Buenos Aires People & Culture

Go to La Cabrera restaurant on J.A. Cabrera and the corner of Thames. (via public transport, get off at the Plaza Italia subte and walk up Thames, a pleasent maybe 10 minute walk.) It opens at 8:30 and only takes reservations for the first batch of people, we had a 45 minute wait, but it was well worth it! They served us champaigne for free while we waited! And the food was excellent!!! Melt in your mouth, so much steak you can't move! Loved Buenos Aires!!!

Be extremely careful if travelling through Buenos Aires bus station to destinations. Keep everything close to you and don't be distracted for a minute by anyone in there. I was unfortunate enough to be duped by someone dropping money on the floor, then when I picked it up for them, someone else took my rucksack. Although there are plenty of police there they know the people who are committing the crime and simply turn a blind eye to it in return for a cut (according to the Embassy who complain about it every week) You will not get your belongings back if taken you will simply get the bureaucracy of a police note for an insurance claim...

In Buenos Aires, if you have dollars or Euros don't change to pesos because it tends d evaluates. Don't take strange taxis, that don't say taxi.

Speak when is necessary. At night always go out to save places, like calle Florida, Palermo, Belgrano, Puerto Madero, Hard Rock Cafe, Abasto Shopping etc, but not to dark places cause it could be dangerous. Ask in the airport or hotel where you can go

If you have an Argentinan friend, tell him to help you know the city.

Apart from all that Enjoy!! Buenos Aires is a beautiful city and you can enjoy Tango, great food, clothing and the people!!

If you don't know Spanish, it will be difficult to interact with the local people as they hardly know English. A travel dictionary from English to Spanish will be very handy.

The Argentine are extremely friendly and despite te fact that they only speak Spanish, language does not pose as a barrier. They are alos happy-go-lucky sort of people, living life to the fullest and for the moment. This spirit rubs off on a traveller too and you are in for a complete chilling out experience. However, one shouldn't get carried away especially as far as finances are concerend. The people are very fashion conscious and therefore one can find very stylish stuff in the markets.

Amazing architecture culture

Sigue pareciéndome el lugar más entrañable del mundo! Donde esté Plaza Francia, haya tanta movida y vida cultural... ahí me sentiré identificada yo!

una ciudad hermosa, con mucha oferta cultural, cosmopolita, abierta al mundo

Shoes, parrilladas, El Caminito to Galerias Pacifico, and at least two evenings of Argentine culture (tango should be included somewhere in that). Leaves you with a desire to stay for awhile.

Go to see La Boca district. Full of colourful houses and live music.

Great food, music, people.

"Jet Club" Best Club in Buenos Aires. In Costanera Town, you will find this place. Electronic Music with the most cool people and seeing to the port. Fantastic!

Go to a Boca Juniors game. Has to be seen to believed. The Bombanera isn't the biggest stadium, but the crowd are some of the most vocal you'll ever hear. Most hostels will do trips to the game, but if you're reasonably confident you can get tickets from one of the sports shops off Florida. One word of warning; if you're in the terraces, the away fans are above you...

Hold on to your purse for dear life , besides that its a really cool place you have everything to do from shopping to any sport event you want , lots of places to eat and never a dull moment , use the bus , trains, subways or taxis to get around !

A great city tour in Buenos Aires is the bicycle tours with Bike Tours Argentina ( www.biketours.com.ar ). I have done two with them and recommended them numerous times to friends always with good results. Great way to get around and see a lot of a big city!

Visit the cemetary in Ricoleta. And Ricoleta is also excellent for food !

Good place to organise a skydive if you want to do one. They pick you up at your hostel and drop you off again later once you're done your leap!

Si vas a buenos Aires el mejor barrio para quedarse es recoleta es un poco quiko pro bkn tienes que ir al cementerio de recoleta donde esta el mausoleo de la Eva Peron!

go to florida street and check out American leathers they are the best in my opinon i got my leather jacket there 3 years ago and its still the best one i have

it is soooo beautiful in spring... :)

Wonderful city. Each time I have gone I have stayed at The Splindid Hostera. It's a good hotel at a great price and is just a block off of Av de Julio. It's about a 5 minute walk from the government center, 10 minute walk from San Teilmo, and 5 minute cab ride from Rigulata.

Are you looking for a great way to save on exchange rates? Simple! Just wait for a countries' economy to crash, wait until the riots are finished, and then travel over there. Because of the massive media beat ups which are most often over the top, the currency dips, and the unjustified fear causes governments to issue travel advices which keeps the hordes of tourists away. But this is the perfect time to visit. Example - in late 2001, Argentina defaulted on a World Bank Loan, and decided to take everyone's savings to pay for it. Of course, the locals were pretty angry about this, and started trashing anything that was government or bank related. The peso was then floated, and was instantly devalued to 3 times of it's original value. Everything was then ridiculously cheap, hence compensating the losses I had incurred in a previous trip to Europe.

Are you looking for a great way to save on exchange rates? Simple! Just wait for a countries' economy to crash, wait until the riots are finished, and then travel over there. Because of the massive media beat ups which are most often over the top, the currency dips, and the unjustified fear causes governments to issue travel advices which keeps the hordes of tourists away. But this is the perfect time to visit. Example - in late 2001, Argentina defaulted on a World Bank Loan, and decided to take everyone's savings to pay for it. Of course, the locals were pretty angry about this, and started trashing anything that was government or bank related. The peso was then floated, and was instantly devalued to 3 times of it's original value. Everything was then ridiculously cheap, hence compensating the losses I had incurred in a previous trip to Europe.