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Originally Posted by FlyBalletGuy
I *loved* Buenos Aires, but amazingly and contrarily enough, the one thing I was unimpressed with was the shopping. It was either as expensive as I could find (if you know where to look) in NYC or if cheaper, of lower quality. I brought home two belts, each cost $24 US. Maybe I just didn't know where to go.
Love or hate the shopping, I can't wait for a chance to return. Are you sure you are talking about BS AS ARGENTINA? While certainly you can pay top dollar for imported goods, there are amazing bargins to be found. Next trip check out Cordoba around 4000, nice outlets there. And of course there are many other places as well. |
Originally Posted by FlyBalletGuy
I *loved* Buenos Aires, but amazingly and contrarily enough, the one thing I was unimpressed with was the shopping. It was either as expensive as I could find (if you know where to look) in NYC or if cheaper, of lower quality. I brought home two belts, each cost $24 US. Maybe I just didn't know where to go.
Love or hate the shopping, I can't wait for a chance to return. |
Since the focus of the feedback seems to be on general BA travel (not much on the lodging), I'll move this over to the South America forum where you'll get better feedback, and where future searchers can get some of this great advice.
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Originally Posted by DCAstudent
I wouldn't worry about language in either place. Argentines are quick (too quick...) to point out that they are "Europeans" who just happen to live in South America, and are thus well-educated and understand a lot of English. They aren't really impressed if you speak Spanish anyway, although they so like it when foreigners call their Spanish "castellano" instead of "espaņol" (even though most of the Spanish immigrants came from Galicia and not Castilla). Brazilians, on the other hand, know that few people learn Portuguese and that most assume it is the same as Spanish. Most will be EXTREMELY impressed if you can just say hello and how are you to them. It's an easy way to start up a conversation with a Brazilian ;-)
Taking English classes is a status symbol in Brazil and pretty much anyone in the middle class has at one time or another taken a course, if for no other reason than because everyone else was doing it. The courses are not taught in schools or universities, so they are paying a lot of money for them... I would recommend spending time in Rio as it is very beautiful and distinctively Latin American (while Bs As is deceptively European), and the people are a little warmer there than in Bs As. But definitely learn a few phrases in Portuguese. |
The Bobo Hotel is also a good place to stay, and I understand that their rates are quite reasonable.
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Hi OP:
As you can see, BA and Rio are both great cities. And, there are so many more great places in SA to go, so reconsider what you said in your original post about not going again soon. |
Originally Posted by dbyyz
Hi OP:
As you can see, BA and Rio are both great cities. And, there are so many more great places in SA to go, so reconsider what you said in your original post about not going again soon. |
Originally Posted by djjaguar64
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I would stay at the Orla Hotel in between the Ipanema and Copabana beaches.
We just had a stay at this property and would go back. Very reasonable for its location, good breakfast, comfy enough room (don't expect a view of any kind but the open rooftop bar area makes up for it), very small pool & pool area but being right across from the beach I hope one isn't spending time by the pool!!
Originally Posted by djjaguar64
(Post 5251455)
Good luck and no you do not need to know Portuguese, simple words like Obrigado(thank you), etc will be nice.
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