Telefonar para casa e navegar pela Internet
by rogdias
O negócio mais comum em BsAs são as lojinhas de telefonia e Internet - estão em todo lugar.
Esqueça cartões de telefone e outros métodos, pois essas cabines são o meio mais confortável de telefonar, e uma ligação para o Brasil sai por algo menos de P$1 o minuto.
Já o acesso à Internet é muito barato, tipo P$1 a 2 a hora!
Puesto de Garrapiñadas
by MeZuGa
En Buenos Aires se pueden encontrar en muchas esquinas o ferias los puestos de garrapiñadas.
La garrapiñada es un dulce a base de mani y azucar, tambien puede ser de almendras, suelen costar $1 o $1.5.
In Buenos Aires they can be in many corners or fairs the positions of candied.
The candied one is a candy with the help of peanut and sugar, being of almonds also can, they usually cost $1 or $1.5.
Laundries and Dry Cleaning
by Sonador3
When it comes to getting your clothes taken care of while on vacation, it's best if you have an idea of the different options available. If you're in a hotel, it really doesn't matter as they, in most cases, can take care of your laundry without problems. But if you're in an apartment, then you'll have to hit the street.
There are basically two different options; Dry Cleaning (Tintorias) and Laundries (Lavadero Autoservicios). I made the mistake of taking some jeans and t-shirts to the Tintoria and that was a huge mistake. Not only do they charge about 10X more than a laundry, but you'll clothes will be totally streched out.
After making the mistake of using a Tintoria for my drawers, I found a Lavadero that was excellent: Lave-Rap. They have locations all over town, and the one I used was at Castex 3380 near Salguero.
Estancia La Concepcion
by lolitajane
Estancia La Concepcion
A very traditional 'estancia' located in Lobos, Pcia. de Buenos Aires (130 Km from BA city). There are plenty of outdoor activities --Walking tours, horse-riding, golf, bird-watching, swimming pools. You can spend a day or stay for a weekend, as there are 26 comfortable rooms in the main house.
It's ideal to spend a day out surrounded by nature and the beautiful gardens designed by the Charles Thays.
BUENOS AIRES: FERIA DE MATADEROS
by swesn
On Sundays and Public Holidays (from 2pm onwards), in the outskirts of Buenos Aires' centre - Mataderos - there is a huge weekend market for the 'gauchos' (cowboys).
Mataderos is a neighbourhood of abattoirs that slaughter the cows that we have been eating. Yep, I have only seen sizzling 'asados' and 'bifes' but someone must slice up the cows into bite-size for us. You will be able to smell a rancid odour once you are near there.
The market is crowded with a lot of craft stalls and restaurants selling bifes, choripans, etc... Sometimes, there are 'gauchos' performing stunts like riding horses while trying to spear a ring.
But what is really lovely are the music and dancers. There is a 'live' band performing traditional folk music. Dancers can be found snapping their fingers and swirling around to the tunes of chamame, gato, chacarera, zamba, etc… These are not professional dancers, mind you. From Monday to Friday, their professions could range from bakers to bankers but here and now, at the 'feria', they are all dancers, their faces are full of concentration and expression as they dance and hop, wave their handkerchiefs and spin around with all their heart and soul. The goods sold here in the fair are mainly crafts with the cowboy theme - leather, boleadores (trio of balls linked by a rope), belts, bombachas de campo (a kind of baggy pants with a button each at the bottom of the leg-portions, usually worn by gauchos), ponchos, mate, knives, etc… And the usual kitsch figurine displays.
Beware of pickpockets!!