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We have never found a cheap car rental in Argentina, or South America in general. And avoid the non-unlimited miles, we rented one in Uruguay unlimited miles and when we returned it they wanted to charge us by the mile and it was not cheap, luckily we found our copy of the reservation...

I love the crunch of hard shelled tacos! Taco Box and DF Mexicano both serve hard shell tacos on their menus. Jumbo and other grocery stores, Coto and Carrefour I believe have carried boxes of just the shells, no need for the dinner kit as the spices are generally terrible, but they haven't had...

We try to park where they are not. Or tell them we'll pay them when we return, since the payment is for them to watch the car all night, they would of course still be there right! But if it's unavoidable you just fork over some pesos, otherwise they'll key your car.

Not all medications legally available in the US will be available in others countries. I would check with the customs website to see if the Spanish name version of your medications are legal to bring into Argentina.

Agree with the suggestion to post specifically about the items you are looking for. Barrio China has a lot more variety at the big grocery stores, it's a good place to stock up on sauces and spices, but for most it's not convenient for daily/weekly shopping. As stated it's very unlikely that you...

People who don't travel much and have never lived abroad or have even left the place they grew up are often very worried about anything different! For your Mom I would just avoid telling her anything that could make her worry, you can't control the news, but if you second those things she will...

There is a variety of regular wine tastings around the city, you just need to keep an eye out on social media. Depending on what you're looking for there are big events when you can try a lot or more guided tastings at a wine shop or bar. The bsas4u one, that is at Joaquin Alberdi, the already...

Have you looked on the bigger sites? Booking.com shows multiple properties including some hotels. I would assume most apart/hotels will book by the week but the proper hotels like howard johnson probably would do by the night.

If they like shopping there are a ton of boutiques in Palermo So-Ho and with all the cafe's that could make for a fun afternoon. Also the new outlet mall Districto Arcos just opened, but not all the store are open yet, for some discounted shopping.

Interesting but looks like at least with Movistar, you must have a new contract/plan that has 4G LTE listed already, and get a new SIM, plus it's not compatible with my phone according to the website...

I agree about the different input for hot and cold, at least for our building they are completely different shut-offs for the portero. Also the tap water is fine to drink, although I use a filter for taste and to keep the coffee machine cleaner.

The city is pretty dead in February as well, March is when everyone is finally back at work and reopening their small businesses. February is also pretty hot and often very rainy.

I would contact the closest Argentine Embassy or Consulate to your city/state where your drivers license is issued, the legalization of documents can be different state to state, they should be able to give you the exact process for that state.

If you travel back to the US after receiving your FBI report you will have to do it again, even if you've already submitted it, so it's actually best if you get it after your trip. If you have all your paperwork to apply for a Visa, just take that with you and you can show it to them leaving and...

You pay when you sign the lease and get the keys, you don't hand over money otherwise, ever! That is not standard.

People are entitled to tip as they choose. I don't think that one should be forced to tip any amount just because, where would it stop? If you run a small cash exchange business and you have no change then you should inform the customer as they enter, not after they have used the service and go...

For those of you looking for a big NYE Party: http://www.celebration.com.ar/newyear/ The only thing missing of course is the cost, probably pretty pricey, but it looks to be a big event.

Be careful with Uber, if it's set up like in the US where there are holiday/increased user traffic rate hikes you could end up with a very pricey taxi ride!

Anyone ever had a rug cleaned? Looking for a good place in Recoleta so we can just walk the rug over and back.

Do you qualify for a visa? If so I would get all my paperwork in order, to file for one, before I left the country and then carry it with you as your travel as proof that you are going to be filing for your visa.