A couple of places I found to be excellent.One is CARDON in Recolletta.Not the cheapest,but very good quality and selection.Also lots of handicrafts and gifts which are a few notches above the quality in most of the many gift shops.
I had a beautiful jacket custom made at Menash on Parguay.The cost was a third of what I would have paid in the states.

If you want to be a little more adventurous and are willing to walk around a bit, try Once. I got a great leather jacket there for $100USD. But you have to shop around, lots of the stuff in Once is cheap and cheaply made. The shop I bought at is right at one of the Once subway entrances, can't remember which stop though. :rolleyes:

Killing a good thing
 

A few weeks ago NY Mag had an article about Buenos Aires being the latest greatest thing for NY ex pats. Now today NY TImes article

http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/04/0...l/02going.html

http://www.newyorkmetro.com/guides/c...047/index.html

Airport to Buquebus terminal
 

What is the most practical way to get from the airport (EZE) to the Buquebus terminal? I will be coming in for the next Cow DO a bit early and am thinking about spending the first night in Colonia. Any tips would be appreciated.

You can take a taxi straight from the airport to the Buquebus terminal or you can take the bus to near Plaza San Martin and then either walk to Buquebus or take a taxi there (depending on how much you like walking with your luggage). The savings would be quite a bit measured in pesos but not break $12 USD.

How much do you think it would cost for a taxi the whole way?

Just take a remissa to the burquebus depot.Charge will be the same as to a Recoletta hotel-I belive it was 74 pesos for Manuel Tied Leon.Easy,safe and cheap.

What is a remissa?

remise = car service one slight step above radio taxi same usually same cars but no taxi markings.. big deal..

Thank you!

Manuel Tienda Leon is a lot less than the 72-74 pesos charge (or even quite a bit less) for a non-taxi hired car (remise) from EZE to downtown (including Recoleta).

Nowadays, IIRC, Manuela Tienda Leon is around 25 pesos to San Martin. From there to Buquebus or Recoleta a cab would be less than 6 or 10 pesos. The bus may mean waiting 15 minutes, but it's not a bad option and could be one that a solo traveller would prefer if they like interacting with locals and other solo travellers.

A taxi costs around 40-65 pesos depending on where you are going.

Personally, I'd recommend a taxi or the Manuel Tienda Leon bus + taxi over a remise.

Thanks some more! Think I will take the taxi since I will be carting luggage/laptop, etc.

nevermind ... :D

I took the Manuela Tienda Leon bus to San Martin 5 times and I enjoyed it very much. Sometimes it was like a Greyhound coach and sometimes about 1 third that size. But I liked the experience and reliability. It was mostly on time.

I also took a remise once, and it was good, too. I learned some useful and critical Spanish words from Jorge, my driver, that I still remember. But the bus was about US$6 and the remise was US$17.

Anyone travelling to BsAs soon?
 

Anyone heading to BsAs in the next few weeks? I'm leaving 15 April
and will be there about 3 weeks. I wouldn't mind swapping insider
tips...

Please PM me!