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Bigtime · 12-04-2023, 10:28 AM

I was in Argentina in 2008, so a lot has probably changed. We were in Buenos Aires, stayed central in the Balvanera area in a hostel. Utilized the subway to get around, plus a lot of walking to simply explore the city. Puerto Madero on the coast is a revitalized dockyard area, lots of fancy new hotels there, parks, and things like Calatrava designed pedestrian bridges.

If you can and time allows I'd highly recommend taking a ferry over to Uruguay and spend a night or two in Montevideo. Lots of great old architecture in the city, beaches, and a local sandwich that is to die for.

We did get pick-pocketed on the subway in BA. We had just finished up a long travel day coming back from Ushuaia, and stupidly left our zippers unlocked. We lost our credit/debit cards and passports (which sucked as we lost our Antarctica passport stamp from Port Lockroy station). Shout out to the Canadian Embassy for quickly getting us replacement passports so we could go over to Uruguay.

I also remember it being insanely affordable for us with the exchange rate, eating delicious steak and wine dinners that rival Alberta beef easily.

12-04-2023, 10:28 AM	#3
Bigtime Franchise Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Calgary Exp:	I was in Argentina in 2008, so a lot has probably changed. We were in Buenos Aires, stayed central in the Balvanera area in a hostel. Utilized the subway to get around, plus a lot of walking to simply explore the city. Puerto Madero on the coast is a revitalized dockyard area, lots of fancy new hotels there, parks, and things like Calatrava designed pedestrian bridges. If you can and time allows I'd highly recommend taking a ferry over to Uruguay and spend a night or two in Montevideo. Lots of great old architecture in the city, beaches, and a local sandwich that is to die for. We did get pick-pocketed on the subway in BA. We had just finished up a long travel day coming back from Ushuaia, and stupidly left our zippers unlocked. We lost our credit/debit cards and passports (which sucked as we lost our Antarctica passport stamp from Port Lockroy station). Shout out to the Canadian Embassy for quickly getting us replacement passports so we could go over to Uruguay. I also remember it being insanely affordable for us with the exchange rate, eating delicious steak and wine dinners that rival Alberta beef easily. Last edited by Bigtime; 12-04-2023 at 10:32 AM.