Top Travel Tips For Buenos Aires In 2024

[@randall8379]

Lunch is served from around 1 pm to 3 PM, not 3 to 5 PM. Restaurants usually open at 8 PM for dinner. There are tons of cafes open at 8 AM for breakfast. I feel a LOT safer in Recoleta, especially the heart of Recoleta, than in Palermo. Taxis take credit cards? I didn't know that -- must be something new. As for credit cards, use cash as the exchange rate on foreign cards will be a lot less favourable than the 'blue' cash rate. Prices have gone up a lot since you made this video.

[@Tomasito561]

That is no longer the case. The thing with cash having a better rate than foreign credit cards.

[@randall8379]

@@Tomasito561 The blue rate today was almost 1,400 to the dollar. What does your credit card give you? I doubt the same.

[@Tomasito561]

​@@randall8379 Taking toda's exchange as an example, the blue rate is 1,375 if you want to buy dollars (meaning, exchange pesos for dollars), to get pesos you will get around 1,300 (because there's a spread there). If you pay with a foreign credit card you get charged at the MEP rate, which today is 1,338. So it's pretty much the same (or a little better) to pay with a foreign credit card.

[@JohnKaman]

When I was in BA I used my credit card in restaurants and my US bank always gave me the blue rate. In hotels do not pay with cash; a foreign credit card will avoid the tax levied on locals.

[@Barbara-u5h]

Going to Rio tomorrow. Sydney in feb. new zealand dec and jan, buernos aires in oct. Staying in palmara Hollywood. Rio x in next month.doing this before visas next yr. Airline,fly free. Rio staying iponema beach!

[@MrNeptunas]

Great video! Can you do a video with costs in BA?

[@theliftingnomad]

Sure that’s a great idea!

[@marianoscotti8899]

👏👏👏👏👏👏A goooorgeous video ! Muy buen video, che ! 😉 Un abrazo, Mariano Scotti Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@bsteinwand]

Great video man. If you are taking requests, I'd love to hear a break down of the subdistricts of Palermo. I think that would get a lot of views

[@niclesnyc]

Regular taxi-cabs are safe in Buenos Aires too, I had nothing but excellent experiences, but I speak Spanish.

[@theliftingnomad]

For sure I know lots of people use them. But like I said, I’ve had bad experiences even in Canada. And it’s popular in other LATAM countries for cabs to be scams. So I always just recommend using an Uber or Cabify.

[@niclesnyc]

That Toronto experience traumatized you and I always pay cash for those in Buenos Aires also I should add

[@E8pachk]

As someone born and raised in Buenos Aires, I can say regular taxis are safe but it is easy to get scammed by them, it even happens to us. They do something we call "paseo" (take you for a ride), where they will deviate from route just to charge (way) more than the regular fare. I dont do taxis anymore when I visit Argentina, I only use Uber.

[@bradvdone]

Great video! Thanks for all the insight. I’m slowly watching all your videos now. I’m planning to travel to Buenos Aires for about a month. I’m an older guy, but I really need easy access to an accommodating gym - not only for wanting to stay very active, but to also stay on top of problematic back issues using weight lifting. Any recommendations for neighborhoods to stay in with easy access to a friendly, well-equipped gym?

[@theliftingnomad]

Thanks for the kind words! My recommendation is always Palermo first. Hollywood or Soho will have a similar experience, Hollywood is a bit more chill. Alternatively: Belgrano, Villa Crespo or Recoleta. Puerto Madero is beautiful too but you’re far out of the way.

[@randall8379]

Eating beef every day is not as common as you say. In fact beef consumption has dropped dramatically in recent months. You can't judge eating habits by just restaurants (which serve a lot more than beef).

[@tangoingthekitchen]

off topic, but a curious question since that you are living in the Buenos Aires are you tried Argentine Tango?

[@theliftingnomad]

@@tangoingthekitchen yes I did once hahah. It’s fun

[@DaveionteLumpkin]

What’s the names of them clubs you mentioned for nightlife bub ?

[@tamics9978]

Hola! Solo mencionaste Buenos Aires con los horarios de cafeterías, vivo en otra provincia y hay lugares que abren entre las 7 hrs y las 9 hrs. Eso depende de la ciudad, en este caso es otra provincia. Generalmente, algunas costumbres son diferentes a Buenos Aires.

[@maximilianomontagano3965]

no vi todo el video, pero hablas de buenos aires o solo de la capital federal??

[@niclesnyc]

What did you think of the night life in BA?

[@theliftingnomad]

It's amazing. Everything from dive bars, to cocktail bars, to hotel bars, to nightclubs that run till 9 am. City has something for everyone to be honest.

[@mrbushlied7742]

I've never had a problem with cabs in Argentina. Argentine cabs are metered and cheap. I'm vegan and had no problem in Argentina. However, I downgrade to vegetarian whilst traveling.

