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An Englishman’s love letter to Argentina

Our differences seem irreconcilable, but in the hours before a titanic football match, I’m thinking fondly of Buenos Aires and beyond

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Mark Jones
Jul 15, 2026
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Even the light in Buenos Aires feels European.

In her short book about Sydney, Jan Morris writes about its flat, blinding New World light. I’m quoting from memory here, but in the luminosity of Sydney she didn’t see the dust of ages. Think of the shafts of light filled with dancing particles in an arcade in Florence or through the plane trees of a quiet …

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