The Couch Surfing Project
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Argentina Travel
The Couch Surfing Project! Join up TODAY! Traveling is one of life’s most amazing experiences. The feel of discovering new and interesting cultures and societies is great. However not only traveling means spending some big money –even if backpacking- but also that getting to know interesting people is not always as easy as it seems before our departure. It takes a while to catch the grasp of a particular culture, and to discover those amazing places that one can share with special individuals like ourselves. And if you have time but no money on your side when traveling, both being a precious commodity, needn’t to say that the money-time relationship is in many ways a restriction to the variety of possibilities that one is able to explore during the visit, the Couch Surfing is for you. In this sense the new project carried on by an American citizen couchsurfing.com is an amazing an alternative option. People around the world who love to travel and are keen on receiving interesting visitors only listing their contact information on the site can take part in this global cultural exchange program! I know for sure this is a great option, that’s why I began to participate actively. I, that have traveled around the world several times and met tons of “lovely people”, have began to take part in this project. Join Up today, sharing your couch is the first step to travel and fun! For more information you can email me or go direct to there web site:Email Bob Frassinetti. Press here to go to The Couch Surfing Project. The Couch Surfing Project.

Football Soccer trading cards made in Argentina
Topic: Toy Museum, Trading Cards
"Those darn hard ones" A history of the Argentinean football trading cards
by Rafael Bitran & Francisco Chiappini.

Soccer, football, has been one of the world?s greatest passions throughout our recent history. Young and old, boys and girls take part of this worldwide crowd that enjoys not only to perform and play football but to attend matches, watch them on TV, listen to them on the radio and talk about them afterwards.

Being such deep part of our everyday life we find out that football?s history goes parallel to ours. At least once in our life we played ball, went to the stadium to cheer for our team, burst into the happiest cheer when our team scored that special goal and into tears when we lost against our classic enemy.

Football theme trading cards are like historic snap shots on the best moments of the history of Football. The?those darn hard ones to find- is not just a book on the history of Argentine trading cards se particular trading cards are an amazing record that by means of images portray outstanding moments, players, teams, soccer stadiums, moments of joy and other bitter ones. Apart this record-like feature, trading cards are one of the very first collecting activity of any child.

Malditas Dificiles on football, but a treasure book on a key aspect of the Argentine popular history. The authors are a couple of professional historians and sociologists who have been true to one of their hobbies and have lifted it into the world of popular-folk history. Featuring a detailed research work of each collection ever made, working on the available items and information to provide the fan and collector a complete catalog like book on Argentine Football trading cards, this book is a great stepping stone in the world of collectibles like trading cards made in Argentina

"Initially, the collecting of trading cards or as they are called in Spanish "figuritas". trading cards had been, almost exclusively, a girly entertainment. But from the beginning of last century, it has become a “genderless” hobby. Both, boys and girls, young and old, sought to fill their collection in order to get the prizes –either a ball or a doll-....... "

See Photo Image Gallery of this Cataloque I have for sale:

                     
Those darn hard ones, Malditas Dificiles
Book in Spanish, but for our English reader it goes with a transaltion.



"MALDITAS DIFICILES"
...una historia de las figuritas de futbol en la Argentina...
Rafael Bitran y Francisco Chiappini.


Pasion de multitudes, el fotbol siempre ha sido el punto de encuentro para chicos y grandes, donde lo unico que los distingue son las distinciones propias de este juego que ya ha dejado de ser un deporte mas, para convertirse en simplemente fotbol. Su historia nos atravieza. Todos alguna vez jugamos a la pelota, fuimos a la cancha, gritamos un gol hasta quedarnos afonicos, sonreimos hasta el cansancio cuando ganamos, y lloramos desconsoladamente cuando no nos fue tan bien. Las figuritas de f?tbol, desde siempre, intentaron conservar por medio de la im?gen esos momentos, esos jugadores, esos equipos, canchas y estadios que tantas alegrias y dolores nos dieron. "Malditas dificiles" es un recorrido por la historia de las figuritas de fobol hechas en la argentina, y mas, es tambien un tesoro historico, ya que recupera parte de nuestra historia popular... Sus autores son faniticos y profesionales que pusieron manos a la obra para recuperar este pedacito de historia. Es para nosotros los lectores, los fanaticos del fotbol, los coleccionistas, aqui podemos encontrar todo lo que siempre quisimos saber y las malditas dificiles que queremos encontrar y tanto trabajo nos cuesta... Una guia y catalogo de todas las figuritas, con datos ineditos, hermosas descripciones y excelentes fotos de todo lo que nuestros amigos encontraron sobre el tema.



