South America: Buenos Aires, José Ignacio, Rio
Argentina: Buenos Aires. A very clean and green city.
Hotel Faena, Stark designed. we are big fans, he always mixes his particular style whilst keeping the atmosphere of the local place. Set in a completly new developpement in the city
Drink: Maté, herbal tea found in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, South Brazil. They drink it all day long, carrying they maté cup and thermos of hot water everywhere
Food: Dulce de Leche
Restaurant: Cabanas las Lilas, good Argentinan steakhouse with a nice outside terrace on the riverbank. Olsen for lunch, located in Palermo a very nice shopping district with a nice garden terrace.
Shopping: Dolphino, Etiquetta Negra (local brand)
What to do: take aTango lesson of course! Visit the museum of modern art, the best Andy Warhol exhibition I have ever seen.
Food: Dulce de Leche
Restaurant: Cabanas las Lilas, good Argentinan steakhouse with a nice outside terrace on the riverbank. Olsen for lunch, located in Palermo a very nice shopping district with a nice garden terrace.
Shopping: Dolphino, Etiquetta Negra (local brand)
What to do: take aTango lesson of course! Visit the museum of modern art, the best Andy Warhol exhibition I have ever seen.
Uruguay: José IgnacioAmazing place, just love it. Great beaches, amazing houses, ultra safe, pretty and nice people, fantastic food. Nice landscape enormous Estancias with cows and horses. Overall very very cool. Make sure you go end of December beginning of January it is the high season.
Hotel: Casa Suaya. Great setting, lovely view, great room. The place to stay for the moment.
Drink : Maté
Food: Dulce de leche...also available in ice cream!
Shopping: La manaus del Uruguay in Punbta del Este, love their Ponchos!
What to do : rent a car. Running on the beach, horse back riding, Polo, kite surf, windsurf, surf or just watch them play . Birding (watching birds). Shopping in Punta del Este and Barra.
Where to eat: you have a lot of choice the place is just amazing , when it comes to food.
The master of all is Pueblo Garzon, own by the chef Francis Mallmann who has been the inspiration to the whole region. All the chefs around have been educated at this school.
The service is always great and people very friendly.
The master of all is Pueblo Garzon, own by the chef Francis Mallmann who has been the inspiration to the whole region. All the chefs around have been educated at this school.
The service is always great and people very friendly.
Best Restaurant: Pueblo Garzon, located in a small village Garzon 40mm from José Ignacio. To get there you will have to drive on a dirt road throught a fabulous landscape of pampas and wild horses. Nice road trip. There is two other restaurants in the village that we have not tried but suppose to be good also. The food is the best of the region.Isla Fleura,Namm, Butia, Sarava and more are all great restaurants...
What to bring back: Dulce de leche of course, Maté and the maté cup and some Poncho from la Manos del Uruguay in Punta del Este
Brazil: Rio
Hotel : Fasano (check last post on Rio)
What to do: shopping in Ipanema and Leblon, look for Olsken and the local brands.
Visit the Botanic Gardens,
Bay watch helicopter rescue are like theatre. About 20 people are rescued per day by heli on Ipanema , quite amazing to watch them, they are excellent.
Exercise on the beach, run, walk , bike...everybody is there. Best time to go 7 am before its gets to hot (34°) midday. On Sunday they close one way of the front beach road , so people can take over, great idea! They run , skate and bike or just walk
Bay watch helicopter rescue are like theatre. About 20 people are rescued per day by heli on Ipanema , quite amazing to watch them, they are excellent.
Exercise on the beach, run, walk , bike...everybody is there. Best time to go 7 am before its gets to hot (34°) midday. On Sunday they close one way of the front beach road , so people can take over, great idea! They run , skate and bike or just walk
Take a private car and do a tour of the city, visit a couple of the amazing churches and the famous oldest bakery in the city.
Where to eat: Rio is not a foodie city however you can find some good restaurants: Gero, Fasano El Mare...
What to drink: Aica berry juice (a berry coming from Amazonia), excellent. Coconut water. Caipirinha , Caipirinha , Caipirinha!
Where to eat: Rio is not a foodie city however you can find some good restaurants: Gero, Fasano El Mare...
What to drink: Aica berry juice (a berry coming from Amazonia), excellent. Coconut water. Caipirinha , Caipirinha , Caipirinha!
