More than a century after their forebears landed on Patagonia’s east coast, their Afrikaans is rusty, but their cultural ties are strong.
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/ 5 November 2010
Argentina’s idyllic, infamous village sheds no light
on its history.
Welcome to friendly Buenos Aires — but remember to keep your distance and watch your step.
Leaving the ‘protected’ concrete jungle of Johannesburg, Ricky Hunt feels slightly vulnerable in the beachcomber’s paradise on the Wild Coast.
NOT QUITE THE MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Ricky Hunt reviews <i> The Hangover</i>, from the director of <i>Road Trip</i> and <i>Old School</i>.
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/ 6 November 2007
No matter how complete our idea of a person or an event might be, it is always adulterated by our own subjectivity. A multitude of individual nuances accompanies each of our understandings, despite the desire to try to explain things as truthfully and adeptly as we can. This idea is at the core of Michael Ondaatje’s latest novel, <i>Divisadero</i> (Bloomsbury).