Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
N.B. - don't ever suggest to an Uruguayo/a/x that Montevideo is "Buenos Aires Light." While it may appear so on the surface to the typical short term tourist, it really isn't the case.
Totally. I like Montevideo SO. MUCH. BETTER. than BA. I mean, I enjoy spending time in BA, and there's a lot of stuff there that I genuinely like to do, but let me just say this - I've taken multiple solo vacations away to Montevideo, and I've never done that to BA (or anywhere else in Argentina.)