Originally Posted by sushibear
1) I don't speak any Portuguese and only know a little travelers Spanish. Should I stay in Argerntina--mostly BA--and travel around or make a trip up to Rio for a few days? I've never been to SA and will probably not go again soon.
2) I will be using an award ticket. Should I try and open jaw--into EZE out of GIG--and buy a one-way ticket EZE/GIG, of should I fly in and out or EZE and try to find a cheap rt EZE/GIG when I get to BA?
3) I've read about Bayres B&B and Friendly Apratments on FT and have sent a pm to a couple of people, but I'd love to know of any other first hand experience. I think I am leaning toward an apartment, not necessarily through "Friendly," but am curious about the disadvantages for someone like me who doesn't speak Spanish.
1) You do learn the important words really fast.
People in BA understand English better than in Rio. You should visit Sao Paulo as well.
2) You do not need to have separate tickets if you want to do an itinerary like that at least if you use United Miles. You are allowed a stop over or open jaw. The stop over is better in this case IMHO.
XXX- EZE (stop over) - GIG (destination) – XXX