The magnificence of nature is so easy to see when you look for it. However, at Iguazu Park and Iguazu Falls in Argentina, it’s impossible to miss. Puerto Iguazu, the town closest to the falls, is the kind of place…
Crazy Crunched Cockroach Continues to Crawl in Buenos Aires: Plus A Weekend In Cordoba
We had a cockroach in our apartment. It was big. Not huge, but big. I suppose this comes with living in a big city. But it was actually rather comical. I was sitting at the table in the main room,…
Buenos Aires: Galleria Jardin, The Botanical Garden Cats, San Telmo Market, and the Casa Rosada
What can you do in Buenos Aires? Well for computer parts there’s Galleria Jardin (AKA Galeria Jardin, a huge outdoor walking plaza and mall). For outdoors there’s the Botanical Gardens (make sure to see the botancial gardens Cats in Buenos Aires), and the San Telmo Market. Of course, no visit to Buenos Aires could be complete without a trip to see the Casa Rosada, where Eva Peron gave her famous speech(es).
Buenos Aires Apartment: Troubles With Our Palermo, Buenos Aires Apartment
Our sucky experience with a Buenos Aires Apartment Rental: Problems with our Buenos Aires Apartment, and hat we did to get a better rental place in Palermo, Buenos Aires. The apartment we originally had reserved, we got talked out of and got talked into this one. We saw that it was on a busy street, so we asked (before confirming our reservation) if it would be noisy. The real estate agent confirmed that it would not be noisy. We went through a real estate agent who is from Buenos Aires and is based out of Florida.
Crazy Basejumping in Flying Suits
The History of the Star-Spangled Banner
Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key,patriotism
Head Tracking For Watching TV And Playing Video Games
Using the infrared camera in the Wii remote and a head mounted sensor bar (two IR LEDs), you can accurately track the location of your head and render view dependent images on the screen. This effectively transforms your display into a portal to a virtual environment.
New Year’s Resolutions Are Ridiculous
A few days ago, my friend Kevin Gianni blogged about how he hates New Year’s Resolutions. I wouldn’t say I hate them, but January 1st is a date. And a New Year’s resolution that is marked only by a date…
Merry Christmas – Warm and Toasted
Warm and Toasted
Sleep – That’s Where I’m a Viking!
Carrie and I have this little joke from a Simpson’s episode. Ralph… Mrs. Cra-Bappel? Ms. Cra-bappel… Yes Raplh Ralph… I stuck my pencil in my ear and the lead tip broke off so now I can’t write. Ms. Cra-bappel… That’s…