Lonely Planet Buenos Aires (2nd ed) (Paperback)

by Wayne Bernhardson (Author)

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Product Description
Enjoy the 'Paris of the South' as its own engergetic residents do. Visit palatial landmarks in Congeso, cobbled lanes in colorful La Boca, and street fairs and tangueria dance clubs in San Telmo. Whether you're toting briefcase or backpack, this guidebook puts South America's most sophisticated city within your reach.

Includes: accomodations listings from budget hospedajes to luxury hotels; dining options from elegant riverside parrilla steakhouses to take-away slices of fugazza; a survey of the city's diverse cafes; extensive Spanish language section including lunfardo slang; expanded coverage of the trendy Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires' newest borough; advice on where to rent bikes, pick up gaucho clothes or pay respects to Eva Pern; easy excursions to the Delta del Paran and Montevideo, Uruguay; and 18 pages of color photos and 30 pages of color city maps.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 2nd edition (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0864426437
• ISBN-13: 978-0864426437
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,785,074 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific value for the price!, December 8, 1999

By	Everett H. Black IV (American Fork, UT USA) - See all my reviews

A handy portable guide for trips to Buenos Aires. Provides a good overview of the people, culture, history, and city itself. Good maps, especially of subte. Somewhat dated but still contained all information I needed to know. Was especially grateful for warnings about exorbitant phone prices and inability to use Discover Card in Argentina. Good recommendations and phone numbers, especially for Teatro Colon and other cultural sites. A great deal for the price.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good city guide, December 28, 2000

By	Maurizio Giuliano (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Lonely Planet is usually relatively weak in city guides, while they are much stronger in country and regional guidebooks. But this guide to Buenos Aires is surely an exception. It is an indispensable tool for all visitors, useful to the budget traveller and the business person alike, filled with tips, information and data. The only bad point is perhaps that, the way things are quickly changing in Argentina, its advice won't always be up-to-date. And - one should stress - Buenos Aires is not just a paradise, as this book may let one think. Yet, overall, a very good book worth taking with you.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of facts, too few opinions, but still the best BA guide, May 22, 1999

By A Customer

I was happy to see the second edition with updated prices and info. Unfortunately, like the first it is long on facts, but short on opinion. This is okay if you're looking for a list of things to do, but is of little help where there are real choices -- whether hotels, restaurants or tango shows. They're listed, but there's not really much to tell you which to pick, unless all you care about is location and cost.

I know the author has opinions (they occasionally slip through), and hope in the 3rd ed. he'll let them out!

Still, it's the best guidebook I've seen on what to do in and around the city.

There's a warning about extra phone charges which is a bit understated. The hotels I've stayed in charge between 0.20 and 0.40 per minute for local calls, not per call. In North America, I'll often stay on-line while I compose replies to my e-mails to save the per call charge. Doing that in BsAs hit me with enormous, unexpected phone charges on my hotel bill!