Cost of Living in Buenos Aires 2010

It is impossible to give a number on how much you can expect to spend while living or visiting Buenos Aires. It all depends on how you like to spend your money, and how much of it you have to spend. Below are approximate numbers to give you an idea of what your monthly cost [...]

Geeeee-A What?!

Welcome to the world of public transportation in Buenos Aires, and in particular, the overwhelming yet extremely crucial, GUIA-T (pronunciation Geeeee-a-Teeeee). When you first open this deceivingly simple looking book, your eyes bounce from one page to the next while you very consciously conclude that there is no point in trying to understand this chaotic [...]

Dancing through the Street of Buenos Aires

A day in Buenos Aires is enough to notice that jaywalking is rampant, and there is a blatant disregard for traffic lights and crosswalks.  People cross the street when cars aren´t coming, not specifically when they are at a crosswalk or when there is a walk sign.
There IS actually a law against jaywalking, but you [...]

Crobar

Crobar is one of the nicer, premium electronic music clubs of Buenos Aires.   Located right beside the Palermo Hipodromo (where they do the horse races), the club itself is quite large, with a capacity of about 2000 people, and has 2 main bars plus one more for the VIP section (although where they have the [...]

Costanera Norte

The costanera norte referes to the walkway along Costanera Obligado Avenue, starting around Salguero Ave. and up until the Ciudad Universitaria of Buenos Aires.  Palermo and Belgrano.  It’s one of the few places in the capital where you get a great view of the river, making it an attractive place to go on a nice [...]

Save Money with Credit/Debit Cards

Although many foreigners aren´t able to get an Argentine bank account, you should do everything you can to do so.  Credit and debit card holders can get huge discounts for using their cards at select merchants on specific days.
Here are a few examples, for Banco Francés debit card holders:
Always – 10% off at Fravega
Always – [...]

National Museum of Bellas Artes

The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires is the country’s largest and most prestigious collection of classic art.  The museum was originally founded in 1896 in what is now the Gallerias Pacificas mall.  Its collection of art expanded rapidly, and it no time, it outgrew the location.  It was then moved to the [...]

The Burning of the Dolls – New Years in La Plata

For many people, making it all the way to Punta del Este or even Mar del Plata is not possible for New Years. However, if you still want to do something different to kick off the New Year, there is a much closer option – only 45 min away in La Plata.
Taking place at [...]

Pepsi Music Festival

“More than 100 bands are going….let´s all go.” This is Pepsi´s slogan for the Pepsi Music festival, and there´s no reason why everyone shouldn´t go.  The Festival is the largest of the big multi-day concerts held in Buenos Aires, with 100 hundred bands playing during five different days.  There is a huge variety of both [...]

Public Holidays in Argentina 2009

Here is a list of the different national holidays in Argentina with the dates for 2009, and also a description of whether or not it is always on the same date, or if it changes every year.

January 1st – New Years Day (unmovable)
March 24th – Day of Memory for Truth and Justice, remembrance for the [...]