Frommer's Buenos Aires (Frommer's Complete) [Paperback]

Michael Luongo (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2005

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Frommer's. The best trips start here.

• Insider tips on getting the best out of Buenos Aires' outstanding shopping, restaurants, nightlife & tango halls.
• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

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• Listen to a free Frommers.com podcast about Buenos Aires featuring author Michael Luongo

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From the Back Cover

Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. Frommer's. The best trips start here.

• Insider tips on getting the best out of Buenos Aires' outstanding shopping, restaurants, nightlife & tango halls.
• Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not.
• Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget.
• Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions.

Find great deals and book your trip at Frommers.com

About the Author

Michael Luongo has written about Argentina for the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, Frommer´s Budget Travel, National Geographic Traveler, Town & Country Travel, Advocate, Out Traveler, and numerous other publications. He has visited over 75 countries and all seven continents (and has lived on three of them). Still, Argentina remains one of his favorite places in the entire world, and he cried the first time he left it. He only wishes he could tango better, but after a few more years writing about Buenos Aires, he is sure he’ll get that right. You can share in his travel writing and photography adventures at www.michaelluongo.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 274 pages
• Publisher: Frommer's; 1st edition (August 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764584405
• ISBN-13: 978-0764584404
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,437,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Frommer's Buenos Aires, March 26, 2006

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L. Matl (Corpus Christi, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Buenos Aires (Frommer's Complete) (Paperback)

I actually liked this guide book best of all of them. We also purchased Lonely Planet and I thought it was awful! This one was the most complete and the most accurate. We found it extremely helpful. Also, the restaurant suggestions were right on! This is the guidebook to have!

Lisa
Texas

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive guide to a beautiful city, February 12, 2006

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Andrew Olivo Parodi (Oregon, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Frommer's Buenos Aires (Frommer's Complete) (Paperback)

This is really a beautifully put together book. A must for anyone about to visit the city of good airs. The book follows the standard format of a travel guide, pictures, maps, etc., but along the way Michael Luongo shares well written morsel-sized bits of Argentine and Buenos Aires history. What results is a more comprehensive guide than most, an up-to-date guide that gives a real sense of the city you are about to visit.

It's been over a decade since I visited Buenos Aires, and this book made me want to go back. As Mr. Luongo notes in his preface, now is the perfect time to visit Argentina because virtually everything is relatively inexpensive for the US traveler. Previous to the economic crash of 2001, Buenos Aires was a notoriously expensive city, comparable to New York City. When I visited Buenos Aires in 1993, the US dollar and the Argentine peso were equal and often exchangeable. Taxis, restaurants, etc., accepted dollars and pesos as though they were the same currency. Those days, apparently, are long gone.

Of course, the sections of the book I enjoyed most related to Evita. Michael Luongo provides a brief biography of Evita, and he reviews the "Museo Evita," or "Evita Museum," which is headquartered in Buenos Aires and headed by Evita's great niece. If there were one thing in Buenos Aires I would love to see, it is this museum! Some day, hopefully....

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buenos Aires Helper, March 16, 2006

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Constant Reader (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Frommer's Buenos Aires (Frommer's Complete) (Paperback)

This book has a great deal of very helpful information on the sights to see. As the value of the Argentine peso has improved, the prices are somewhat higher but still excellent value. The least helpful part of the book was the dining section. We found a number of the restaurants were no longer there. However, for those that were still around, the reviews were very accurate.