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When you travel to Argentina, you’ll notice that the cultural heredity is mostly European which is clearly reflected in their literature, music, architecture and lifestyle. Argentina vacations offer extreme cultural activity as seen through their festivities, night clubs, expositions, cinemas, theater and concerts held in major cities. Buenos Aires, the capital city, is the most popular of all travel to Argentina; this is the heart that shows off lively streets, impressive avenues, old time cafes and stylish restaurants.

Buenos Aries is the vibrant cosmopolitan capital where people who live there are known for their elegance and cockiness even in times of difficulty. Buenos Aires is prominent for its tango heritage and between February and early March they celebrate the Buenos Aires Tango, a festival which draws world class dancers and musicians. The performances are held in venues that are both large and intimate all over the city.

During the month of April, there is an annual book fair that lures over a million book fans in the city, known as the Feria del Libro. Latin American literature is the most widely denoted here. It is held at the extensive Centro Municipal de Exposicions.

Arte BA is an art fair that features exhibitions from hundreds of art galleries, institutions and organizations showing a variety of influences from Argentina and around the world. This fair usually takes place in mid May.

Every 24th of June, locals of Buenos Aires celebrate the death anniversary of Carlos Gardel, the man who brought tango to the world. To mark the occasion many of the events takes place around the city and the singer’s tomb at Charita shows like a temple full of crowd.

And if you are fascinated with Argentina’s traditional cowboy heritage, the Campeonato Abierto Argentino de Pato during the month of December is held. This is the competition play off of the Pato crown.

If your Argentina vacation takes you to Buenos Aires, there is only one interest that you can master in the city and it is, without hesitation, dancing. Tango, flamenco, salsa and folk dancing lessons are commonly offered. If you see someone dancing the tango, you will see the real essence of Buenos Aires.

This city has so much to offer from a world class zoo and botanical garden to a number of landscaped parks and squares. You’ll want to take a peek at their churches and places of worships which are all architectural noteworthy.

Buenos Aires is unfairly described as a grimy Paris when in fact this is a smart, contemporary city that is full of life bursting with energy. The spirit of tango is still living and the gaucho heritage is still celebrated even in the midst of a more modern economy.

The Argentines have a steadfast spirit and lust for life that is communicable and this passion excels through their great love of football, food and partying. Tourists are beginning to discover the opportunities and excitement that Argentina can offer. The country’s tourism deserves to be explored and experienced.

There are a couple of resorts offered at tremendous prices (from $298 to $799) for 7 nights and 8 days right in Buenos Aries through a highly sought after lifetime travel club membership.

Revenge is a strong motivating factor for a young Germany squad who are seeking to excel in their semi-final against Spain, at Durban, tonight.

Before the tournament began, nobody gave Germany much chance of doing well, after their captain Ballack opted out owing to injury. The team was seen as an inexperienced outfit that would find it hard to survive amongst more experienced teams such as England and Argentina.

The credit for the fact that Germany have proved their naysayers wrong at this years event must go to a football training program launched 20 years ago to develop young talent. And before the end of this tournament the team has already thrown up several stars of the future who likely to dominate the football horizon in the decade to come.

That said, Germany sprang something of a surprise, in respect of both England and Argentina. Both these latter teams might have been better served by a tactical defensive game rather than trying to match the speed of the young Germans on the run.

Germany lost 1-0 to Spain in the Euro 2008 final at Vienna, with Fernando Torres scoring the winning goal. While Spain have a fairly unchanged side from the one that won the Euro 2008 championship, Germany has since had an infusion of young talent in Oezil, Mueller and Khedira, to name the most prominent. The current German team is much more aggressive, and they have scored 4 goals each against Australia, England and Argentina at this World Cup, to underscore that aggression.

Germany coach Loew feels his team is very fluid now, and his Spain counterpart, Del Bosque agrees. But Loew respects Spain and concedes that they have many star players, whom he compares with the likes of Argentina’s Messi. According to Loew, midfielders Xavi and Iniesta are the most dangerous Spaniards, but he thinks, Germany have the skills to deal with them.

Loew credits the great coordination in the Spain team to the fact that many of the players are from Barcelona and already combined well before coming into the national team. The German coach believes that his side have what it takes to beat Spain and advance to the final.

The German coach says that in 2008, no European team could compare with Spain, but the equation had since changed. But he conceded that his team would miss Muller, out through suspension. He had special praise for the backline under the watch of centre-backs Per Metersacker and Arne Friedrich, especially their organized showing in the Argentina match.

If there is one thing that you really must do before you die, you must visit South America, and in particular, Argentina. Words cannot describe the different layers of beauty that can be found when travelling this vast nation, but I am going to attempt to give you at least a hint of an impression with this colourful prose.

Firstly, if like me you’re English don’t be put off Argentina holidays because you envisage receiving a frosty reception from the natives. The Falklands War is still a sore point with many Argentines but that doesn’t mean to say you will be treated with any disrespect, I have been on many Argentina holidays and tours and have only experienced one situation where I was frowned upon but I’m still not certain if that was because I am English or due to his bad manners, or even from the gentleman in question just being a miserable so and so!

