Starting the new year like no other, I spent this new year's eve in Buenos Aires. Expecting a casual night on my terrace with a barbeque, this turned into an unforgettable party experience.
After doing the ritual midnight celebration, we then ate dinner and drank fernet (a herbal Italian spirit which has been adopted by Argentines) until around 3am. At this point we decided to head to the planetarium which lies in the Bosques de Palero (the Palermo forest). Here there was an enormous crowd of all ages, dancing with their fernet by the beautifully lit planetarium. I was unsure as to why everybody had sunglasses at the ready. When it got to around 7am it hit me, the blinding sun rose from above the trees and the crowd went wild! Slowly the crowds headed towards shade as the night turned into a hot summer's day, and at 9am we went home on the bus with the commuters. During this journey we narrowly avoided being struck by a flying bin which had been loaded with dynamite, but explosions aside it was an amazing experience and a brilliant start to 2012.

www.planetario.gov.ar/
Av. Sarmiento y Figueroa Alcorta- Palermo - Buenos Aires, Argentina
+54 11 4771-9393
Google map: bit.ly/wAQCsd

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I would recommend that everyone should take a tour of both the Argentine side of the falls and also the Brazilian side

Many tour operaters in Buenos Aires will be able to advise you on which trips to take.

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A great day out on the Parana Delta leaving from Tigre, a short train ride from BA. It goes further into the Delta than the other tours and the guides are biologists. Lunch is included.

www.buenosairesoutdoors.com.ar

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The delta in Tigre is a unique place, a mix of Venice and Vietnam, only one hour from BA. You can go for the day and have a barbecue (asado) or stay over night in one of the 'recreos'. Don't miss it.

Train to Tigre and then public boat. www.ruta0.com/locs.asp?loc=74

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The Reserva Ecologica alongside Puerto Madero was a deserted landfill that has been taken over by lagoons, wild grass and a large variety of birds. You can jog, cycle or simply walk along the paths and look back at the high-rise buildings of the Buenos Aires downtown banking district.

Tristán Achával Rodríguez, 1550; Tel: 4315-1320

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