Argentina Travel Guide

By The Non Fiction Author

Welcome to Argentina!  If you have planned a trip here and had any idea of what you might to see and do, you might have figured it out pretty quickly that Argentina is a really big country!  From North to South, from the Andes on the west to the coast on its east, Argentina is a beautiful and awe inspiring country with its vast and unique landscapes.  Your visit to Argentina will at times seem familiar, yet there is always something new for you to experience around the next bend.  It is one country where you can enjoy a rich urban vacation one day and the next, you can completely escape from civilization.

Of course, Buenos Aires is Argentina’s iconic city.  More than likely, you will land in this grand city on your way to another location of Argentina.  Even if you are not a city person per say, you must stop for a night or two and experience it.  Go out for the traditional parrilla of grilled meats and other treats for dinner paired with the iconic wine varietal, Malbec.  If you are there the right time of year, you have to catch a world-class futbol (soccer) match.  See a tango show in many of the city’s most popular barrios (neighborhoods), visit their numerous museums and have a picnic in the Bosques de Palermo, the major city park.

Argentina is a country with an amazing culture of great proportion and one with a dramatic history.  The people of Argentina are welcoming and happy to have you.  They want to share with you what they love about their country, their cities or their own neighborhoods.  You might even be cordially invited into one of their home to have enjoy an asado on a Sunday afternoon or pass around the mate.  Do take the invitation if it is presented to you.  Your hosts will be happy to tell you of their past, their history, both good sides and even the darker sides.  They are survivors yet they remain a people with a passion for life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: The Non Fiction Author
• Release date: Aug 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386431305

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Introduction:

Are You Ready for an Amazing Experience?

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Welcome to Argentina!  If you have planned a trip here and had any idea of what you might to see and do, you might have figured it out pretty quickly that Argentina is a really big country!  From North to South, from the Andes on the west to the coast on its east, Argentina is a beautiful and awe inspiring country with its vast and unique landscapes.  Your visit to Argentina will at times seem familiar, yet there is always something new for you to experience around the next bend.  It is one country where you can enjoy a rich urban vacation one day and the next, you can completely escape from civilization.

Of course, Buenos Aires is Argentina’s iconic city.  More than likely, you will land in this grand city on your way to another location of Argentina.  Even if you are not a city person per say, you must stop for a night or two and experience it.  Go out for the traditional parrilla of grilled meats and other treats for dinner paired with the iconic wine varietal, Malbec.  If you are there the right time of year, you have to catch a world-class futbol (soccer) match.  See a tango show in many of the city’s most popular barrios (neighborhoods), visit their numerous museums and have a picnic in the Bosques de Palermo, the major city park.

Argentina is a country with an amazing culture of great proportion and one with a dramatic history.  The people of Argentina are welcoming and happy to have you.  They want to share with you what they love about their country, their cities or their own neighborhoods.  You might even be cordially invited into one of their home to have enjoy an asado on a Sunday afternoon or pass around the mate.  Do take the invitation if it is presented to you.  Your hosts will be happy to tell you of their past, their history, both good sides and even the darker sides.  They are survivors yet they remain a people with a passion for life.

Chapter 1:

Welcome to beautiful Argentina!

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Argentina Highlights

There are endless things to see and do in Argentina, but as always when you are travelling to a new destination, you must have a bit of a checklist so as not to miss anything which might be of importance to the country, its heritage, people or language.  If you find yourself in Buenos Aires then you must visit any or all of the popular neighborhoods, referred to as barrios.  Visit Palermo for great restaurants, bars with great mixologists making an art of the cocktail, for nightlife and shopping.  Go to Recoleta to visit Evita’s grave.  Do some shopping here and peruse the large markets open on the weekends and if your feet are tired head to the Buller Pub for a good brew.  San Telmo has great restaurants too and it is an intricate part of the historical aspect of Buenos Aires.  Here you will find the presidential governmental house, Casa Rosada, the famous Tortoni Cafe, churches and museums.  In Boca you can take an afternoon stroll on the weekends and watch as couples dance the tango on the sidewalks.  This is also the home of the famous Boca stadium, where you can catch a heart-pumping, thrilling, world-class soccer game.

Outside of Buenos Aires, there is another grand city with a rich culture and history as well, Cordoba.  For nature lovers and city dwellers it has a little bit of everything depending on your mood.  Visit the historical and cultural heritage sites for a couple of days and then get outside of the city center for some sightseeing and great hiking trails.

For wine and food lovers, Mendoza might be something to put on your list for world renowned wine and food.  If you are into outdoors, there is plenty of that in the province outside of Mendoza city and depending on the time of year, there is white water rafting, fishing, hiking, biking, horseback riding... Should I continue?  You can enjoy all of this up north in the sister wine region of Salta, or in the south of Patagonia too!  And we have only just gotten started! 

How to Use this Guide

You have made the decision to visit Argentina or maybe you already have your tickets booked!  This guide will help you make the most of your visit to beautiful Argentina.  It will assist you in organizing your travel, ideas on where to stay, eat and highlight cultural and iconic attractions.  It will help you budget and help you work out details you might not have thought of. 

Chapter 2 will get you started with planning your trip.  There is a section for travel requirements and how to get around if you are in the major cities.  This chapter will give you tips on travelling locally and cross-country with example and detailed, themed itineraries. It is a good section to really get the details and dates of your trip planned.

Chapter 3 is the second part of planning your trip.  It will help you have an idea of what to budget for and what to expect in different regions with your spending.  It will offer advice on exchanging money, budgeting intelligently and more. 

Chapter 4 will introduce you to the overall general Argentine culture from its language to the pride of each region, their food, what to do on the weekends and more!

The remaining chapters will walk you through each main city or special region to open your eyes and mind to other parts of Argentina and even some less-traveled.  They will discuss the local flavors, where to stay and eat and most importantly, how to get there. 

This guide is meant to answer any questions you might have before your travel to Argentina or use as a reference while on your trip.  It is easy to go through for main points and it is fun to read.  Let this guide take care of the details so that you can cross the must-see and do items off your list and enjoy your trip to the fullest!

Chapter 2:

Let's Start at the Beginning - Planning Your Trip!

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This is the first part of planning your trip to Argentina.  This part in the guide will give you information about what to organize before your travel and give you an idea how to travel and your options for travelling around Argentina both locally and cross-country once you arrive.

Basic Travel Requirements

Before you even book a ticket no matter where you want to travel in the world, it is always important to research the documents, if any, that you will need to enter the country.  Not all, but there are at least a handful of countries that require a visa to enter Argentina, the United States citizens do require a visa to enter Argentina.  Most, if not all of European citizens can enter without a visa, but double-check as these things may change. 

For United States citizens, this visa is referred to as a ‘reciprocity fee’.  This is the name of the visa as the US requires citizens of Argentina to acquire a visa to enter the United States, so Argentina