Archive for June 2008



Grape Expectations: Boutique Wine Reaches Buenos Aires
Jun 16th, 2008 | By Argentimes | Category: The Argentimes

Anuva Vinos founder Daniel Karlin speaks of his first Malbec as if it were a high school kiss. “I fell in love with Doña Paula, a 2004 Malbec. Wow, it completely blew me away.” That experience moved the Portland native to start his own distribution company, providing limited production wines to the US, Europe and locals for the last two years.





Birds in Paradise
Jun 12th, 2008 | By Argentimes | Category: Argentina, Travel Homepage

It’s best not to talk, in fact, don’t make a sound. The only noise should be that of your paddle softly slicing the shallow, dark water. As your canoe forges onward along the swampy river it noiselessly parts the endless green mass of camalote. Bid farewell to civilisation and discover a world removed in the swamplands of Formosa.





Te quiero Barilo-ché
Jun 12th, 2008 | By Argentimes | Category: Argentina, Travel Homepage

If you’re feeling restless in the city, and are looking for a cheeky week away from ‘Malas Aires’, or maybe an alternative investment opportunity in Argentina, why not try the Lake District?

Ladies and Gentleman, I present: Bariloche.





National Lampoon’s South American Vacation
Jun 10th, 2008 | By Josh | Category: South America News

In a journey that would make the Griswalds proud, Diego Percivaldi piloted his family station wagon on a 47 day trip from Argentina to Dearborn, Michigan.





Latin American Leaders Face Up to Global Food Crisis
Jun 9th, 2008 | By Argentimes | Category: The Argentimes

In a recent statement, the United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) announced that skyrocketing food prices is putting unbearable pressure on the world’s poorest. With no respite to high prices in sight, the UN is cautioning that an additional 100m people are in danger of going hungry.





Obama Claims Democratic Presidential Nomination
Jun 5th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

Just a few hours after making political history, Barack Obama returned to a hero’s welcome in Washington.





TWA. Up, Up and Away…. Eventually
Jun 5th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

Last year Americans wasted a total of 320 million hours waiting for their plane. And this year is predicted to be worse.





Jazz in a City of Tango
Jun 4th, 2008 | By Argentimes | Category: The Argentimes

Jazz clubs, record labels, and underground jam sessions are cropping up all over Buenos Aires. In the hopes of giving a rounded impression of just what propels the jazz world here, The Argentimes looked at three very different places where the music is alive, growing, and taking risks.





International Terrorists - Robots in Disguise
Jun 4th, 2008 | By Charles Campbell | Category: Charlie's Corner - UK News

An airline passenger was threatened with arrest for wearing a T-shirt showing a cartoon robot brandishing a futuristic gun.





Incest and Moral Equivalency Explained
Jun 2nd, 2008 | By Charles Campbell | Category: Charlie's Corner - UK News

A bishop is in hot water for claiming people who do not care about climate change are as bad as a notorious rapist who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years.