There is an acute shortage of coins and small change here, which means a panic grips you when you get into a taxi and realise you only have a 100 peso note. When Ian was here, his driver became so incensed that he threw him out of the cab, effectively giving him a free ride. If you get on a bus without the right money, they don’t let you on. Shops sometimes can’t accept your custom because they can’t change your note. The reason is that there is a racket in which criminals hoard the change, restrict supply and sell it at a rate of nine pesos for 10.
THING I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE TODAY:
Lionel Messi may be regarded the best footballer on the planet, but in his home country, the people don't really rate him. Instead they revere Carlos Tevez. Weird, huh? There are three reasons for this - he produces his best football for Barcelona, he never played club football here and ordinary Argentines can't relate to his middle class upbringing
About Me
- Senor Tom
- This is NOT a mid-life crisis, OK? I'm far too young, you know that. No, this is a Latin adventure. I want to explore the same streets that nurtured the genius of Diego Armando Maradona. I want to see if Macchu Piccu is really as magical as people say it is. And I want to find out if the most dangerous road in the world is any more perilous than the southern roundabout at Elephant. Anyway, who said mid-life crises can't be fun?
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