Buenos Aires, Argentina Travel Blogs

Rehearsing my social skills
May 18, 2006 (5 photos)

I arrived in Miramar on Monday evening to find the tourist office closed, but fortunately, no dearth of cheap accommodation options on the seafront. I chose one mainly at random, that turned out to be bargain of the century, run by a fellow with a ...

Buenos Aires
Mar 6, 2005 (4 photos)

We have had a busy time in Buenos Aires getting everything in order for our trip, but we are now ready to go. "Ginger", our mascot, strapped to Philsy`s handlebars, is also rearing to go. All that holds us back now is finding a flight to Ushuaia . . . ...

The traveling Oscars.
Jan 15, 2006

... and magpies here!!!): 1. Cali, Colombia 2. Medellin, Colombia 3. Cartagena, Colombia 4. Rio, Brazil 5. Buenos Aires, Argentina 6. Asuncion, Paraguay 7. Florianópolis, Brazil 8. Popayan, Colombia 9. Mendoza, Argentina 10. Leon, Nicaragua 11. ...

The boys are back in town...
Jun 5, 2005 (12 photos)

... or less every day. It's not like you have to wait until the next weekend before the city wakes up again. I arrive in Buenos Aires on a Friday morning, after spending 14 hours on a night bus from Mendoza. That same night I go to familiar restaurants, ...

No Norwegian julegran as far as the eye can see.
Jan 6, 2006 (33 photos)

... sure, only thing I know is that I enjoyed it a lot. As I just mentioned, I spent Christmas in Argentina, mainly in and around Buenos Aires. But I also plan to spend another week in fashionable Punta del Este, Uruguay, as you will see in the next blog ...

Big city nights.
Jun 13, 2005 (14 photos)

... , after almost two weeks in Buenos Aires. Next stop is Uruguay for a few days, before I head back into Argentina. I have had a really good time in Buenos Aires, how can you not have good time here? But since I have spent the last six weeks or so in big ...

A World of Travellers
Oct 5, 2005

... to some of the girls in the hostel I was in ... Club 18 - 30 is alive and well and using hair straighteners in Buenos Aires. I`ve rented an apartment for my three months here and the area I`m living in, Palermo Viejo, is so cool it`s positively icy. ...

La Bombonera.
Dec 20, 2005

... I have even paid for the flight ticket. There's no way back!!! After Punta del Este my brother and I went back to Buenos Aires for some sightseeing, gourmet food, parties (remember Opera Bay???) as well as tons of Christmas shopping (I hope you enjoyed ...

Don't cry for me Buenos Aires
Sep 10, 2007 (11 photos)

... treasures I had not seen yet and let me tell you, I was in for quite a treat! Boca was by far, my favorite Buenos Aires neighborhood. Its claim to fame is being the colorful birthplace of Tango. It was vibrant and joyful and I really could have enjoyed ...

Yo soy de Boca señor...
Dec 12, 2005 (14 photos)

... the most crazy local supporters for that matter)? Third and finally, what is a decent price for a ticket on the black market in Argentina? We spent our time talking to lots of guys, and not buying the first ones we found (like I usually do). And after a ...

Buenos Aires...Muy Bueno!!!
Jun 20, 2007 (7 photos)

... delis and the occasional tenement. Actually it reminded me of a lot of up-and-coming neighborhoods in New York. Buenos Aires also has a recently revitalized port area flanked with renovated warehouses that now house a huge number of restaurants (including ...

La Boca is the least of your worries...
Nov 2, 2006 (76 photos)

... to seeing the sunrise over the water from Pacha - everything about this city has captured me completely. Yep - I'm in love with Buenos Aires. The question is - how do I tell Hong Kong? How good is avoiding death? Not dying? Brilliant. Going to La ...

Beauty, futbal and near death... Brilliant.
Oct 21, 2006 (52 photos)

... hear you say. Wait for it... $4. Aussie. Sometimes $3. You're joking me. You're killing me. Eating the dream... Buenos Aires: I'm calling it. A top 5 city of my trip so far. And that's a big rap considering the competition: Shanghai, Hong Kong ...

Nobody on the road...nobody on the beach
Jun 13, 2007

... around December. Thankfully the town has a number of very good restaurants so our time spent shivering walking along the deserted beaches was tempered by some awesome meals. So back to Buenos Aires tomorrow for an overnight stay, then off to Uruguay.

Six months later .....
Nov 1, 2005 (2 photos)

... on the subway because we're the only passengers passing out whilst the locals are still wearing jumpers and winter coats. The famous Buenos Aires dog walkers have been out in force, and it's amusing to see a young bloke struggling to control 17 dogs whilst ...

