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Florian en boite ... reaggaton!

A travel blog entry by fallysflorian

apres 14h de bus, nous voici revenus a BA.
petite surprise importee de la foret tropicale : en deballant ses chaussures de son sac, une grosse migale en sort...ahhhhhh! flo l ecrase et la bete explose,scene de guerre,
Au programme, visite des boutiques et grands magasins...dans une meme rue qui fait qq kms de long!
le soir, apero et super repas (arroz con ...

"Es No Normal"

A travel blog entry by whereiswagner

Song of the Blog: On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons

Quote of the Blog: "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." - Marthe Troly-Curtin

“Es No Normal.” That was the quote of Saturday night. Apparently, my first night out in Argentina was a very abnormal night.

However, my Saturday afternoon wasn't your routine day either. I woke up refreshed and ready to explore the city, with the reinvigorated passion of a traveler. I packed ...

The impossible Argentine car sale

A travel blog entry by cedric.brehaut

... cannot exchange Pesos for Dollars via official channels.
- The black market rate is 6 to 7 Pesos for 1 Dollar, 50% more than the official exchange rate.
- Even money services like Western Union and Moneygram are handcuffed.
- Banks and currency exchange firms in the U.S. will not change Argentine Pesos (probably too risky). We contacted many of them and were practically laughed at.

So how will Daniel buy the car from me? ...

Yo Quiero ir Buenos Aires!

A travel blog entry by muzbec

... up with was executive Cavalier. Perhaps we just need to practice more.. or improve our Espanol; which is one of the activities we have lined up for our 8 night stay in Argentinas capital.

Through a recommendation from some fellow travelers met in Ilha Grande, we had arranged an apartment in BA’s hipster neighborhood San Telmo. We had been asked to pay for the apartment, in advance, in hard currency. Painful for many reasons, one being the ATM’s here, like ...

Don't Mention The War!

A travel blog entry by sarahandandy

... neither of us are keen on organised tours, but we’d heard La Boca can be unsafe as it’s a very poor area, so we thought it best to do it as a tour. At just before 11.30am, we set off on the bus to La Boca.

There was a big group on the tour from both Milhouse hostels, and we only just fitted on the bus together. The ride to La Boca took about fifteen minutes, and on the way we saw a lot of graffiti reading "Fuera Ingleses de Malvines." When we ...