Lonely Planet Buenos Aires (City Guide) [Paperback]

Sandra Bao (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2005 | Series: City Guide

Cheer at a heart-racing soccer match then tango till dawn at a steamy milonga. People-watch from a century-old café and feast on the most succulent beef imaginable. From the most authentic parrillas to the hippest shopping streets, our native-born author un- covers all the local secrets. Get the inside scoop with this smart, stylish guide to the ‘Paris of the South.’

Eat, Drink & Be Merry – tips on Argentine beef and wine from our local food guru, and the best spots to indulge.

Stay In Style – art-studded walls, tango lessons, nude rooftop sunbathing... lodgings to suit every taste!

Shop Till You Drop – where to get the best deals and only-in-BA souvenirs, from the San Telmo Antiques Fair to trendy Palermo Viejo boutiques.

Talk The Talk – Argentine Spanish section includes coverage of lunfardo, BA’s unique slang.

Go Beyond City Limits – Excursions chapter includes getaways to laidback Montevideo and the spectacular Iguazu Falls.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...for the adventurous traveler who wants to live like a native.' --Real Simple Magazine, June 2005

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Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 4 edition (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1740594851
• ISBN-13: 978-1740594851
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,933,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worthless, October 11, 2005

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D. Heald "dmh" (buenos aires, ar) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Buenos Aires (City Guide) (Paperback)

I am an American studying abroad in Buenos Aires and I wanted to advise anyone who is considering buying this book to save their money. I had been using the Time Out guide in the city, which is infinitely better, but I brought this guide on a trip to Colonia and Montevideo because it had much more information. As it turned out, nothing the guide recommended for Montevideo was true or even open. It listed two vegetarian restaurants, one with three locations throughout the city. I spent the better part of a day walking around the city only to find that not a single one of those four was still in existence. I then found a Lebanese restaurant in the guide and walked there, only to find that it wasn't open either. I thought maybe some shopping would improve my mood... but few of the places listed still exist. We couldn't find the reccomended Baar Fun Fun or the Cafe Brasilero. At this point, I tossed the guidebook in the nearest trashcan. At least for Buenos Aires and Uruguay, its much wiser to stick with time out.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Map isn't worth buying, September 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Buenos Aires (Lonely Planet City Maps) (Map)

The three positive points to this map are that it is sturdy, waterproof, and colourful. For practical use it is difficult to use. You are constantly flipping the pages to find out which section you are looking for, and often the street you are looking for lies exactly in the part they decided to cut-off. I find it is not comprehensive enough, and think it would only be good if you were touring for one day in the touristy places. It's not really a map to get around the entire city with.

26 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warning: unreliable, July 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Lonely Planet Buenos Aires (Paperback)

Anyone considering buying this book should be aware that the publisher and authors have gotten in trouble with the Argentine and Brazilian governments for suggesting that foreigners could cross the border from Argentina to Brazil at Iguazú falls by using false identification (see p. 157). Anyone attempting to do this might well end up in a Brazilian or Argentine jail in an area where smuggling of drugs, guns and people is epidemic. Visitors should always get the appropriate Brazilian visa.
The rest of the book, while not so bad as this, is awkwardly written, though this could partly be an editing problem--in one instance, there is a curious statement that appears to state that the Buenos Aires subway has been demolished (p. 84).