I knew I should have uploaded my photos sooner. We got into Buenos Aires on Sunday quite early in the morning, went for breakfast and I had my small backpack stolen right from under my nose. Camera, passport, memory cards, Ipod, bank cards and some very comfy shorts. The cafe staff gave us our fry-up for free which was nice considering it wasn’t their fault at all. No money was taken and some saint of a man handed my passport into the Irish Embassy this week – yay him! Seemingly this never happens so I’m thrilled to have it back. This type of thing happens in every city and I don’t think it’s on BA specifically we feel very safe here. If you’re ever carrying something you really love like a camera please wrap the bag around your legs if you’re ever sitting down in a cafe or where-ever. These guys move so fast you won’t know it’s happened until they’re out of sight listening to all those playlists you couldn’t live without on your Ipod.
Now all I need to do is get hunting for another camera, so I can catch up on all the photo’s I’ve lost so far. Any recommendations are welcome. I’m gutted you won’t get to see the pics I’d taken of Ilha Grande and the falls in Iguazu but Ciaran and Lisa have plenty so pop over there for a goo.
Taking it very easy here in BA this week so will say hello again with more news next week and will try and show Buenos Aires in a better light. It really is nice here, beer is damn cheap too :)
Tchau, tchau.
2 Comments
April 9, 2007 at 2:41 pm
Keep up the interblaggin! Enjoyin readin!
And lest you forget:
http://xkcd.com/c181.html
April 10, 2007 at 1:13 am
Well, hi there. Sorry to hear about the camera vanishing so swiftly. Our Sean managed to duck his mother’s camera into the sea and I managed to drop the replacement – while giving a demo on how to use digital cameras, by the way! – so we can sympathize somewhat with your loss. Being the techno-nerd wannabe that I am, I’d have to recommend something slim with a 5-6Megapixel capacity (anything bigger is a total waste), 3X optical zoom (anything bigger is too bulky). I’d go for the Casio Exilim or anything by Samsung – they’re drop-dead gorgeous and slip neatly into bags, purses, etc (and so much easier for thieves to conceal without giving the game away!!!).
Enough of the serious stuff. How are you getting on with the dude? I hope he’s being the perfect gentleman.
By the way, terrific job on the hang gliding – I’m so envious you wouldn’t believe it.
I really do hope you get the chance to put up some more photos – I’ve enjoyed the first batch.
NEED MORE.