In case you're wondering, the flight was long, but uneventful. We arrived late in the afternoon yesterday, and met up with the owner of our departamento, Ceferina de Jesus Ortiza. It's a really cool, traditional apartment in the Palermo neighbourhood. High ceilings, tiny cage-style elevator, that sort of thing. Here's a couple of shots of the [...]
Author: smbrannan
Why?
For anyone who wonders why we chose to spend a month in Argentina, here's a list. Over the past few years, I didn't use my allotted vacation days (I know, "Stupid"), and my accumulated carry-over was up to 17 days. Then the bank brought in a new "use 'em or lose 'em" policy, and I [...]
This isn’t your first rodeo
I was waiting in the line up at the Blackcomb beer and wine store, just like I always do. The cashier was telling the customer in front of me about a local beer ("Blue Pig", I think). When it came time for me to pay for my bottle of Painted Rock, he says "This isn't [...]
It’s snowing in Whistler
Hoo ha! PS : my email is Stuart |at| Brannan.org in case anyone wants to swap something.
It’s quiet….too quiet
This morning Bronte and I had the whole Coronation waterfront to ourselves. Didn't see another soul. I wonder why that is? Well, it was nice in a desolate kind of way.
