Sunday, November 3, 2019

journey of a trainee tanguero :: ben lovejoy blog :: ben goes to BsAs


Next stop, Buenos Aires!

Everyone says it's only a matter of time. Take up tango, and at some point you're going to want to go to Buenos Aires.

I'm fortunate enough to have some local guides. Steph has been before, so knows her way around a bit – and, handily, speaks Spanish. Diego kindly gave us a literal day-by-day milonga schedule, with a taste of everything from uber-traditional at one end through casual porteño to 'underground.' I'm having a lesson and a drink with Iona Italia. And a friend who visits often has put us in touch with someone who is taking us to a barrio milonga a little way outside the city …

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