Hello again...

Hello people

I know it´s been a while but not having the internet at home means I´ve got out of the habit of writing regularly.

So anyway, in the last couple of weeks I´ve been to see a play starring one of my collegues (and a fine time was had by all) and I´ve visited San Isidro (which is the town where the play was held but one to which I´ve only ever been to in the evening). Other than that I´ve been fighting the internet company trying to cancel the service that they´ve never provided and which they are charging me an arm and a leg for. I have cancelled (for the second time) so let´s hope it sticks this time. Only in Argentina could an internet company have no physical base and claim to have no record of telephone calls made, arrangements agreed and cancellations made. The company in question ARNET are a bunch of sleazy, lying, cheating, lazy rip-off merchants who deserve to go under, big time. Of course, this being Argentina, their behaviour is the norm here and the locals put up with it. There are reasons why this is a third-world country (albeit with first world pretentions) and the lack of ethics in doing business is one of them.

In a couple of week´s time, we have our winter holiday (remember my seasons are the opposite of yours) and I´ve just booked my ticket to Posadas in the Nort East of Argentina. I intend to spend the best part of two weeks travelling around the area. This was where the Jesuit missionaries settled and built huge towns a couple of centuries ago. I´ve been trying to research it but the info on the web is pretty dire (all Iguazu Falls and little else). I should be able to blog while I´m there so if you don´t hear from me before, check in at the end of July.

Ciao babies!