Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
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 Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes Juan B. Castagnino is Rosario’s principal museum of fine art, situated beside Parque Independencia at the junction of Avenida Pellegrini and Bulevar Oroño. Opened in its present building in 1937, it grew from cooperation between private collectors and the municipal authorities and now forms part of the Castagnino+macro museum network. Its historic collection focuses on European and Argentine art, while the related MACRO presents more contemporary work.
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The gate of the Cementerio Único in Azul is the monumental entrance to the city’s municipal cemetery, designed by Francisco Salamone and completed in 1938. It is one of the clearest examples of his distinctive fusion of Art Deco, monumentalism and rationalist architecture, transforming an otherwise ordinary cemetery entrance into a powerful urban landmark.
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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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The Piedra Movediza, or ‘Moving Stone’, was a huge granite boulder that once stood in a remarkably precarious position on Cerro La Movediza, overlooking Tandil in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province. Weighing roughly 300 tonnes, it appeared to balance on a small point of rock, giving the impression that it might topple at any moment.
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Mulen Hotel is a contemporary four-star urban hotel in Tandil, a city in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province. It is designed for both leisure and business travellers, combining accommodation with dining, workspaces and facilities for relaxation. The hotel has around 60 rooms, with balconies and views towards the city and the Tandil hills.
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The Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción, usually called La Plata Cathedral, is the principal Catholic church of La Plata and the seat of the city’s archbishop. It stands on Plaza Moreno, directly opposite the municipal palace, at the symbolic centre of this carefully planned provincial capital. Its Neo-Gothic design gives the city an unmistakable landmark, with soaring towers, pointed arches and an imposing brick façade.
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The Arc Recoleta Boutique Hotel & Spa is a contemporary hotel with a strong emphasis on comfort, wellness and convenient city access. It offers modern, spacious rooms and facilities suited both to leisure travellers and business guests in the very well walkable Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires.
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