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Buenos Aires on one´s own initiative: „Winter“-Offer
Tango in Buenos Aires, a completely special experience… One condition is the correct Tango accommodation, the second one: an unbeatable price. With our offer in June you will get both, a Tango room in the middle in Buenos Aires in the beautifully furnished Tango international department and the best price: starting at only EUR 15, - per person in the double room and EUR 20, - for a single room. There are photos here
Mail your desired date and asks for further discounts, if you are traveling longer than one week. The offer is valid from June until the end of August 2009.
Buenos Aires: worthwhile events in June
Tango- Show: Corporación Tangos with “Vibraciones de Alma” until 24 June in the Teatro Broadway
Tango- concert: Sexteto Mayor vs. Quinteto Real an absolute highlight! Fridays and Saturdays in June, in the cultural centre Torcuato Tasso
Tango-concert: Ciudad Baigón every Wednesday in June at the Torquato Tass
Tango-concert: Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro 10 and 17 June at the Club Atlético Fernandez Fierro
Exhibition: “Carlos Gardel and his composers” at the Museo Casa Carlos Gardel
Tango-Single-Tour: Early booker´s period almost over
The early booker´s period for the Tango single-tour to Buenos Aires runs until 15 June, those who would like to come along should send the registration before of reserve a seat, it´s worth it!
The Tango-Single-Tour starts 03 October, including an Argentinean dance partner, Milongas, many Tango-lessons, excursions, Tango-accommodation, insider-assistance… and much more excitement.
Dates overview get Infos
Festival de Tango & Tango World Championship
Like in 2008, the two greatest Tango-Events in Buenos Aires will again take place in August of this year: The Festival de Tango, from 14-22 August, followed by the official World Championship, the Mundial de Tango: 23 until 31 August.
At that time, the city is filled with Tango-culture: many unusual Milongas, special Tango-lessons, orchestra, Tango-Theatre, exhibitions… is bubbling and it is worth it! More information on the events can be found on the following websites: www.festivaldetango.gov.ar and www.mundialdetango.gov.ar
For those who would like to visit the Festival or the World Championship: this is possible as an individual or in groups, there are well-priced tickets during that time with Lufthansa. Just email us.
Tango- & Español-Tour approved as educational leave
Good news for all of you who have the opportunity to take educational leaves: or Tango- & Español- Tour in Buenos Aires is being approved as an educational leave in almost every state. The tour can be booked as an individual trip or in groups, at almost every date in spring and fall. Who is in the mood for intensive Tango and Spanish: just tell us your desired dates of travels and we will gladly send you detailed information.
coming Tango-Tours…
August: 16.-29.: Festival de Tango-Tour
September: 30.8.-12.09.: Mundial-de-Tango-Tour
- the World Championship live in Buenos Aires
Oktober: 04.-17.: Tango-Single-Tour
more dates + individual travel dates.
you can request free information here.
* * * Flight-state report June 2009 * * *
There is a current Lufthansa offer for flights in June, July and August: from all German airports from €650,-, in the following timeframe: 01. July – 16. August starting from €900,-
Are you looking for a good and cheap flight?
Just send us your desired point of departure and your desired time frame, we can forward all offers to Tango-travelers.
* * * Tango-TV-TIPS in June * * *
1 June 2009 6pm ZDF-Doku
Buenos Aires between passion and melancholy1 June 2009 1pm ZDF
The dream of emigrating Jobtester in Bali and Argentina
1 June 2009 4:05pm 3SAT
Glaciers, deserts and vulcanos adventure in the Andes
2 June 2009 6:20pm Planet
Passionate nature scientists in Argentina
2 June 2009 4:40am Phoenix
ZDF-Expedition- On the road with the Starship, undertown with dolphines – from Alaska to Argentina
4 June 2009 7:45am ZDF-DokuBuenos Aires between passion and melancholy
4 June 2009 9am Premiere Filmfest
Displaced – movie
4 June 2009 10:15pm Eins Plus
World travel Plaza Latina – Love, that goes through the grape
Wine-production in Argentina and Chile
5 June 2009 8:15pm ZDF-Doku
Buenos Aires between passion and melancholy
6 June 2009 8:05am Planet
Passionate nature scientists in Argentina
6 June 2009 2:15pm Eins Plus
World travel Plaza Latina – Love, that goes through the grape
Wine-production in Argentina and Chile
6 June 2009 3:45am ClassicePiazzolla, Le Grand Tango
7 June 2009 9:30am ORoF2
Mederos plays Tango
7 June 2009 6:45am NDR
Treasures oft he world Memorials of the Jesuits – Cordoba, Argentina
7 June 2009 8:55am Planet
Passionate nature scientists in Argentina
7 June 2009 10:15am ORF2
Treasures of the world – Heritage of humanity Los Glaciares – The magic of ice (Argentina)
