Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
L’Hôtel Palermo, now presented as BENS L’Hôtel Palermo, is a small boutique hotel in Buenos Aires. It occupies a traditional mansion and combines individually designed rooms with modern comforts, personalised service and a relaxed atmosphere. Its address is Thames 1562, on the corner of Honduras, in the Palermo district.
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Rosario is one of Argentina’s most engaging cities: a lively river port on the western bank of the Paraná, roughly 290 kilometres north-west of Buenos Aires. Its early history began as a modest colonial settlement, but it gained national importance during the struggle for independence. In 1812, General Manuel Belgrano first raised the Argentine flag here, giving Rosario its enduring nickname, the ‘Cradle of the Flag‘.
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The L2 Arena, formerly known as the Bioceres Arena, is a covered multi-purpose events venue in Rosario, Argentina. Located near the Mercado del Patio and the Mariano Moreno bus terminal, it has become an important stage for concerts, cultural events, conferences and other large-scale productions.
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The Río Paraná is one of South America’s great rivers and the continent’s second-longest after the Amazon. It is formed in southern Brazil where the Rio Grande and the Paranaíba meet, then flows through Brazil, along parts of the Paraguay–Brazil and Paraguay–Argentina borders, and southwards through Argentina for roughly 4,880 kilometres before joining the Uruguay river in the Río de la Plata estuary and reaching the Atlantic Ocean.
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In Rosario, Argentina, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara was born on June 14th, 1928 in a flat at 480 Entre Ríos Street, in the city centre. The birthplace is part of a handsome early twentieth-century neo-classical building, with a restrained façade, tall windows and balconies typical of Rosario’s historic urban architecture. It is a private residential property rather than a conventional museum, so visitors should not expect a fully preserved interior or a large exhibition.
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The Monumento Nacional a la Bandera, or National Flag Memorial, is Rosario’s most important landmark. Standing beside the Paraná river, it commemorates the first hoisting of Argentina’s flag by General Manuel Belgrano on February 27th, 1812. The monumental complex is designed to evoke a ship moving through the waters of eternity, an appropriate image for a site overlooking the river and its broad islands.
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Holiday Inn Rosario by IHG is a modern four-star hotel in the centre of Rosario, Argentina. It offers 112 rooms and suites, making it suitable for both business travellers and visitors exploring the city. The hotel is located at Dorrego 450, in the province of Santa Fe.
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The Argentine peso (ARS) has been Argentina’s national currency since 1881, although the country has repeatedly redenominated it after periods of severe inflation and economic crisis. The current peso dates from 1992, when it replaced the austral at a rate of 10,000 to 1. Since then, inflation, currency controls and sharp devaluations have repeatedly reduced its purchasing power, making exchange rates a practical concern for visitors rather than a mere financial detail.
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Tandil is a pleasant hill town in south-eastern Buenos Aires province, set where the open Pampas meet the ancient Tandilia mountain range. Its modern history began in 1823, when Governor Martín Rodríguez established Fuerte Independencia as a frontier settlement. The fort was intended to secure the expanding colonial state, but conflict with Indigenous communities caused many settlers to leave after attacks in 1856; Tandil later recovered and was formally declared a city in 1895.
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Club Unión y Progreso is a long-established neighbourhood social and sporting club in Villa Italia, Tandil, Argentina. Founded in 1939, it grew from a local community association into an institution offering sporting activities, cultural events and social gatherings. Its main premises are at Quintana 450, where the club remains closely connected with the surrounding neighbourhood.
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