Useful Contacts
USA AND CANADA Directions Unlimited , 720 N. Bedford Rd, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 (tel 914/241-1700). Travel agency specializing in customized tours for people with disabilities. Mobility International USA , PO Box 10767, Eugene, OR 97440 (Voice and TDD: tel 541/343-1284). Information and referral services, access guides, tours and exchange programmes. Annual membership $25 (includes quarterly newsletter) Twin Peaks Press , Box 129, Vancouver, WA 98666 (tel 360/694-2462 or 1-800/637-2256). Publisher of the Directory of Travel Agencies for the Disabled ($19.95), listing more than 370 agencies worldwide; Travel for the Disabled ($19.95); and Wheelchair Vagabond ($14.95), loaded with personal tips. UK AND IRELAND Disability Action Group , 2 Annadale Ave, Belfast BT7 3JH (tel 01232/491011). Information about access for disabled travellers abroad. RADAR (Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation) , 12 City Forum, 250 City Rd, London EC1V 8AF (tel 020/7250 3222; minicom tel 020/7250 4119; www.radar.org ). Provides brief lists of accommodation in Argentina; also offers good general advice for travellers with disabilities. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND ACROD (Australian Council for Rehabilitation of the Disabled) , PO Box 60, Curtin, ACT 2605, (tel 02/6282-4333), and 24 Cabarita Rd, Cabarita, NSW 2137 (tel 02/9743-2699). Provides lists of travel agencies and tour operators for people with disabilities. Barrier Free Travel , 36 Wheatley St, North Bellingen, NSW 2454 (tel 02/6655-1733). Independent travel consultant, who will draw up individual itineraries catering for your particular needs. Disabled Persons Assembly , PO Box 10, 138 The Terrace, Wellington (tel 04/472-2626). Provides lists of travel agencies and tour operators for people with disabilities. WEBSITES www.access-able.com US-based site with scant information on Argentina but good general tips for travellers plus a forum where travellers can exchange information. Also links to other organizations and specialist tour operators. www.sath.org The home pages of the US-based society for the advancement of travellers with handicaps, with plenty of tips on specific issues such as wheelchair access, visual impairment and arthritis - though no specific information on Argentina.
your food is yummyisabella says "i think yalls food is super dooper yummy keep up the good work
" whatsamanth says "nothing. you can survive on your own. dont go there its a horrible place." what you needkatie says "bring lots of food and water. try to bring non perishable food. and bring warm and cold clothes. you will need it." Buenos Aires City of DesignBob Frassinetti says "In August 2005 Buenos Aires was appointed City of Design by the UNESCO. This is recognition the city of “good airs” shares with other top notch design areas of the world such as Berlin, Montreal.
This appointment evidences recognition towards what Buenos Aires is doing in this particular area, and it cannot be understood if not put in perspective to the recent boom that took place in this area recently. BA features a constant flow of movement in terms of design, from mind-blowing creations to average regular, items the broadness of the design movement in the Argentine capital provides a wide rainbow of options featuring something for every taste.
Buenos Aires has been among the firsts of the American Continent to take upon the challenge of design together with Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Mendoza in Argentina –as well-. The turning point in contemporary design in South America can be dated at the end of the 1950s and all throughout the 60s. The decade of 1960 was a strong decade for innovation, creation and design in the deepest sense of the words. The Arts in general had a strong input back then, and design was not an exception, from aesthetics to usefulness, Argentina has been taking upon the challenge of designing new and innovative objects ever since. After a couple of decades of ups and downs, ins and outs, always in tune with the general panorama of what was going on in our country, today, Buenos Aires is breeding and furthering some interesting aesthetic and conceptual approaches to objects.
In terms of industrial design today in Argentina, there are at several different disciplines working in an avant-garde creations and innovating in theory and practice in this sense. The range goes from industrial products to vehicles, furniture and lighting, making of Buenos Aires a design spot pretty much hyper-comprehensive in terms of design for the visitors.
An interesting insight on design in Buenos Aires is provided by worldly known Argentine architect and designer Ricardo Blanco in his book entitled Crónicas del diseño industrial en la Argentina – Chronicles of the Industrial Design in Argentina-, where he reconstructs the path of evolution thru means of a particular historical perspective and journey. Not aiming to cover the entire historical process, but more in the sense of providing an organized insight into the world of useful aesthetics, Blanco attest to evidence the intention and cultural bases of the Argentine design path.
Thru means of the current literature and the ever growing production of industrial design objects Buenos Aires takes upon new airs of discovery, as it mutates from the traditional city of beef and tango to a much more interesting and amusing spot of arts, design and aesthetics… And all in all, in the meantime we explore the new inputs of design we can always stop to enjoy the delightful Argentine cuisine and culture, but now in a broader and richer way.
Bob Frassinetti, Buenos Aires, Argentina" GanjaFaith says "look for ganja at all times"
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