[@theliftingnomad]

Anecdotal experiences aren’t the best reference, but cabs are objectively more risky than Ubers anywhere in LATAM. As I mentioned it’s just easier to use Ubers

[@MuhammadAzeez-lo1io]

@@theliftingnomadyes in every country ubers and taxi apps are safer than hailing a cab. they're more expensive

[@steveb540i]

Are you trying for Argentinian citizenship? If so, how proficient in the language must one be?

[@theliftingnomad]

I haven’t looked into this yet, but I am 2 years into classes and I’m fairly proficient in Spanish now. Always trying to improve though!

[@steveb540i]

@@theliftingnomad were you there on a temporary residence visa?

[@theliftingnomad]

@@steveb540i Canadians can visit for up to 90 days without needing a visa

[@steveb540i]

@@theliftingnomad But unless you enter on a temporary residence visa the clock won't start ticking for the 2 year citizenship. I think you'll need 183 total days for 2 consecutive years.

[@AraceliGonzalez-wz6wl]

por favor las KAREN abstenerse , porque las vamos a educar, jajajajjaa 🤪😂🤣

[@theliftingnomad]

Jajaj 😂

[@CrisUrbanJacquesBiology]

The evenly split bill is just not true man 😅, we always split the bill accordingly to what each consumed and pay with card. At least that’s how we do it with in my group of friends here in bariloche. We’re all locas

[@theliftingnomad]

Maximum 2-3 cards this way in my experience. And again, it’s just different than how it is in NA. In NA you can leave before everyone else and the server can just “settle” your seat # and take it off the bill, extremely easily. The POS systems used here don’t have that functionality.

[@tamics9978]

Hola! Soy de Entre Ríos Argentina y la mayoría de mis amigos usamos efectivo, separamos por partes iguales. En el caso que alguien no tenga efectivo y si tarjeta, le damos todo el efectivo a esa persona y ella paga con tarjeta.

[@jamesgoatcher5397]

No way it takes 2 hours to walk the length or breadth of Palermo. Just so everyone knows it's says 1hr 7mins on Google, he keeps deleting my reply as in some vain attempt to come across as knowledgeable about BA but misses the mark by a long long way on many points in his video.

[@theliftingnomad]

You can take a look at Google maps :) the top end of Chico by the museums, down to the other end of Hollywood, close to two hours

[@jamesgoatcher5397]

@@theliftingnomad It says 1hr 16mins on google maps and thats beyond the museum to the very extremity of Palermo Chico to Dorrego y Cordoba. I have lived here for 7 years, a few by Plaza Mafalda so I have walked the route more than once. Link for the route for anyone who wants to know... www.google.com/maps/dir/Juez+Ted%C3%ADn+2752,+C1425+Cdad.+Aut%C3%B3noma+de+Buenos+Aires/-34.5842935,-58.4448413/@-34.5831925,-58.4417816,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m10!4m9!1m5!1m1!1s0x95bcb560e2efd3d5:0xb0d082b89ea581f1!2m2!1d-58.3975425!2d-34.5785576!1m1!4e1!3e2?entry=ttu 👍

[@jamesgoatcher5397]

@@theliftingnomad Just checked. 1hr 6mins, so half the time you say from the Latinamericano museum to Dorrego y Cordoba which is the furthest away you can get. I have lived here for six odd years, a few of those by Plaza Mafalda and have walked this route a number of times. The following link on goggle maps reveals all... www.google.com/maps/dir/Museo+de+Arte+Latinoamericano+de%E2%80%A6/-34.5842935,-58.4448413/@-34.5788661,-58.4035614,16.21z/data=!4m10!4m9!1m5!1m1!1s0x95bcb564f74f69c3:0xeea87be2795e86d2!2m2!1d-58.4033959!2d-34.5769032!1m1!4e1!3e2?entry=ttu 👍

[@jamesgoatcher5397]

@@theliftingnomad see you just keep deleting my comments, sad

[@theliftingnomad]

@@jamesgoatcher5397 not deleting anything lol

[@exea]

que levanta el nomada?🤔

[@Ragnarok77]

Nothing about blue/red peso, how to book from abroad without paying the official rate. How much cash can you bring. Who gives an f- about a footballmatch. I am dissapointed...

[@theliftingnomad]

I’ve talked about this in other videos. Blue rate isn’t as relevant anymore since the official rate / foreign credit card rate is close to on par. So your second question isn’t relevant really either. And since most places take card now cash isn’t exactly relevant either. Thanks for the comment!

[@Ragnarok77]

@@theliftingnomad Thx I didn't know that...

[@juanarkantos]

Yeah the govt is getting shit together here.

[@randall8379]

@@theliftingnomad A lot has changed since you made this video. There is a HUGE gap between the blue and official rates. Things change constantly.