PODES COMPRAR EL LIBRO ONLINE
en sus versiones Espanol e una traducion libre al Ingles que hemos hecho:For more information :Email," TENES QUE HACER CLICK AQU" The Buenos Aires Toy Museum,Bob Frassinetti. Press here to go to the Toy Museum :The Buenos Aires
Toy Museum,Argentina.

Bob Frassinetti. Copyright 2005. Roberto Dario Frassinetti.

Looking for a job. Work for me.
Topic: Contact us & Suscription
Looking for a job, and are you living in or around Buenos Aires?

Bob Frassinetti & Artdealer.com.ar, web blog & webzine on art, antiques, collectibles and travelling located in Argentina, wants to broaden it's collaborator's staff. We daily receive dozens of inquires about lovely Argentina, its culture and treasures, we contribute with several international magazines with specialized articles on Art & Antiques made or found in Buenos Aires. If you like art and antiques, if you enjoy travelling and want to share your experience with worldwide net surfers, we would love for you to collaborate with us!

We do not care about your lack of experience or if you prefer to research or do journalist works. We only ask for enthusiasm and good will to get to know the world of antiques & art and to share with our readers and us a bit of your free time.

Bob Frassinetti & Artdealer.com is a specialized webzine on Art, antiques, collectibles and travelling. Our contents are periodically updated in order to open our culture to the world, share with all citizens all our knowledge about Argentinean and Latin American Art and antiques; as well as our insider's tips and facts about Argentina's landscapes, superb locations, outstanding cuisine and lodging, and all it's hidden treasures. We would like to keep on informing and sharing outstanding facts about this lovely South American country and its culture, as well as its fantastic artists, craftsmen, objects and vintage items thanks to your input. We require:

- So if interest on Art, antiques, collectibles, travelling and culture and
have a journalist vocation.

- And you are availability to assist to press conferences, festivals or cultural
events.
- Initiative and constancy.
- Internet access at home.



We offer:

- Fully volunteer journalist work on a regular basis.
- Bob Frassinetti & Art Dealer journalist Press pass for interviews, press conferences and festivals in your area.
- Work follow up by our staff members, we'll teach you all tricks and secrets to this craft.

- Respect for your ideas and work input. - Your articles will be daily read by thousands of net-surfers from all over the world.


If you would like to join my staff or wish to receive further information on this matter contact me, for more information.

Toy Museum In Spanish.....

Bob Frassinetti y el Museo de Juguete Argentino, ba-toymuseum.com.ar , el primer museo virtual sobre juguetes argentinos, quiere ampliar su red de colaboradores en todo el pais, Argentina.

No nos importa tu falta de experiencia! Solo pedimos que tengas ganas de conocer el mundo del coleccionismo de juguetes y de ampliar tus conocimientos. Ademas de un poco de tiempo libre...

Buenos Aires Toy Museum es actualizado periodicamente. Los articulos publicados en este website tienen como fin brindar informacion especializada, precisa y relevante a cyber navegantes de todo el mundo. Desde el BA Toy Museum hemos desarrollado una serie de investigaciones sobre la cultura y los juegos y juguetes argentinos que han revolucionado el coleccionismo de piezas argentinas en el mundo. En la actualidad varias revistas internacionales publican periodicamente articulos realizados por el staff de BA Toy Museum en diferentes idiomas para todo el mundo. Ahora deseamos aumentar nuestro contenido informativo gracias a tu participacion.


REQUERIMOS:

- Aficion por los juguetes antiguos, su historia e importancia cultural y
Vocacion periodistica.
- Disponibilidad para asistir a eventos culturales, conferencias de
Prensa o festivales.
- Iniciativa propia y constancia.
- Acceso a Internet en tu casa o trabajo.




OFRECEMOS:

- Publicacion periodica de tus colaboraciones voluntarias y en la
Especialidad o genero que prefieras.
- Pases de prensa de BA Toy Museum para entrevistas, conferencias de
prensa, pases especiales y festivales que tengan lugar en tu ciudad o pais.
- Seguimiento y asesoramiento en tu trabajo. Te ense?aremos los trucos
del oficio...
- Respeto a tus iniciativas.
- Tus escritos seran leidos a diario por miles de personas en todo el
mundo.


Si quieres unirte a nuestro equipo o deseas mas informacion, escribenos sin compromiso y por mas informacion : Email: Bob Frassinetti.

Cultural Faux Pas
Topic: Argentina
Cultural "faux pas" in Globalization times.


