Category Archives: Argentina

2 Days Visiting Iguazu Falls

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Argentina vs Brazil

In our unbiased opinion – Argentina is the only side you really need to see. Brazil is overcrowded and nearly twice the price. Avoid the coatis and monkeys however. They’re a bit aggressive.

Seriously though, we hoped to have more fun on the Brazilian side, but we went on a cold overcast day, making the open air buses quite uncomfortable and the mist unbearable. We felt for the price you pay, most of your time is spent riding a bus through the forest than actually enjoying the falls. At least on the Argentine side, you get to ride a train and can take various strolls across natural paths. If you enjoy climbing however, the steps on the Brazilian side will make your calves happy.

Either way, look at how much water you see up close!

Puerto Iguazu

Puerto Iguazu in Argentina is a laid back town. You can easily walk it if you stay towards the center of the city. During the afternoons, most of the shops are closed for siesta, but you can ponder a few of the restaurants or sleep off the heat in your hotel room. We highly recommend the Jardin de Iguazu. We were staying with our 80-year-old abuela and were able to easily walk to town and this incredible restaurant, Ristorante La Toscana, for her birthday.

The airport is tiny. When we flew in, we noticed it was only one terminal. Half of it is under construction, but for the most part things are pretty smooth sailing. Don’t fly Norwegian however. We had a cancellation of our flight and were forced to leave a day earlier. Our 3 days became 2, but it actually wasn’t so bad. We saw everything we wanted to see, both the Argentine side (Day 1) and Brazilian (Day 2). We flew out during the evening flight, as you only need to arrive 1.5 hours before take off.

The Ultimate Guide to Buenos Aires

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Veronica grew up in Buenos Aires and we lived there together for a year and a half before coming to the U.S.

To help friends and family traveling there, we’ve been working on this guide to Buenos Aires and greater Argentina for some time now. We figured that it’s time to broadly share this to the world at large. So here it is. Enjoy!

READ FULL GUIDE: The Ultimate Guide to Buenos Aires

I recommend you Google all of these places for exact addresses. I tried to include reliable websites too. Let us know if you have any questions and we hope you enjoy Buenos Aires! 🙂 

Best neighborhoods to stay at (in our humble opinion):

  • Palermo Soho —-> more touristy and active (lots of restaurants, cafes, bars)
  • Recoleta —> older demographic live here, upscale, not as active as Palermo Soho 

Must visit destinations:

  • Recoleta cemetery – Evita and many other important figures of Argentina are buried here. Beautiful tombs, and is one of the best cemeteries of the world. They have tours in English. http://www.cementeriorecoleta.com.ar/
  • La Boca neighborhood (go on a Saturday or Sunday, otherwise you’ll miss the action) there’s a fair, tango dancers, parrillas and local food. Make sure you go during the day, not too safe at night. During the day is fine though. https://turismo.buenosaires.gob.ar/es/recorrido/la-boca-0
  • Retiro train station and plaza San Martin: its architecture is truly a masterpiece. Make sure you go during the day. It’s better to go during the day. Keep an eye on your bags as there are cases of pickpocketing in this area
  • Tango – Milongas: tango is a huge part of our culture and identity. Milongas are the places where people go to dance tango. There’s usually a live band and you can watch people dance. Some men might ask you to dance, just politely say “no” and they will leave 🙂

READ THE FULL GOOGLE DOC: The Ultimate Guide to Buenos Aires