Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 401

Hola I am in Argentina and I love it. I have decided that I am going to love the whole of South & Central America and feel so excited that I have got such a long time here. Lo and I arrived in Buenos Aires and have been constantly wowed by it. We have been staying in the San Telmo area, which is very bohemian, full of cafes and bars. The city itself is very large and easy to get lost, which of course we did ( a few times!). We have fully explored the city and every day we find a new place that we havent seen before. It feels very European in BsAs. The people are so stylish and beautiful and they certainly know how to party.. The night life in BsAs is fantastic, ... read more

We arrived in Buenos Aires from Igazzu and after a couple of hours walk and getting lost due to a map being wrong, we eventually found suitable accommodation that had vacancies and was in a good location. We could finally get down to planning our time in Buenos Aires. We booked a few trips through the travel agency at the Youth Hostel International, a Tango Show, a Football Match (Racing v's River a Buenos Aires Derby), and polo match (a chance to hobnob with Buenos Aires high society). After which it was time to hit the shops, it took Sue no time at all to start doing what seemed like some serious damage to our budget until we relized how little we were actually spending and with tax free shoping we got quite a large proportion ... read more

Hola Chicas y Chicos, It is raining now in Bs As. When I first arrived six days ago it was quite hot and humid, then the following days were much more comfortable and sometimes jacket weather. I've only been to Europe once years ago, and this city and its people certainly has that flavor. Except for a few wide boulevards the downtown streets are one-way, narrow and typically congested with cars and people. This city is huge. With almost 12 million it is on par with New York or Tokyo. I've been to three or four different barrios, or neighborhoods, and have only seen a small percent. The people are friendly and quite patient when I practice my broken Spanish. My Spanish class, by the way, was really fun and provided a good routine for my ... read more

Hello.... Just a short one this time...it´s just a city!!!....albeit a very cool city. We had a great time in BA..lots of walking and trying to eat with the locals (i.e. waiting around starving until 10pm and then being the first in the restaurant) Anyway...I´ve managed to eat almost a whole cow...we´ve tried the best steak house in BA (does that make it the best in the world), but to be honest we´ve had better in other less ´famous´places. The only disapponitment was not getting to see Boca juniors playing, as they did so well in some South American competition that they didnt come home and so cancelled the game we were due to see. For any footie fans, we did get to tour the stadium...what a place that would have been to see a game...the ... read more

OKAY! I just had to give you all some advice. Do i give advice? I don´t think so. Well i'm starting today. 1. Never be afraid to go anywhere because people tell you it isn´t safe (this of course, does not apply to Chechnya, Iraq or Antartica). What's the worse that'll happen? You don´t like the place and you spend your vacation in your hotel room. AT LEAST YOUR NOT WORKING (nobody sent this to my boss, right?) 2. Lonely Planet guidebooks are okay but Rough Guides RULE....which i'm realizing after i left mine on my bed at home in New York. It has more details, times, open hours, maps yadda yadda. Oh Rough Guide Rough Guide....why have you left me? 3. You can pay for your trip when you're old. They have BankBoston ATMs here. ... read more