Subte 101: How to Take the Buenos Aires Subway
The six lines of the Buenos Aires subway are a breeze to negotiate compared to the complex bus system. Follow this step-by-step guide to learn how to speed to your …
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Subte: The Buenos Aires Subway
Part of the daily grind for residents, visitors will find the Buenos Aires subte provides fluorescent-hued flickerings of insight into the lives of porteños of all incomes. In among tired …
Nightlife Safety for Women
It’s no wonder that Buenos Aires vies with Rio de Janeiro for the title of ‘Party capital of Latin America. ‘In Buenos Aires clubs often don’t open until 12:00 a.m., …
The Real La Boca, Buenos Aires: ‘Barrio’ of Solidarity
La Boca is a major sightseeing hot spot in Buenos Aires, but visitors rarely stay here at night. The ‘hit-and-run’ style tourism in the southern neighborhood causes some to write …
Where to Learn Spanish in Buenos Aires: Public & Private Schools
Argentina is a great place to study Spanish. It’s a vast, beautiful country packed with culture, and the local twist on Spanish, Castellano makes it even cooler. While most Argentines …
Ten Tips for Hitchhiking in Argentina
Hitchhiking is legal throughout Argentina and is making a comeback among young backpackers. In more remote areas some locals hitchhike everyday, as it is the only mode of ‘public’ transport …
Hitchhiking in Argentina: Gear, Patience and Safety
Hitchhiking in Argentina is smelly, exhausting, wet, sweaty, cold, hot, windy, dry, uncomfortably awkward and highly rewarding. Thumbing rides in this huge, sparsely populated country can mean days in a …
The Caudillo Argentino: From Rosas to Kirchner to CFK
In the ragged history of Argentine politics one phenomenon which remains constant amongst all the turmoil -– the figure of the all-powerful Latin American leader known as the caudillo. Ex-president, …
Safety for Women Travelers in Argentina
My body, my choice, graffiti in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Women in Argentina deal with street harassment and sexual assault but also broken sidewalks. Read on to learn what women should watch out for when visiting Buenos Aires.
Money Exchange & Other Hustles on Florida Street
On Florida Street, downtown Buenos Aires’ pedestrian mall, near the corner of LaValle, it’s inevitable to come across some shady-looking characters yelling out, ‘cambio, cambio!’ These ‘unofficial’ (read: illegal) money …