Time Out Buenos Aires (Time Out Guides) [Paperback]

Time Out (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 21, 2006 | Series: Time Out Guides

Casting an independent and critical eye, Time Out Buenos Aires looks past the "Paris of South America" clichés, highlighting century-old cafés, world-famous steak houses, word-of-mouth bars, backstreet bistros, and late-night tango salons. Introductory chapters frame Buenos Aires in its historical and cultural context.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

As publisher of the twice-yearly Buenos Aires for Visitors magazine, the editorial team has its finger on the pulse of what's in and what's out

Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Time Out; 3rd edition (June 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1904978983
• ISBN-13: 978-1904978985
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #965,843 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thorough guide if just visiting Buenos Aires, December 6, 2005

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Reader (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Out Buenos Aires (Time Out Guides) (Paperback)

If you're just visiting Buenos Aires and not elsewhere in Argentina, this guide is great. The information is fairly up to date. However the publication date is a bit misleading. Timeout republished the 2d edition, with this ISBN in 2005, but it is the same information from Timeout's mid-2004 publication. Timeout just used a different publisher, thus a different ISBN number and misleading new publication date. I still recommend this book, just be aware that some information has changed since 2004. Also, if you could find a good used copy under ISBN 014101363X for less money, you will be getting the same information. Fortunately it will be a lot of information and still will be useful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this guide!, July 1, 2007

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This review is from: Time Out Buenos Aires (Time Out Guides) (Paperback)

After searching through many guidebooks, I settled for TimeOut, and let me tell you, I am glad that I did.

This book gave me everything I needed to know about beautiful Buenos Aires. The places that my Argentine friend recommended to me were all listed in this book, so that shows you how good it is!

Definitely must buy this before going to Buenos Aires, or Argentina itself. Great read, great pictures, great food in Argentina! :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best, Most in Depth Buenos Aires Guide Available, November 9, 2006

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chp (Miami) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Time Out Buenos Aires (Time Out Guides) (Paperback)

The title really says it all. There is not another guide out there that goes into as much detail about everything one would want to know when visiting Buenos Aires. It's more current, filled with more information, and simply much cooler than the Lonely Planet city guide to BsAs, it's closest competition.

It also can be effectively used for a longer-term vacation. For example, the book details which gyms to go to, which grocery stores to shop at, and what neighborhoods would be nice to call home for a while (as opposed to just visit for the day).

The book was published in the summer of '06 and seems very relevant and up to date. There are web addresses for most everything and most of these sites are can be viewed in English. Most useful were the many websites for help with vacation apartment rentals.

There are many pictures of things one would actually want to look at and good use of color and graphics throughout. There's an overall youthful feel to the writing. The discussion on excursions from the city is a nice plus, as well.

I definitely recommend this and other Time Out guides.