Comments on: 9 Things to Know Before You Visit Buenos Aires

By: Diana - Living in DC

Diana - Living in DC — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:37:25 +0000

I’m a fluent spanish speaker, and the Spanish in Argentina is good anywhere. Every country in South & Central America has a different accent, but the language is the same. Just image a New Yorker talking to a Texan….

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:06:50 +0000

Preach it, Steph!

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:01:27 +0000

Not true, my boyfriend has been using his Argentine spanish all over South America. It sounds a little different but it gets the job done.

By: jake54

jake54 — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:15:15 +0000

Sorry but Argentina is the worst place where you could learn spanish, their spanish is totally useless outside argentina, maybe in uruguay. but that’s it.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 02:57:39 +0000

Just got back from BA. Unbeknownst to me, Carnival is now a holiday for the first time this year. It was definitely a ghost town for the weekend before and the Monday and Tuesday of Carnival.

Never once felt unsafe or nervous.

Sidewalks in BA are have multiple problems. They are usually too narrow for more than 2 people to walk side by side. Meanwhile you are trying not to break ankles/knees/faces from the cracked and crumbling concrete. The condensation dripping from air conditioners above can be avoided by jumping into the street or jumping toward the edifice. Dog shit must also be avoided at all times. When it starts getting dark the piles of garbage build up. Then the garbage pickers come out and start tearing each bag of garbage apart searching through them for random items. Have I missed anything?

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:09:21 +0000

Hmmm, in our month in BsAs back in 08-09, we never once felt unsafe or heard of anything shady going on. We had an apartment in San Telmo, and we walked the streets there and Palermo at all hours of the night. Odd that I’ve read this a few times lately. Has there been an unusual rise in crime in the last 2 years?

You have some great tips here, good job. I’ve been focusing on Argentine on my sight lately as well, and I’m going to have a bunch of information the next couple weeks on BsAs.

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By: Jerri

Jerri — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 05:24:13 +0000

All these things are true. As for food, including amazing steak I gorged myself on dulce de leche, $4 malbec wine (that costs $30 back in the states!) and mate. Loved BA! Jerri Do It While You're Young .-= Jerri´s last blog ..Why I travel Where I Do… =-.

By: ayngelina

ayngelina — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:16:17 +0000

Oh man, I had no idea about the muggings. Hopefully by the time I'll be a more careful Canadian. But great post as a primer to visit. .-= ayngelina´s last blog ..Where to eat in Cancun =-.

By: cata

cata — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:37:11 +0000

im a local and its pretty sad to admit that each and every one of these things is true, year round!
the mugging is not like in every “normal” city, its extreme, constant and on the rise.

Thought I’d clarify…
the whole not finding restaurants/taxis on new years eve, new years eve and januray 1st are THE national holiday that EVERYBODY takes off of work.

By: Steph

Steph — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:28:24 +0000

Hi Dawson, thanks for stopping by! Good luck in India!

By: Dawson Russell

Dawson Russell — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:42:02 +0000

First off good to “meet you”. I am new to the whole travel blogging thing but look forward to making some connections with like minded travelers. Thanks for this blog! Im leaving for India tomorrow but plan on trying to get to Buenos Aires sometime this summer.

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By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:17:18 +0000

Great tips!! I’ve been following your series here. I’m finishing up a 5 week stay in Argentina tomorrow. I wish I had known these before finding them out the hard way (like ATMS running out of money, watching the sidewalk, etc…) Love, love BsAs. I can vouch for the great food in Palermo too. Not only does it have great ethnic food, but good vegetarian options for vegans like me.
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By: brian

brian — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:07:53 +0000

The beef I knew about.

The buttocks assault…I did not.

Great article all around. Thanks!
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By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:46:50 +0000

I agree, to a point. I had an especially ugly meal at a restaurant called “Mala Cara,” which roughly translates to “Bad Face.” Why I chose to eat there, I don’t know, but the salad was tasteless and expensive. This country also overdoes it with the ham. But I’ll defend their steaks!

By: bill

bill — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:09:20 +0000

The food in Argentina is absolutely awful and expensive to boot. If you want to please somebody, tell then you’re taking them to Ventura Blvd. in the San Fernando Valley (California) and they can order anything.

The Argentines just don’t understand food at all. It is either modern, western styles in tasteless potions or traditional like empanadas, and again tasteless.

By: Steph

Steph — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:17:23 +0000

That meat really does look delicious Alex! Think it’s lunchtime…

By: Migration Mark

Migration Mark — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:05:43 +0000

Brings back some fantastic memories of living in BA about a year ago. I would reinforce number 4, or BEEF. For the first month I went crazy on beef, buying over a kilo every night and frying it at my friends apartment. We got to the point where we would eat practically raw. Stunningly delicious!

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