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Buenos Aires, Argentina. June/July 2021

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Great memories! Palermo Viejo is one of my favorite neighborhoods in the world, vaguely recalling Greenwich Village (or the East Village) before they wealthied up. Palermo Chico I recall as a tiny enclave, practically a gated community, where I got some hostile "can I help you?" looks when I wandered through there as a rag-tag backpacker. However, the big modern area surrounding it - basically the park and everything north of Av. Santa Fe - was what I called Palermo Nuevo. PV is definitely better.

Rodriguez Pena - This is in Barrio Norte, right (if they still call it that)? Was there a gay club called Contramano on that street? This was where I picked up my first rent man (or "taxi," in the delightful Argentine slang) in my life. Contramano was a "historic" moment in my life - good or bad is still up for debate decades letter.

I'm glad you post menus and prices. I like to ask people how much a cup of coffee is where they traveled to. It's surprising how many tourists, especially cruise ship people, wouldn't know. The Argentine economy swings from feast to famine. It looks like right now, it's decently priced at the official rate and a bargain at the black/blue market rate.

Are credit cards accepted and how much do they mess around with the rates and fees? Is the blue rate completely legal, semi-legal, or illegal but nobody cares? I assume cash (USD) is king now with the parallel exchange.

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Yes, @davet Contramano was the gay club on that street. It was certainly historic in the sense of being long-established and with a local crowd of all ages.  

I went a couple of times in 2008-2010. The first time I was chatted up furiously by a local young man; I think he saw me as a wealthy Daddy. The second time, there was a very muscled stripper who, on finding it was a 30something local’s birthday, proceeded to fuck his mouth to climax. 

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49 minutes ago, davet said:

Was there a gay club called Contramano on that street?

I was going to Contramano to fuck for free the boys older guys were paying for, and for hooking up with African American UA flight attendants. Unfortunately the place was already closed two years ago, when I checked it during my previous visit.

51 minutes ago, davet said:

The Argentine economy swings from feast to famine. It looks like right now, it's decently priced at the official rate and a bargain at the black/blue market rate.

I think prices are a bargain at the official rate and a joke at the blue one.

52 minutes ago, davet said:

Are credit cards accepted and how much do they mess around with the rates and fees? Is the blue rate completely legal, semi-legal, or illegal but nobody cares? I assume cash (USD) is king now with the parallel exchange.

Cards are accepted but I have not used them so far. In previous trips, the fees were standard and I always would prefer using plastic. My cash would be only for the boys, and I would usually withdraw it from atm cashiers. There was a cost involved, but one I was willing to pay out of comfort and safety.

Of course now using cash over plastic is a non brainer. I brought dollar bills to sell in the Blue Market. It is universally accepted and in the few exchange shops I walked in they would make a transaction with no issues. I am feeling my dollars to relatives and friends.

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On 6/5/2021 at 7:09 AM, Latbear4blk said:

I just finished packing and in a few hours will be departing to Buenos Aires. I have not visited my second home in two years, and besides cuddling my 83 y.o. mother and my old friends, I am very curious about the city in pandemic mode. Things look bad over there right now, with restrictions close to Fase 1 in some places even if they are rolling vaccination with a good vaccine, Russian Sputnik.

The exchange is back to have an official and a parallel value. Today, official exchange is around U$S 1 = $AR 100; while the "blue" exchange is 1 to 150. Due to this huge difference, I will be restricting the use of credit cards (they use official exchange rates) and instead I am taking cash. 

I will stay in an Airbnb for 30 days (less than 400 bucks!), a studio in duplex with two balconies in a 2nd floor (3rd for American standards), in Palermo. This is another reason I am excites. I always lived in Recoleta, and then kept staying in my family place or renting in that neighborhood. This is the first time that I am going to be exploring Palermo, a quite transformed area since my departure from the city. It is full of restaurants and bars, with a quite young/middle class demographic.

Wish me a good trip!

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May you have a well rested vacation and wonderful times.

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if there will be some nice videos with tommy i will join your join your just for fans account.

let us know!!!

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2 hours ago, trzinko said:

if there will be some nice videos with tommy i will join your join your just for fans account.

let us know!!!

There will be some. However, I always warn those joining my JFF. If you are looking for hot porn, you will be disappointed. The idea is mostly to throw 5 bucks to support the blog, which is really where my worn and effort go. 

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Bingo. The second panadería was exactly what I was looking for. So far, I have been there only twice, but I will keep going on, specially during my last days. IMG_2646.thumb.JPG.e7950c0f0a7c2bde7e55526d9516d6eb.JPG

That croissant right there made the difference. What a delicious, solid, generous portion of buttery pleasure! I can eat most croissants out there in two to three bites. In this case, impossible. My mouth is watering as I am remembering the flavor. 