If you’re fortunate enough to afford to travel to South America you have to visit Argentina for the following reasons: the culture – the laissez faire way of life, the seduction of the Tango (simply poetry in motion), the barbecued beef like you have never tasted before, the smooth fruity delights of the Mendoza wine, the fervour of a Boca vs. River Plate derby – but best of all, the natural splendour of the place.

Take Buenos Aires for instance – a vibrant and bustling city like no other – quite un-South American in essence, as it was built by Europeans. This place will blow you away, with its culturally diverse influences feeding through to the local markets, to the colonial architecture and rustic cafes. A fusion of the old world – simple, modest and charming – and contemporary ideologies, with an abundance of passion for the arts, for football and unrivalled pride of their nation make this seductive city like no other.

The south of Argentina is another must-see part of South America, in particular Patagonia. ‘Picturesque’ doesn’t do it justice! Think lush greens, mountain peaks, ocean blue skies and an almost mirror image reflecting back at you in the form of crystal lakes. The perfect place to admire the world’s natural beauty, collect your thoughts and thank the lord for giving you life! And then there are the ice fields! It’s best for you to source images of these rather than have me pitifully attempt to describe them.

If you like your wine then you must head to Mendoza – another bustling city but life seems much slower here than in Buenos Aires. If you’re lucky enough to be in Mendoza in March, you must catch the festival of the Vedimia – to celebrate the harvest of the grape where a beauty pageant takes place.

If you’re an active person then Mendoza is the place for you, a fantastic place to ski in winter but also for mountaineering, rafting, hiking and riding horses. And of course Mendoza is set to the east of the Andes and boast stunning views of these awe inspiring mountain ranges – the biggest in the world.

I have but mentioned just three glorious parts of Argentina that you must visit, but there are many, many other cities, towns and regions bursting with culture and natural beauty, take it from me, once you visit Argentina, you’ll be desperate to return as I continue to do so – there is no place like it on the planet.

Announcement of South Africa as the host country of 2010 FIFA World-Cup has led to a wave of celebration all across the country! The ecstasy and thrill among the local football lovers was overwhelming. Hosting of this glorious and prestigious football world event is in itself a big challenge for the picturesque country.

The immensely popular football championship will be held from 11th June to 11th July, 2010, South-Africa. The football World-Cup 2010 will be staged all over eight provinces at nine host cities. Approximately half million visitors are expected to join this phenomenal event with 35 to 40 billion television viewers.

With this glorious FIFA Football Championship, South Africa wants to prove its credibility to the world. Some of the long lasting legacies of this phenomenal event in this country are safety, security, health, emergency services, accommodation and tourism. To make transportation easy, there is considerable enhancement in the public transportation system.

Other key highlights are the urban recreational areas with multi-disciplinary sport facilities. Four stadiums have been rebuilt and six new world class stadiums have been built. The official slogan of 2010 Football Championship South-Africa is Ke Nako – celebrate Africa’s Humanity, which means ‘it is time’.

South Africa has decided to change whole world’s perception by hosting this grand football event. If you want to cheer your favorite team at loudest possible then you must pack your bags and head towards this beautiful country. The action, fun and magical mania of soccer is simply inescapable! So, get ready for a remarkable and lifetime experience!

His full name is Juan Román Riquelme. He was born June 24, 1978 in San Fernando, Buenos Aires, an impoverished providence of Buenos Aires Argentina to a family of ten. He is an Argentine soccer player who now plays for Boca Juniors of the Argentine Primera División, and his position on the field is as an attacking midfielder.

In 1995 Riquelme began playing professional football with the Boca Juniors and seven seasons enjoyed with the club prior to being traded to Barcelona. Following a short and not successful stay with them, he moved to Villarreal, and became superstar there, winning a lot of honors. Presently Riquelme continues to play at both the national and international level, and lately won the MVP award at the Copa Libertados.

A longtime Argentine international, Riquelme is best acknowledged for his spells with Boca Juniors and Villarreal. A playmaker, his major assets are his passing and setting the tempo of play.

It was Boca Juniors the club that had it as foremost character, in those that reached three times the Argentinean championship, to be champion of the Cup Libertadores of America in two opportunities, and champion of the Intercontinental Cup of soccer, in the year 2000.

Juan Román Riquelme is considered as a talented player with outstanding field vision. As of 2005, Riquelme is frequently noted as the key factor in Villareal’s explosive 2005 campaign.

Some of honours he received as log as his career are:

2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup (Villarreal CF)

2001 Copa Libertadores (Boca J.)

2000 Argentine Apertura Championship (Boca J.)

2000 Intercontinental Cup (Boca J.)

2000 Copa Libertadores (Boca J.)

1999 Argentine Clausura Championship (Boca J.)

1998 Argentine Apertura Championship (Boca J.)

1997 FIFA’s Football World Youth Championship (under-20)

As concerned as some of his individual honors are Player of the Year of Argentina (2000, 2001, 2008) and Copa Libertadore’s Most Valuable Player in 2007.