7 June 2009 Plaza Latina – Love that goes through the grape Wine production in Argentina and Chile
7 June 2009 4pm Focus Gesundheit
Voyages, Voyages Argentina
9 June 2009 4:15am Eins Plus
Worldtravels Plaza Latina – Love that goes through the grape Wine production in Argentina and Chile
9 June 2009 11am PlanetPassionate nature scientists in Argentina
9.June.2009 5:00PM 3SAT
Buenos Aires
9 June 2009 1:35am Premiere FilmfestDisplaced – movie
10 June 2009 1:15am Eins Plus
Worldtravels Plaza Latina – Love that goes through the grape Wine production in Argentina and Chile
10 June 2009 11:50am Planet
Passionate nature scientists in Argentina
14 June 2009 2:20pm Premiere Filmfest
Displaced – movie
15 June 2009 8:55pm Discovery HD
The biggest festivals of the world Argentina
16 June 2009 4am clasica
Piazzolla, Le Grand Tango
16 June 2009 2:15am MDRTwo steps from heaven Tango + Salsa
17 June 2009 1:15pm ZDF Doku
Cruise route of aspiration at Cape Horn Off to Tierra del Fuego
17 June 2009 3:15pm Discovery HD
The biggest festivals of the world Argentina
18 June 2009 9:15pm ZDF Doku
Cruise route of aspiration at Cape Horn Off to Tierra del Fuego
19.6.2009 11:05 Discovery HD
Die größten Feste der Welt Argentinien
19 June 2009 12:30pm 3SATThe nonviolent rebel Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Prize for Peace documentation
19 June 2009 11:05am Discovery HD
The biggest festivals of the world Argentina
20 June 2009 12pm HR
Worldtravels Plaza Latina – Love that goes through the grape Wine production in Argentina and Chile
23 June 2009 2am clasica
Piazzella, Le Grand Tango
23 June 2009 2:05am MDR
Two steps from heavan tango and Salsa
23 June 2009 5:20am Premiere Filmfest
Displaced – Movie
24 June 2009 12:30am ZDF
Civil anger and peasants hardship in Argentina´s eternal crisis
26 June 2009 2pm Phoenix
Buenos Aires between passion and melancholy
27 June 2009 11pm Focus Gesundheit
111 Destinations Argentina
28 June 2009 7:30pm Focus Gesundheit
111 Destinations Argentina
29 June 2009 8:45am HR
With coriander and cumin – an exotic summer travel through Hessen - Argentina
"Men live better, where women are in authority"
What happens if an Argentinean macho moves into a women-controlled world, the following article from Spiegel-Online describes, 27 May 2009:
The Argentinean doctor and journalist Ricardo Coler lived for more than 2 months with the matriarchal organized Mosuo in South China.
Men don not obtain any authority there, there is no violence.
„Women dominate in different ways“, the scientist says in an interview.
Read the entire article.
If we can learn something for Tango through this? Write us your opinion!
June 2009: Training, Show and Event
Tango-International-Special in June: Leader-workshops form en:
Where do you have difficulties with leading and why? How do the women dance what I want them to?
Individual lessons at the Studio Römerkastell Stuttgart, 3x 60 minutes, €120,-
Public Tango- & Gaucho-Show:
with the Acostas Company 13 June at the Theatre Ball in Ingolstadt
Tango-Event:
Summer-Night-Ball on 6 June at the Höhenpark Stuttgart, starting at 7pm until open end: dance Tango on 2 dancefloors (open air and in the mirror tent) free entrance
Listen to Tango & Argentinean folklore on the internet
Here is a small selection of Tango-Internetradios:
• Azul 101.9 FM
• Batanga
• Colonia 550 AM
• FM Calden (arg. Folklore)
• FM Estereo 2000
• HLM Tango
• La 2x4 (unser Tipp für Tango!)
• Radio Cubik Network
• Radio General Belgrano
• Radio Nacional (unser Tipp für arg. Folklore!)
For those who would also like to listen to other music from Argentina, here .
What to do in case of burglary? New emergency-service
All of you, who are going on a journey should remember this phone number: 116 116. The central blocking emergency call now does also freeze any access to online banking. You can report stolen or lost cards 24/7 via telephone, to avoid a misusing by third. The service is worldwide and at any given time reachable, even outside of the regular Hotline times. In Germany, the number 116 116 can even be called for free.
Source: German Travel Association
Mate Tea is healthy – but how do you drink it?
Mate is the Argentinean drink no.1 and it already has attained a cult status. You can often meet people in the streets with a thermos jug and a Mate in one hand. As mate, the drink, as well as the jar is being described. The herb itself is called “Yerba”. To drink Mate is something real social, and it has the “hookah”-character. The Mate is being passed around, and is being emptied by one person (who does so with an obvious slurping sound), before it is being filled up again and passed on to the next person.
The preparation: there are artistic ways, here is a summary:
Fill the Mate-jar halfway with Yerba. Put your hand on top of it and turn it around, shake it lightly, so that the powder comes to the top, fill up with not anymore boiling hot water, add sugar as you like. The extraction can be repeated many times.
