs and enjoy dinner in a restaurant where there are no foreigners...and to be entertained by the infamous AV Rooster.

The good doctor must have used his spell-checker, because I couldn't find anything to correct in his post. LOL!!!

Infamous AV Rooster,
I will be in Buenos Aires 29 Sep to 7 Oct for my first trip there and would love to take the real tour. I posted another item but I am new to this and hope to chat with you.
Michelle from San Diego

Hi, Michelle!

Have you read ALL of this thread? Do you know my tour is a sort of barter deal, like "I'll show you my town, you'll show me yours"?

If you have read the most recent posts, you may have noticed the "cartonero" train may no longer exist by the time you are here. I simply don't know for sure.

Anyway, I suggest you write to me to the e-mail address mentioned several times in this thread and we'll see what can be done.

Anyway, you'll have a great time in our town.

Hi, I have now read ALL of the thread. Apparently I must have skipped 2006, LOL. Yes indeedy, I'd love to show you sunny San Diego! I will email you shortly after I get my eyesight back. Whew, what a great story! If the cartonero is not running, I'm pretty flexible for what ever tour you feel like.

Is the doctor going to be in town? Perhaps he should start a culinary tour? :)
Michelle

I believe the good doctor is more oriented to wine tours. LOL!!!

I wine constantly. :)

I am going to Buenos Aires on 5th Feb 2008 and would be interested in doing the tour to your part of the town. Is this possible??

Well, Wonkyknee, I usually take my holidays at that time of the year, so I would suggest writing to me again in January, to confirm. My e-mail is mentioned several times in this thread.
Have a great time in our country.

Went on my second REAL Buenos Aires tour again. My last year in Buenos Aires I went too.

It was an extremely fun tour, meeting all the new people and the cost was just right. Free! :)

Have to wait until next year to do this tour again.

Bill
www.WilliamBert.com

Will you be posting photos of the venerable AV Rooster to your web site anytine soon? :)

Doc: Bill's photographic equipment is too valuable to waste it in taking pictures of older people. LOL!!

BTW: "anytine"? ANYthing argenTINE?

I learned not to shoot photos when I drink.

My photos turn out to be good looking people look like hideous monsters and monsters into blonds who are visiting BA and wonder if it is safe for blonds to walk the streets of BA. :))))

But to be perfectly frank about it, if felt like a dinner with loving family that night. I could not capture the love in my photos.

Bill
www.WilliamBert.com

well you can't ask for a better endorsement than Bill's eh
A/D