Italia Romanelli

Reconquista 645/7- Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina

More about Buenos Aires

Photos

JumpingSON w/ my father who was born June 12, 1938

Adalina at the cementary with her rosary

Me & Liz Out & About

one street in Palermo

Forum Posts

Older woman alone in BA

by donamaria

Any thoughts about a vibrant 60 year old woman in Buenos Aires alone? Like where to stay and go? Any anticipated problems?

Re: Older woman alone in BA

by cochinjew

age should be no problem in BA, the vibrancy yes, and you have it, you state that. BA is certainly the most interesting city in the Americas ( apart from Havana of course!)..
you should state your interests, but i warn you against staying closer to downtown. ricoleta, palermo are among the nice places to stay where there is a life always.. cafe life is wonderful ( I have a book on 100 cafes of BA) and so are the restaurants.. people would tell you about the unsafe areas and generally tourists dont stay there..
you will have a great time...BA is a great place..

Re: Older woman alone in BA

by Odinnthor

Well, you chose wisely donamaria. The "Paris of South America" does live up to its name. It is certainly not wanting for art galleries. Granted, my suggestions are probably a little "touristy", but certain sites should be seen anyway. These were included on most of my tours in BA, - Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosada, and the Metropolitan Cathedral. Also interesting is the Recleta Cemetary. Also a visit to the birth place of the Tango at San Telmo. Hiring a private guide would be the way to go. However I am sure prices have changed somewhat since my time there. There have also always been several places at night to go and enjoy a "Tango Show". The most elaborate one is likely the La Esquina de Carlos Gardel, but there are several of this type of show. The ladies on my tours found B.A. to be a shopping paradise, full of boutique stores everywhere. Suggest you check out the VT B.A. page for more details and probably more updated information. Be safe and enjoy the ride.

Re: Older woman alone in BA

by treyond

My Buenos Aires is an all ages city. Here you have all. And problems, yes you have to open your eyes and be carefull as any cosmopolitan city, but is a nice place to live. Cheers.

Re: Older woman alone in BA

by virtual786

The Buenos Aires International Newcomers (www.baindt.org) meets on the last fri-day of the month. There is also a monthly luncheon. Tourists are very welcome to attend these events. They are usually listed in The Buenos Aires Herald, which is the city´s daily newspaper. If you attend the meeting and or the luncheon, you will undoubtedly meet people with whom you´d enjoy exploring the city and environs.Make sure that you read about the downtown group. There is a suburban group that is made up of young mothers.

Travel Tips for Buenos Aires

To visit the 'Cafe Tortoni' on...

by Cryp

To visit the 'Cafe Tortoni' on the 'Avenida de Mayo'. It's a traditional place in Buenos Aires (http://www.cafetortoni.com.ar). To stay in a Cafe talking with my friends talking about everything till midnight.

Cosy guest house in BA

by dante22

There are more than 100 hostels in BA.
If you are looking for one of them, i's easy to find it.

But I, as many travelers, choose to stay with some host family, to talk about daily news, travel as locals would, for an "authentic" experience as possible in each country.

I found a very nice place with reasonable prices and a helpful landlord. He can show you or send you to many places you cannot know if you just follow the typical tourist plans.
The house is in a safe and very quiet area, very well connected, that is importannt in this big and impresive city.

As it's not easy to find in internet a guesthouse, I am posting this information for these travelers:
See http://www.lodging4all.com.ar
... and enjoy Buenos Aires!

ONE AMERICAN AND ONE GREAT JEWEL FROM ARGENTINA

by RafaelTheSecond

Lu, the so powerful First Lady of the King of the Journalism in Argentina! The incredible girlfriend of my brother and best friend Mariano Rinaldi, she was there to celebrate my 34th anniverssary, and so does my big american friend Steve, visiting Argentina. He is from New Orleans!

September 28th, 2005

arund buenos aires on a Bike!

by solcitom87

you can rent a bike or take a tour around buenos aires

the best time, saturday afternoon or sunday morning! no traffic on sunday!

cost:
$8 per hour
$28 - 4 hours
$48 - 24 hs
$140 for a week

for tours, check on the website! monday to friday from 9.30 tp 14, and saturday and sunday at 14 hs

antique anything you can find here

by cochinjew about open market on plaza dorrego

many many stalls are set on the plaza dorrego and the best time of course is the weekend. in fact on a sunday the place is fully packed. I was fascinated by many of the antique items.. such as jewelry items from the 40s and 50s, gaucho accoutrments from the field.. among others A silver bracelet with many stones laid on it from the 1940s went for about 150 usd. it looked lovely on this ladys hands