The REAL Buenos Aires
#201

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I want to be POST 200!
AVRooster, I know your "Real Buenos Aires" show a little of the bloody `90 I always talk about. Tsunami-Katrina plus all the disaster, natural or not have a name in Argentina meaning unemployment, industries closing down, railways destroyed privatization, poverty and the social phenomenon of "cartoneros".
Just to say something and to be post 200!
Flintstones
AVRooster, I know your "Real Buenos Aires" show a little of the bloody `90 I always talk about. Tsunami-Katrina plus all the disaster, natural or not have a name in Argentina meaning unemployment, industries closing down, railways destroyed privatization, poverty and the social phenomenon of "cartoneros".
Just to say something and to be post 200!
Flintstones
#203
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I am going to be in Buenos Aires from 12th to 19th January and would very much like to take your tour - what is the possibility of doing this? I shall be staying at Casa Palermitano for the week. Being Irish I have a spirit of adventure!! Look forward to hearing from you.
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Hi, Wonkyknee!
If you have read this whole thread, which is a requisite for taking my tour, you already know my e-mail address.
Please write to me when your travel dates are nearer, telling me a little more about yourself, but keep in mind that January is a peak holiday period for us locals and I may be away.
Have a great time in our town.
If you have read this whole thread, which is a requisite for taking my tour, you already know my e-mail address.
Please write to me when your travel dates are nearer, telling me a little more about yourself, but keep in mind that January is a peak holiday period for us locals and I may be away.
Have a great time in our town.
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Wonkyknee
Staying at Casa Palermitano and going on the REAL Buenos Aires tour?
Sounds like your are following my footsteps because I did both on my last BA trip.
Enjoy both I did.
Bill
http://www.WiliamBert.com
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Hi AVROOSTER,I will be visiting B.A.from the 5/12/2007 until 13/12/2007.This will be my second visit,the last time being Dec.2004 when I visited to watch SOUTH AFRICA play LOS PUMAS at rugby.I live in JOHANNESBURG and also travel regularly and would like to take up your offer and then treat you if you ever come to South Africa.Please reply which day would suit you.
Many thanks and have good day.
Many thanks and have good day.
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Hi, André!
I have answered immediately all your communications. I wrote to you on Nov. 22, 27 and 30. Maybe you deleted them.
This is what I said in my first reply, of Nov. 22: "Good days to do my tour would be Dec. 5 or 6. Tell me where I can call you, in other words, where are you staying in BA and the phone number. My tour requires meeting at 6 PM and you'd be back in town by 10 or 11 PM."
I have answered immediately all your communications. I wrote to you on Nov. 22, 27 and 30. Maybe you deleted them.
This is what I said in my first reply, of Nov. 22: "Good days to do my tour would be Dec. 5 or 6. Tell me where I can call you, in other words, where are you staying in BA and the phone number. My tour requires meeting at 6 PM and you'd be back in town by 10 or 11 PM."
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A whole month goes by and no one asked about the REAL Buenos Aires tour? I hope avrooster is still giving them because I want my third strip for taking the "free" tour for a third time on my next visit to Buenos Aires.
Bill
http://www.WilliamBert.com
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About that "third strip", Bill, there are two problems.
One is that I have a bad knee in rehab after an operation. So, at this time, I have some difficulty walking.
Besides that, as mentioned in previous posts, the railway tried to cancel the "cartonero train" and was partly successful, meaning it apparently no longer runs in certain lines and still runs in others.
Yesterday, a veterinarian who has his business in front of the railway station where we normally get off the train when we do my tour, told me it was still running, but maybe not on the same schedule.
So, your "third strip" will have to wait until my knee is OK and we know for sure if the train is running and on what schedule.
Will we have to wait until next November to have you here?
One is that I have a bad knee in rehab after an operation. So, at this time, I have some difficulty walking.
Besides that, as mentioned in previous posts, the railway tried to cancel the "cartonero train" and was partly successful, meaning it apparently no longer runs in certain lines and still runs in others.
Yesterday, a veterinarian who has his business in front of the railway station where we normally get off the train when we do my tour, told me it was still running, but maybe not on the same schedule.
So, your "third strip" will have to wait until my knee is OK and we know for sure if the train is running and on what schedule.
Will we have to wait until next November to have you here?
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AV
I am really sorry to read about your bad knee.
Do not worry when I come you just take care of yourself that is the most important. 
But I am planning late November of this year. Spending less time in Buenos Aires and more time in the North, Salta and that region of Argentina. It will be my first visit.
Maybe I can at least shot one good photograph in Northern Argentina?
Bill
www.WilliamBert.com
I am really sorry to read about your bad knee.
Do not worry when I come you just take care of yourself that is the most important. 
But I am planning late November of this year. Spending less time in Buenos Aires and more time in the North, Salta and that region of Argentina. It will be my first visit.
Maybe I can at least shot one good photograph in Northern Argentina?
Bill
www.WilliamBert.com
#216
Joined: Nov 2005
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Hi AV,
I will be in BA for 2 nights (Feb 18 and 19 2008) and then again Feb 23. One person. Are you still doing the tours? I would like to get some more info on this please.
Thanks
wes
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I will be in BA for 2 nights (Feb 18 and 19 2008) and then again Feb 23. One person. Are you still doing the tours? I would like to get some more info on this please.
Thanks
wes
[email protected]
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wasmma,
You obviously have not read this full thread - which is one of the requirements of taking the tour.
Otherwise you would know
(1) How to contact AV to discuss setting it up
(2) That currently AV has a problem with his knee that probably prevents him from getting around at his normal pace
and other inportant info
raquel
You obviously have not read this full thread - which is one of the requirements of taking the tour.
Otherwise you would know
(1) How to contact AV to discuss setting it up
(2) That currently AV has a problem with his knee that probably prevents him from getting around at his normal pace
and other inportant info
raquel
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Wessma11
First of all - sorry for spelling your screen name wrong and for misspelling important.
As well as not being able to type and spell, I am unable to read minds.
If you have done as AV asks, which you indicate in your second. message, he will get back to you.
Again - sorry since you feel I did a very poor job in replying to your question. I will not comment on your either grammatical error or perhaps typo... I'll just fade into the sunset
raquel
First of all - sorry for spelling your screen name wrong and for misspelling important.
As well as not being able to type and spell, I am unable to read minds.
If you have done as AV asks, which you indicate in your second. message, he will get back to you.
Again - sorry since you feel I did a very poor job in replying to your question. I will not comment on your either grammatical error or perhaps typo... I'll just fade into the sunset
raquel


