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I stayed at the Hostel on the beach that's famous for surfing. It was a pretty wild time. Florianopolis is actually a couple distinct cities combined. There's a bridge between the two halves. One side is a large island and that's where you stay to go surfing. The downtown is also quite...

I went down the coast and found places to stay without too much trouble, even in Mar Del Plata during high season. People are pretty helpful and just recommend you to someplace else if they're full. I normally travel with a guidebook like LonelyPlanet and work through the choices on arrival...

Did you see the baby penguins? They're pretty darn cute. Yeah, the Welsh town is called Gaimen and yes, I went to museum before stuffing myself with cakes and tea. The old lady at the museum speaks all kinds of languages and is actually more interesting than the museum if you get her talking.

Hi. I went through this process before, so I'll tell you what I remember. - You have to go to the Brazilian consulate in downtown BA and apply for a Visa. Can't remember the address but it wasn't hard to lookup or find. Tiny elevator takes you up to the immigration floor where you apply and...

Something I've always meant to do in this forum was to start a thread about border crossings so that people could compare what happens. Why you may ask? Because when I crossed into Chile from Mendoza, I never paid a fine for having an outdated tourist stamp and they never entered info into a...

I've travelled all over Argentina and spent 3 months doing a tour down the east coast and then up through the west to Mendoza, then east back to BA. All by Bus and it was a long trip. I came back saying to myself that if I ever gave advise about going south I'd say.... fly. Do not take ruta...

Although the stock market is taking a beating, the economy in Canada is still in very good shape compared to most. The banking system is strong and job growth continues. It's always shocking for Americans when I tell them that the per-capita standard of living is higher in Canada and that we...

I did the Inca Trail without any advance reservation. I arrived in Cusco (March) and walked around to tour shops comparing prices. It wasn't expensive ($170 total) and included everything. Something important to note is that there's a 3 day wait after booking a tour so the government can...

I did the trip in reverse of what you're talking about. No Paraguay though. I'd only do that if I was including Brazil and then working over. I would go west from BsAs and work your way north through the other large cities of Argentina and enter Bolivia from the south. Planning a rough...

Meant to add that if you've got a steady stream of income (that you can prove) your resident visa will become easy to get. Check into this sort of thing in detail and apply BEFORE you leave your home country as the process can take a long time and also has to be started in some cases from...

I used to live in Boedo and liked that area. Hardly any expats and the people were very friendly overall. Also quite a drop in prices compared to the main city, about a 10 or 15 min Subte (subway) or Bus ride away. It's a major tango area for locals btw.

Just to explain the red light thing in BA a bit. At an intersection on an avenue like 9 de Julio, when cars are stopped for a red light they start to leave the line when the opposite lights get the amber. Why? It's because they leave the line but don't actually cross the MIDDLE of the...

You could live very well on 3500 pesos a month in BA depending on your lifestyle. Speaking for myself, I envy your situation a bit even though I wouldn't want to live in BA anymore. To be a 27 year old single guy with a steady stream of income you don't have to work for... that's pretty sweet...

I'll assume you mean Gualeguaychú, which for anyone not familar with Argentina is a city in southeast Entre Rios province and borders Uruguay. It's been the scene of protests and roadblocks, the latest by farmers upset about taxes and government...

Oh man, I came here with something GREAT on my mind to say about BA but forgot it because of all this talk of Mendoza, a city I really do like. I call it the city of trees as there's literally trees lining every street. Also the vineyards, which technically aren't trees but can look like that...