In a world were boundaries are dropping day after day, frontiers are virtual in so many aspects of our every day life that the mere thought of such intense and deep cultural divergences is, at least, strange.
A faux pas is a false step; the origin of the word is French though it has been adopted world around.
I recall upon an anecdote my daughter told me after she traveled for the first time to Europe. She was backpacking with her best friend and met a group of very nice English youths. They arranged to meet later on for a couple of drinks and when the girls (my daughter and her friend) arrived to the pub they leaned across the table to greet them with a kiss on the chick. I know that most of the Anglo Saxon readers would find that to be quite awkward, but in our Latino culture it’s the polite way to greet someone you just met. I mean not leaning over the table and making such mess but with a kiss on the chick that’s actually not a kiss but more of a cheek to cheek smooth sec.

The list of cultural faux pas could become endless if wish to assimilate a different culture beforehand. My advice is somewhat double, first learn the basics of the language, learn how to say you don’t speak the language, ask for aid and translation. It’s important in this case that you take patience in the translating process. I recall upon a scene of Lost in translation the movie...

The second one is to learn to laugh from your mistakes. We all make them, the key is to know that the other one is not meaning to be disrespectful; it’s just a matter of different social and cultural codes. Cultural "faux pas."


Contact me threw my ICQ Unified Messaging Center :You can also chat with me using ICQ 78541000.. Or for more information :Email me, Bob Frassinetti.

Gallery Nights, Buenos Aires. 2005
Topic: Gallery Nights BA
Gallery Nights, 2005. Last Night, last Friday of each month, Gallery Nights in Buenos Aires. Night out, with friends. See photo Image Gallery:
                                                   
Another Gallery Night 2005

So Whether you're booking for private custom made tour through the city of Buenos Aires, a one of a kind journey through the amazing lighthouse of the Argentine coast, an adventure holiday driving through the magical route 40, looking to buy a classic boat, a vintage airplane, or would like some help when during your stay in Buenos Aires we can help you and it's easier than ever, payment can be done threw Paypal. Even more, if you want to buy some interesting item from Buenos Aires, like some Art item, any Antique or Collectible, we provide the best quality-price relation, and Paypal makes the whole transaction easy and smooth. Just to mention a few possibilities of what we can offer within the world of art, antiques and collectibles we would like to point out: Advertising enamel signs, Advertising Art, Architectural, Art Deco, Auto Parts, Badges, Banks, Beswick, Bottle, Bottle Openers, Bronze, Button, Calendars, Candy Containers, Carnival Glass, Chandeliers, Christmas, Coca Cola, Corkscrews, Elvis Presley, Ethnic Art, Ethnic Toys, Fans, Fishing, Fishing Reels, Folk Art, Francisco Adaro, Furniture, Lamps and lightning items, the wild 60's and 70's, Garden Furnishing, Girl Scout, Glass Art, Glass Contemporary, Golf, Halloween, Inkwells, Insulators, Ivory, Japanese Woodblock Prints, Jewellery, Judaic, Kitchen, Knife, Lamps, Lighters, Lightning Rod , Majolica, Match Holders, Medical, Motorcycles, Music, Napkin Rings, Nautical, Netsuke¿s, Nutcrackers, Paintings, Liberato Spisso, born Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14 March 1903, Portrait Artist, Viski, Jean ( Janos ) 1891 - 1961, Old Car, Paper, Paperweights, Pens, Pencils, Pencil Sharpeners, Pepsi Cola, Perfume Bottles, Pewter, Phonographs, Photography, Postcards, Posters, Prints, Radio, Railroad , Records, Steam Tractor, Scientific Instruments, Sewing, Sheet Music, Silver, Souvenirs, Sports, Stero Cards, Stereoscopes, Telephones, Television, Tools; as well as a broad option in Toys -through means of the specialised hunts of "The Buenos Aires Toy Museum in Argentina"-, Tractor, Typewriters, Watch, Weapons, Weather Vanes, Wood Carvings, Wooden, World's Fair, to say Wristwatches. Contact me See "artdealer_ar" profile on Yahoo, I'm online now!:You can chat with me using Yahoo Instant Messenger. Contact me threw ICQ Unified Messaging Center :You can also chat with me using ICQ 78541000..

 

So if you are interested in Art, Design or Antiques, and you are travelling to Buenos Aires, Argentina, or to Santiago, Chile or even Montevideo, Uruguay and need to buy and export these items or only need tips and travel information, please feel free to email us…….Please feel free to contact Bob Frassinetti with thsi email address: Email: Bob Frassinetti.

 

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