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- Buenos Aires
- Capital
- Argentine Peso (ARS)
- Currency
- 37,384,816
- Population
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Buenos Aires Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina
A Sad Farewell to Latin America
This is a top pick! Hello, So after a gruelling 27 hour bus journey from Florianopolis, Brazil we arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina which would be our last stop in South America before heading off to Australasia. Once we arrived in Buenos Aires we took the underground to ...
The other city that never sleeps.
This is a top pick! ... people line up to take their photo in front of her grave. Google Evita if you want to know the history. Buenos Aires has the widest street in the world - with 16 lanes of traffic and a strip of park in the ...
Come back Royal Mail, all is forgiven!
This is a top pick! The Post Office debacle went like this: All we wanted to do was send 2 parcels, one of souvenirs to the UK and one of clothes etc to the Galapagos (to ease my bulging backpack). Sounds simple right? No. Its anything but. Firstly, El Correo (Post ...
On the Ranch
This is a top pick! ... is located 150 km north of the City and was recommended to us by a woman we met on Ihla Grande, who´s a tour guide in Buenos Aires. La Alameda also appealed to us because it`s cheaper than most other Ranches. So, we left BA on Friday ...
Big smelly city
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Standing Still
This is a top pick! ... see the movie Transporter 2, this time in Spanish. Last time we saw that movie was in Turkey and yes it was in Turkish! Arriving in Buenos Aires to the usual hostel touts, as it was so early we decided to walk into town and find a place for the night. ...
Celebrating 9 years together with England & Tango!
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Returning to a love...
This is a top pick! ... the big screen at a River Plate game at the legendary El Monumental? Life definingly brilliant. Ha. I have a confession: I only came to Buenos Aires for the football. This confession is one, of course, that I've never made to Djana. No. That would be ...
Bumming around as the weather changed.
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
From Bolivia, to Chile, to Argentina.....
This is a top pick! ... steak, sampled the local beer and marvelled at amazing voices of all those singing. And now, after a 22 hour bus trip, Im in Buenos Aires! Im staying at an amazing hostel right in the centre of town, and judging by the state of the room Im sharing ...
And so it begins....
This is a top pick! Well, after a looong journey I am finally here! More when I have got over the flight and jet lag etc, but suffice to say that for now, guess who had a seat next to an eight and a half month old for 13 hours?? Off to eat and ...
Christmas Craziness
This is a top pick! ... out til morning. We did exactly that... with the lack of taxis roaming the street, we finally made our way to one of Buenos Aires' premier night spots called Opera Bay. We didn't even get there til 4 AM Christmas morning but people were still ...
Buenos Aires - So majestuous
This is a top pick! It is with sadness that I am leaving Buenos Aires (BA) behind. I had an amazing week here and could really see myself live here for a longer while. But the clock has ticken and I must take my leave. During my time here ...
Capital Federal - La Primera Parte
This is a top pick! ... were served small bottles of Mendoza malbec with dinner and Jason very much enjoyed sipping a whiskey on the rocks before bedtime. Argentina had moved forward and backward so many times in its history that it was often difficult to figure out which ...
Buenos Aires - Tango, a new way of living...
This is a top pick! As I was dancing tango in a club of Buenos Aires, it occurs to me that a major reason for traveling was to discover and if lucky experience how others on this planet live their life. Even if a long time ago we all sprung from the same source (the ...
Massive Steaks - The Argentine Lifestyle
This is a top pick! ... and an early morning flight I arrived in Beunos Aires and randomly landed in the best, busiest, party hostel in Argentina if not the World. Initial plans to sort out Brazilian Visa´s and head up through Iguazu Falls seem ...
WE ARE HERE!!!
This is a top pick! ... ; Overall we are enjoying the country. There is so much to see and learn. Dan keeps reading the Foders book for Argentina and looking at maps; he keeps saying oh we need to go here and here and oh Sarah this place sounds cool. ...
we've moved again...
This is a top pick! ... I am sure there will be many to come) Our new contact information is: Sarah and Dan San Lorenzo 302 1E Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina 1064 Phone: 5411-4362-0738 We will be staying here till October 1st. Then we will travel south to ...
Tigre....Volunteer...Work...New Apartment
This is a top pick! ... 't break it, or it was never there in the first place!) Our new contact info: Bolivar 1568 PB 7 Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina 1141 Phone #: 5411-4307-8987 All in all we are doing well. Becoming more accustomed to life in Argentina ...
On a booking spree then out for steak!
This is a top pick! Up at 10am today for our free brekky and some internet job hunting - no success as yet. We then went for a walk round town again. Lorna is a lot happier as we seem to have constant clear blue skies and hot sun. We have tried to book a Tango show ...
We're home for 28 hours...Come and Visit with us!!
This is a top pick! Hello Everyone!!! As many of you know we have a 28 hour layover in Chicago on our way back to Buenos Aires from Ireland. We will be in town on Saturday August 18th and Sarah's parents would like to invite you over for an "Open House" to visit with us if ...
Singin' in the rain (and ridin')
This is a top pick! 19.12.09 As the bikes were already loaded up in the garage of the hotel the day before, getting going was a snap, and we were off straight after breakfast which the hotelier made a special effort to put on early for us, at 7:30am. Unfortunately it had ...
Don't cry for me
This is a top pick! ... of Americans, most I hadn't encountered on the ship. South Carolina, Myrtle Beach, Clemson; Connecticut; New Hampshire; we met in Buenos Aires! Downstairs, the City Tour at 8. Maria. Maria, blond, slender, people-savvy. Maria knew her city, Maria knew ...
Had a walk around with death
This is a top pick! Had a walk to the Recoleta area this morning. We stopped at Hard Rock Café on the way and picked up the usual shot glass. Got a missed call on my phone so went to internet café to call recruitment company. Spent about an hour getting all my data ...
Buddy Bears, Sex Grandma's and A bus journey
This is a top pick! Checked out the hostel at 12 today and stored our bags for later. We got our postcards sent off, which we were surprised at actually. Today is the first day of Easter here and so most things are closed, but luckily the post office was open. Strange to ...
Mamie and Pappie Visit
This is a top pick! ... nbsp; 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 ...
I live here now.
This is a top pick! ... ; Day 3. I move into my new apartment, and meet for a coffee with a guy from couchserfing.com who I'd emailed with questions about Buenos Aires when I first arrived here. He gives me lots of good tips and a SIM card. All I'm missing now is a mobile ...
Woooh Whoo week Two (La Ferria de los Matadores)
This is a top pick! ... on the bottom side of the world. We are having a lot of fun down here and really getting to see many different parts of Buenos Aires. The weeks have settled into a very quick and jam packed routine of wake up, go to school, drink coffee, go back ...
Cats, dogs and lizards
This is a top pick! ... received an emergency parcel from lovely friend Lynne which included midget gems, a Heat magazine and three pairs of M&S knickers. I've been in Buenos Aires for over two months now, and I've settled in to life here pretty easily - to be honest, you'd ...
We're DONE!!!!!
This is a top pick! ... to be Argentine... its the red wine and massive amounts of meat that is the key to the Proteno (people born and raised in Buenos Aires) lifestyle... and im drinking the kool aide on this one. Between Friday lunch and the cook out we went to on ...