And: Mate is healthy! Because of the caffeine, Mate is activating, and stimulates circulation (watch out at nights!), and it advances the digestion. Mate is known as performance-enhancing and hunger assuaging and is even known as a slimming agent (drink one hour before eating). The Mate jar and Yerba can be ordered most easily through the internet, or of course while visiting Argentina. There it can be bought in artistic shapes at the Ferias.
Wikipedia has detailed information
Excursion through the city Rio de la Plata
Tango & Evita, the nightlife of Buenos Aires, drumming against the crisis, the colorful harbor-world of La Boca… a short report from Olga Voinovitch on Wissen.de.
“When the tourists are standing in front of the pink presidential palace, of the Casa Rosada (pink-colored house) at the Plaza de Mayo, the origin of Buenos Aires and fray themselves in doxologies of the colonial style of the building, the taxi driver, who afterwards drops us off at the original point of our excursion, can only wave aside: “Well, today it is pink. But normally it is red, yellow, brown, depending on what had been thrown at it.” … continue reading here .
* * * 2008: Argentina in numbers * * *
More than 2,3 million tourists traveled through the international airport Ezeiza to Buenos Aires and Argentina in 2008. That is 1,4% more than last year, 2007. At the same time they have spend 8,2% more for their stay than the year before altogether more than 3.295 million US-Dollar. Interestingly, 45% of the tourists stayed at a 4* or 5* Hotel….
For those who would like to know more: The numbers have been published based on investigations by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) in corporation with the Tourism Agency Secretaría de Turismo de la Nación (SECTUR).
Introducing: Cecilia…!
Brilliant and competent: Since January Cecilia is part of Tango-International, responsible for all excursions and adventure-tours. Cecilia is Argentinean, studied tourism in Buenos Aires and has been living in Germany since 2006. She speaks Spanish, English and almost perfect German. She loves traveling, getting to know other cultures and, of course, dancing. For those who want to travel through Argentina and not only dance Tango: a very likeable consultation is guaranteed!
Mystical Tango-Café discovered…
Buenos Aires. Underneath a 50cm thick layer of earth, at the end of December 2008, the rest of a dance floor of one of the most historical Tango-Cafés of Buenos Aires has been found.
Between 1877 and 1912 the “Café Hansen” was one of the Tango-Sights of the city and was mentioned in many Tango-movies and texts.
At the location, a new Milonga should come into existence in 2009.
Here are more information in Spanish.
Practica X moved…...
Since the end of January, the probably most popular Practica in Buenos Aires is taking place in new rooms. The new address is: Humboldt 1464 in the Palermo district. Lessons are always starting at 9pm, the Practica takes place from 10:30pm until 3am. For those who travel to Buenos Aires: The Practica X is really worth one and anther visit!
More information can be found in the Blog of the Practica X: here.
Recipe: Empanadas
Empanadas. In Buenos Aires they can be found at every corner, and every housewife has prepared thousands for her lovers already. Filled dough pockets, in every form, with meat, bacon and cheese, corn, spicy or mild, fried or baked, and even in sweet forms. In Argentina, they are a must. They say the best are available at “La Americana”, Callao 83, close to the Tango-International Departments…
Here
is a video with directions from the Cooking Class with Teresita, Buenos Aires.
Here
is the recipe as a PDF to print.
* * * Buenos Aires interactive * * *
For those who would like to prepare themselves for their stay in Buenos Aires, or who are looking for a special place: on the server of the government, an interactive map of Buenos Aires can be found with car and pedestrian route planner. http://mapa.buenosaires.gov.ar/sig/index.phtml
Some search-actions with a regular map can be avoided by using this planner. For those who in general prefer asking people: most of the Argentinean people know their way around the city very well and also know most street names. Tip: Send a nice lady to ask, they will then take you by the hand and lead you to the destination…
* * * Tango-report of the Spiegel-online * * *
under the following link you will find some interesting and funny articles from Spiegel-online:
Tango with a kiss for the bathroom lady
Macho, Tango & Evita
What costs the world? Buenos Aires, fast and charming.
When the passion is calling
Bs As – Cabdriver of life and death
From Chile to Argentina by boat
Shark teeth of the Andes
Warning with flights to/ via the U.S.A….
Those who are going to be traveling to the U.S.A., have to apply for entry clearance at the American authorities. ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization), the new web-based approval procedure of the Homeland Security Administration is compulsive for the entry via airplane or boat and is also valid for passengers who are passing through the U.S.A. – that means it is also necessary for all travelers to Argentina, who are traveling with an American airline service!
the guarantee-seal
Starting now, inclusive with all Tango-Tours: the Tango-International GUARANTEE SEAL.
It entails a double guarantee for all Tangueros:
1) Your Tango-Tour will be processed by all means, without a minimum number of participants.
2) Every participant receives a travel-price insurance-card. Therewith, all of your payments for the Tango-Tours are reassured at the renowned R+V association.
We are very happy to offer you this security!
Also, your personal travel insurances, like e.g. a travel withdrawal insurance, can be booked through Tango-International