Buenos Aires, Argentina = Italy Meets South America
SUMMARY: I spend a 4-day weekend in Buenos Aires. Sections include BA European City, Argentine Women, BA’s Nocturnal Culture, Food: BA for Carnivores, Language: Argentine Spanish, Tango!, and Conclusion: Buenos Aires Doesn’t Suck.
The Colombian government won’t issue work visas inside Colombia. I had to pick the actual visa up at a Colombian consulate in a different country. So I scoured the internet for flights to anywhere. Surprisingly, Buenos Aires was the cheapest ticket. So I spent a 4-day weekend in BA to pick up my Colombian work visa.
European City
While I certainly planned to see BA someday, I was never eager to see it. I had heard that they consider themselves more European, they’re snobs, etc. I’ll say that the Argentine people were much more friendly than I thought.
The city has a noticeable European feel. There are people walking around with blond hair and blue eyes… Read more
Buenos Aires in Pictures
Pictures of Buenos Aires.
Contributed Story: The Pigeon Poop Scam in BA
SUMMARY: Contributed story describing a common street crime in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
This is a story from an American who was visiting Buenos Aires with his Spanish-speaking wife. Seeing as I was just in Buenos Aires for a long weekend, I thought this would be a good primer for my upcoming posts. But I won’t be posting until later next week because Rosa arrives in Bogota today for a weekend visit 
Here’s the story:
It’s a bright Saturday afternoon in December (‘07). We were walking along a side street on the way back to our hotel — only a few blocks off the Ave. Julio 9 (main drag). Not many people around… Read more
