Travel on akos.ma

My Favorite Place in Geneva

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0100

My 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 Aires

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Let 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 Man

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0200

I 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.

20 Years with Claudia

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Next Tuesday it’ll be 20 years since the day I met Claudia for the first time.

Going to Buenos Aires? Here to Help You

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0100

What 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 Conference

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0100

Have 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?

1996

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0200

My 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.

Cholila

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0100

Cholila 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.

Ukraine

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0100

It 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 Stage

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0200

I 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.