Here are some photos from last night’s illustrated lecture about The Underwater Archaeological Treasures of the Croatian Coast given by Dr Irena Radić Rossi from Hrvatski Restauratorski Zavod in Zagreb that was hold at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia  in London, UK:

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Here are some photos from last night’s illustrated lecture about The Underwater Archaeological Treasures of the Croatian Coast given by Dr Irena Radić Rossi from Hrvatski Restauratorski Zavod in Zagreb that was hold at the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia  in London, UK:

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Córdoba is located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Suquía River, about 700 km west-northwest from Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. It is the second industrial center of Argentina, but retains many of its historical buildings dating from the colonial era.

Inside Sarmiento Park is the City Zoological Garden which is situated in an area of 17 hectares.  
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Brightly colored balls bounced down the Spanish Steps in Rome on Wednesday. Graziano Cecchini and several other supporters emptied bags full of red, green, yellow and blue balls down Rome’s famed steps and into the boat-shaped Barcaccia fountain in the Piazza below.

Passers-by took photos and gathered up the balls as souvenirs of their trip to Rome. Officials had to cordon off the Spanish Steps while they cleaned up the mess. Cecchini and three others were detained. Cecchini told Italian TV newscast TG5, that he uses “art – if we want to call it art – to stress our malaise.”

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Ok, so I leave the airport to grab a few last minute gifts, as I had waited to get the bulk of stuff for friends and family back home on account of carrying it in my backpack….and, well, airport prices are prohibitive, as I only have $120US on me (which, thanks to scrimping, is more than I budgeted).

So I run into another set of dramas, get back to the airport over an hour before my flight is due to depart, not so bad considering what had happened to me in trying to get back to the airport and I thought as my luggage is already checked in and it’s just me and my carry on bag… not so fast buddy, this is Santiago…and, well, no amount of tears, tantrums or pleading could get me on the flight…it seems it was over booked, by quite a few, so that’s that for me.

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 Argentines - very, very friendly

A funny thing happened on the way to the forum…

Travelling through Argentina is a breeze, each day a new and invariably exciting city, each night the world’s most comfortable sleeper buses…What gets me is how incredibly nice and informal the locals can be.

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Córdoba is located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Suquía River, about 700 km west-northwest from Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province. It is the second industrial center of Argentina, but retains many of its historical buildings dating from the colonial era.

Inside Sarmiento Park is the City Zoological Garden which is situated in an area of 17 hectares.  
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Last night in Paradise….and I’m trashed…

Hi, my name is Dave and I am rather drunk…

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As part of the celebration of the Colón Theater’s one hundredth birthday, the theater has opened an exhibition dedicated to the technical side of theater.According to My Buenos Aires Travel Guide, the exhibit contains props, scenery, scale models, costumes, wigs and shoes, all of which have been used in past performances.Located at Tucuman 1171, entrance is ten pesos.Another exhibition by the Colón is “The Colón Outside the Colón,” a series of photographs of the building.Entrance is free and the event takes place inside the National Library.

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Is it just me… 

…or have other people bought stuff purely on the attractiveness of the sales person?

Ok, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again….these Argentinians are supermodels..and one such individual just cost me over 1000 pesos….

Due to the devaluation of the Argentine peso, everything here is a third of the price of Australia. I mean eating at a very swanky restaurant will set you back $12. So I decided, as I have lost a heck of a lot of weight while being in super model land thanks to a diet of Argentinian beef and, well, more Argentinian beef, and whilst I have to get new stuff back home, I may as well do it here where the styles are better and at a third of the price…

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