I also checked another item out of my To Eat List.

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Fresco y batata, el postre del vigilante. This is a very popular and affordable sweet treat. What you see in the picture is the classic version, but there are many variations with different kinds of cheeses and/or additions to the dulce de batata, like chocolate. Yummy. The picture was taken at my sister's home.

We had a rainy day and I have been fucking like a bunny, so I have not been out much these last few days. In my few explorations, I keep falling deeper and deeper in love with Palermo. In one corner you have a sample of pure Rio de la Plata tradition:

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A few meters away, a sample of pure sophisticated, cosmopolitan Buenos Aires:

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When the rain kept me inside, I wish I would have been fucking all the time. Definitely I am too old for that. I have made big progresses in the book about male prostitution that I pitched before. I enjoyed the section on Latin America, not only because they were addressing our cultures and realities, but also because I was gladly surprised at a few very unusual mentions. 

A couple of the essays recognize Nestor Perlongher, a man I worked with in the Argentine gay liberation movement back in the 80s. Just recently, when I wrote "Gay is not good" I had mentioned him as one of the significant progressive thinkers of the Latin-American sexual liberation movement, taken by the HIV pandemic. This is the first time I see his contribution recognized, and in an eloquent way, by Anglo-saxo academia. 

Not only that. Even more unusual, considering the anti Peronist mindset that is mainstream in the First World, in the chapter about Argentina there is a recognition of Eva Perón's contributions to the fight for the rights of sex workers. And I did not know about that! 

Of course, I did have some fun. I already reported on my meeting with Tomy. He is definitely my favorite and will meet him again in a few days. Today, early on, I met Alan for the second time. I have not yet published a full review of him, but he is my second favorite after Tomy. He is a very unconventional match for me, slightly too girlish. However, his horny voluptuousness captivated and seduce me. 

I do not know when I will be able to write a full report, so meanwhile I share a few pictures as an advance.IMG_2695.thumb.jpg.3fc3c11fd77c07635980c8e6888a568f.jpgIMG_2901.thumb.JPG.a188ee048d0d9880df1d59a52ae21962.JPG

If you have been reading my reviews about Ander, Samir, and Tomy, you will know what I am talking about when I mention the sexy walk upstairs. Today, I have a sample for you:

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On 6/25/2021 at 4:41 PM, Latbear4blk said:

A couple of the essays recognize Nestor Perlongher, a man I worked with in the Argentine gay liberation movement back in the 80s. Just recently, when I wrote "Gay is not good" I had mentioned him as one of the significant progressive thinkers of the Latin-American sexual liberation movement, taken by the HIV pandemic. This is the first time I see his contribution recognized, and in an eloquent way, by Anglo-saxo academia.

What a coincidence. Perlongher made it onto my Amazon wish list because he was mentioned in:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022630910X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So Anglo-American academia has indeed recognized him. This particular young academic apparently spent much time in the places we frequent ... but purely for sociological research. (And I actually believe him!) I was going to write him (but I never did) to ask whether Perlongher would be too technical and difficult to read at my level of Spanish, because there's not much Perlongher in translation.

 

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36 minutes ago, davet said:

What a coincidence. Perlongher made it onto my Amazon wish list because he was mentioned in:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/022630910X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So Anglo-American academia has indeed recognized him. This particular young academic apparently spent much time in the places we frequent ... but purely for sociological research. (And I actually believe him!) I was going to write him (but I never did) to ask whether Perlongher would be too technical and difficult to read at my level of Spanish, because there's not much Perlongher in translation.

 

The challenge to read him would not be over technicists, but rather his tendency to use poetic language. Imagine the challenges of reading Foucault or Baudrillad, without saying they are comparable.

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20 hours ago, davet said:

because there's not much Perlongher in translation

Sorry, this thought came up after my first response. Do you read Portuguese better than Spanish? I am quite sure if you read him in any language other than Portuguese or Spanish, a lot will be lost in translation. 

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3 hours ago, TotallyOz said:

I could spend days in that flea market. Lovely. I could also spend days in Tomy, but that would be a different experience. :)

Ditto!  I am one of Tomy's subscriber at OnlyFans, and I received an email with a short shot of you and him.  ...liked what I pre

viewed and can't wait to see the entire presentation.

 

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I thought he was going to mute our voices, but I enjoyed listening to me in someone else's porn outlet for the first time in my life. I (or parts of me) will be also featured in some of Alan's material. He is coming in a few hours for more, but we already filmed and shot some hot stuff.

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