On improvisation: a milonga in Amsterdam
Amsterdam has been high on my list of places to check out the tango scene for some time, as it’s just over 3 hours from Brussels. So when I was...
Give Way to Penguins: Five stories from five days in northern Patagonia.
A cautionary tale for those who would whale watch I had never seen a whale before and I knew one of the highlights was going to be a boat trip...
An afternoon in Tigre
While you’re never going to run out of things to do in Buenos Aires, if you’re staying for more than a few days and the weather is good, Tigre is...
What to do in Buenos Aires when you’re not dancing tango
Even the most avid tanguera or tanguero needs a break from the dance once in a while. Even in, or especially in Buenos Aires. Here are some of my favourite...
Thoughts on dancing tango in Buenos Aires
I bought my first pair of tango shoes in Buenos Aires, black and silver with the smallest heels they had at Flabella on Suipacha street. I danced my first tango...
Nine reasons why you should visit Montevideo
A fellow passenger on the ferry from Buenos Aires thought I was crazy for planning to stay for almost a week in Montevideo. True, if you want heaps of sights...
Three milongas in Montevideo
While many will argue that the tango was born in Buenos Aires, there is a quite a bit to suggest that its roots can also be traced back to the...
So many milongas, so little time: a Berlin tango diary
I am posting this MUCH later than expected but it is also the longest post I’ve written here so far. It is difficult to do justice in words and pictures...
How to get the most out of your Berlin tango trip
Berlin is often referred to as the European Capital of Tango and with several milongas every night of the week all around the city, it can be difficult to know...
Dancing Tango in Hamburg’s Red Light District
It was getting dark as I left my hostel. A few metres from where the Beatles played their first gig abroad, a man dressed as a pirate was singing let...