Five years ago I laid out a plan to travel across South America and attempt to accomplish a goal in each country that I lived in. The idea was to inspire others to “travel deeper,” and go outside the normal tourist spots to experience foreign countries like a local. My dreams took me to learn Spanish and get … Continued
The USA squad has a tough go of things being drawn into the “Group of Death,” but if anyone call pull out a miracle, I have faith that our boys in the red, white and blue (rocket popsicle) jerseys can do it. The Germans will definitely be our toughest competition, but the USA coach, Jürgen Klinsmann … Continued
Here we go, ten days until Brazil faces Croatia in the opening 2014 World Cup match in Sao Paulo. The only thing higher than the tension here in Brazil is the expectations to win their record sixth FIFA World Cup Trophy. Besides a few updates regarding the World Cup stadiums progress and protests in Rio de … Continued
It wasn’t until I crawled over the disheveled Brazilian man a slid down into my window seat that I was able to contemplate the journey ahead. Between all the errands, goodbyes and last minute essentials, I never allow myself time to get too excited before a trip. As the plane took flight my mind began … Continued
(See larger map image at braziltheguide.wordpress.com) The teams, locations, dates and times have been set for the opening group matches at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil this summer. World Cup 2014 Dates: June 12, 2014 – July 14, 2014 Brazil 2014 Host Cities (12): Sao Paulo, Natal, Fortaleza, Manaus, Brasilia, Recife, Salvador, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Porto … Continued
The World Cup ended a last week and everything is finally back to “normal” here in the city. I figured I’d throw a little video together to give you a glimpse at what the chaos was like in Buenos Aires for a few weeks. Here is some footage of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in … Continued
I figure instead of telling you about my great week, I might as well show you. Here’s how it played out… MONDAY: Buenos Aires contemporary artist shmorgishborg @ ArteBA ’10 Monday afternoon I went down to La Rural in Plaza Italia to soak up some much needed culture. The coolest thing about Buenos Aires is that it’s … Continued
The Barra Bravas have been sent and TV sales are literally up 400%! It’s finally time! The FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa is only 2 days away and people are going crazy with anticipation here in Buenos Aires. I’m not going to lie to you and say I’ve been a futbol fan my whole life … Continued
Lots of big news in the Football world over the last few weeks and Argentina was in the middle of it all. 1. Banfield won the Argentine Apertura 2009. In their final match of the Apertura 2009 tournament Banfield faced off against the most popular club in Argentina Boca Juniors, at Boca. A friend and I actually went … Continued
The Argentine hero now has a golden ball! Lionel Messi became the first Argentine to win the Ballon d’Oras France Football magazine’s European club player of the year. The 22-year-old, Barcelona forward was a near-unanimous pick, beating Cristiano Ronaldo by a record 240 point difference. The award is decided by a poll of world football journalists from a list of … Continued