My Favorite Place in GenevaMy favorite place in the city of Geneva is the main train station of Cornavin, because I can quickly jump on a train and leave that shithole of a city behind me as fast as possible.
Drones Over Buenos AiresLet me show you the city I was born into. Well, not me, but through a lot of drone footage somebody else took and posted on YouTube and elsewhere.
Lucky ManI moved back to Buenos Aires in January 1998: merely 2 days before I boarded the last Swissair flight I would ever take, my girlfriend at the time (and, needless to say, one of the major reasons I had decided to move back to Buenos Aires for) called to tell me that she had unilaterally decided to break up with me.
Going to Buenos Aires? Here to Help YouWhat follows is a set of recommendations I always give to those going to Buenos Aires; although there’s very little tango and football (or soccer, if you’re American), as I personally don’t dance (tango or any other dance, really) or play football.
The Last Day of a Tech ConferenceHave you ever stayed until the end of a conference, and walked down the halls of the conference center during the last day of an event?
1996My life rebooted in July 1996; the day I decided to drop out from college, to get my driving license, to start going out at least twice a week, and to take a sabbatical from everything. Yes, I pretty much took all of those decisions at the same time.
CholilaCholila is a little town in the province of Chubut in the middle of Argentine Patagonia inhabited by around 2000 souls. It is mainly known for its National Barbecue Festival and because Butch Cassidy lived there for a while.
UkraineIt has been hard for me to think about anything else than the Russian invasion of Ukraine since last week; it is also hard for me to write about it.
Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates on StageI have had the chance to attend keynotes by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in person; their styles couldn’t have been more different. Here’s some memories from both. Of course I did not meet or talk to them; this is just my experience as another attendee in the room.
Bad, bad flight.It’s bad to be stuck on a plane next to a person who snores with a wide open mouth. It’s even worse if the person in question is a massive rugby player and you’re stuck against the window. And even worse if he has bad breath. Add a child crying in the vicinity and you are seriously in trouble. Oh, and if the flight is more than 10 hours long, well, let’s just say it wasn’t your day. Like, at all.
Guia Irresponsable Y Atorrante Para Conocer Nueva YorkEl otro día escribí esto para una amiga que está por viajar a Nueva York, y me gustó, así que aquí va.
Why the iPad Is Better Than an Inflight Entertainment SystemAfter all my trouble with air travel, I thought I should add some positive views here. And they all turned to be around the iPad, so here they go.
Dubai. Babel.Volviendo de Sudafrica con Clau, hicimos escala en Dubai, esa ciudad mitica, la que surgió en el desierto en solo 20 años, la del rascacielos mas alto del mundo, y que se yo cuantos superlativos mas. Lo que vimos en 10 horas ahí es algo imperdible.
I Hate You, Airline IndustryI hate flying. I hate airplanes. I hate airlines. I hate crews. I hate ground handling teams. I hate everything that has to do with that shit. Deeply. Disturbingly. Profoundly.
SwissairWhen I was a student in university, I used to work in Geneva Airport, aka GVA, as a part-time luggage handling employee, an “auxiliaire” as we were called, in a now extinct company once called Swissair.
Making Traveling Enjoyable AgainIf there’s only one good thing we could take from the global grounding of planes all over Europe, it might as well be the possibility to enjoy traveling again. Even recognizing that the airline industry has been able to dramatically cut costs and times of travel, one can’t deny the fact that it has done nothing to increase the pleasure of traveling. Quite the opposite, as a matter of fact.
Felicidades De InmigranteEste es un mensaje para SpinDoctor: en Ginebra se consigue Mantecol!!! He aquí la prueba (la latita de Aromat es para probar que la foto la saqué en Suiza ;)