Upcoming Photo Show in New York! Yha!!!
Nov 3, 2008

... When I finally make it back to Europe for Christmas, I would have verified that the World is round indeed :)   I'm flying from Buenos Aires to New York on November 27th, and you bet there would be a lot I'd be thankful about this Thanksgiving. I am ...

Big smelly city part 2
Jun 13, 2006 (14 photos)

... opens and closes wirth the sun just like real ones, and went to the old Colon Theatre, an opera house dating from Argentina's early twentieth-century heyday, built in the grandest style using marble from all over the world and taking about twenty years to ...

Welcome to the Big City
Sep 7, 2007 (26 photos)

... Patagonia, got slapped in the face by high altitude in Bolivia and befriended and eaten a sheep in Argentina glacier country! What possible adventure could Buenos Aires, the so called "Paris of the South" really bring me? I was extremely skeptical as I ...

A day to relax then back to the Argentine Capital
Apr 6, 2009 (14 photos)

... may not be in Buenos Aires until after 10.30pm. We sat and watched the sunset from the ferry and then departed for Buenos Aires. We arrived back into the Argentinean capital on time, walked back to the hostel and then just crashed in bed. 15 countries ...

Unbelievable - We are home 3 weeks today!!
Apr 7, 2009

Well, guess what? I'm still not feeling to good, so it was a day round the hostel for me. Did venture out for a small shop, then slumped in the TV room and watched the Champions League. Had a chicken and pasta dish for dinner which was my first full ...

Beefing it up in Argentina. Literally.
Aug 18, 2003

... Which obviously means that pre 1am you have to fill the evening with other activities. Like eating. And drinking. Which explains a lot..... Buenos Aires is one of the most amazing cities I have ever been to, its absolutely gorgeous, the men are foxy as ...

Tango Buenos Aires style - in NEW shoes!!
Jul 22, 2005 (14 photos)

... world. It felt as though I had left South America and arrived back in southern Europe, it all looked so, well, European. Buenos Aires well there's another name with association for you - it practically smells of tango and smokey bars. I knew I would ...

Celebrating 9 years together with England & Tango!
Apr 1, 2009 (29 photos)

... to the brim. What can I say - How do you celebrate 9 years together in a perfect way? Let's see....Go to Buenos Aires, watch England win at football, drink beers, have Tango lessons, enjoy a fantastic romantic meal, watch an awesome Tango show..... ...

Bumming around as the weather changed.
Apr 2, 2009

... the whole day! We hung around the hostel most of the day and today was a National Holiday in Argentina and just about everything was closed in Buenos Aires. We booked our accommodation well in advance for when we get to Puerto Iguazu and Foz de Iguazu ...

Junto al Río Inmovil
May 5, 2006 (20 photos)

... a dinner of porotos (bean stew) with a lone cooked hot dog swimming in the chunky liquid. My first meal in Argentina, shortly after landing in Buenos Aires on Friday afternoon-at a "parrilla"- was a plate of freshly grilled ribs, and more of them than I ...

Good news - global recession is coming.
Oct 14, 2008 (21 photos)

... struck me with it's obvious love for matte and the drop dead gorgeous male population. Since I'm on the subject, I'm downgrading Buenos Aires to the second city with most good looking man per capita and electing Montevideo as undisputed leader. For a ...

Mamie and Pappie Visit
Jan 27, 2008 (37 photos)

... ; It is not a particularly child friendly city which was very difficult for the two boys.  The summer temperatures in Buenos Aires can be extremely HOT and humid.  Evenings are entertaining when the sound of the thunder storms bounce and echo ...

Xmas Greetings - Backpacker Style!
Dec 21, 2005 (1 photos)

... soon, --Shawn Hola, solo quiero decir Feliz Navidad y te deseo una Nuevo Año lleno con todos cosas buenas. Mientras Buenos Aires en el sol no parece como una Navidad blanco con mi familia...estamos haciendo todo que podemos para hacer una Navidad ...

Big smelly city
Jun 11, 2006 (8 photos)

... of Pablo, my host in Montevideo (see that entry if you want to try and work out the relationship!). She suggested we meet at Buenos Aires's poshest hotel (it's in the world's top twenty), so I scared her by saying I'd arrive on my bike with a big beard ( ...

BA Baby! (Warning far too long entry...)
Mar 22, 2005 (24 photos)

... that my love affair began. It started with the quaint cobbled streets and ageing mansions of San Telmo, the oldest neighbourhood in Buenos Aires and where our hostel was situated. Then I had my first encounter. I was swept off my feet by the evocative ...