In comparison to many major cities in the world, taxi rides here in Buenos Aires are no doubt considerably more affordable than the others. However, they are no longer as economical as before either, especially if you have been living in the city through all the changes one after another, all within less than a [...]
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Buenos Aires has been on yellow heat alert, reaching 38°C – 40°C high almost everyday since last week! It’s the summer here and that’s why this is the season when most of the Argentine city dwellers go South to escape the extreme heat. For those who are still in the city, staying inside with the [...] Argentines love to celebrate with fireworks. Since it is legal all year round, they will light up for someone’s birthday, wedding, or any kind of celebrations, amateur or professional alike. Get woken up by firework’s sound on a regular weekend is quite a normal thing. So this goes without saying that you will definitely see [...] One of the impressions which the visitors of Buenos Aires always have is that the city pace here is very relaxed and has a “there’s nothing to rush” tone to it. One obvious way to tell is through the cafés which are always filled with patrons at any given time of the day, but you [...] Como todos los años, el pasado 5 de noviembre la Marcha del Orgullo Gay celebró su edición número 20 y allí estuvimos los alumnos y el staff de Vamos Spanish para acompañar a la comunidad, apoyar sus reclamos y también para pasar un sábado lleno de color, música y diversión. En esta [...] Travel guides are great and useful but only to a certain extent. They cover all the possible must-see’s and must-do’s that you don’t even know what is really worth checking out anymore. Not to mention, the used-to-be cool spots might have turned into a tourist trap without the proper ‘evaluation’ in the [...] Shopping in Buenos Aires is fun especially if you are looking for local arts and crafts. There are many markets on the weekends where you can spend a good afternoon going stalls after stalls, looking for that special trinket, leather products or mate cups to take home. If you like to [...] It’s not a secret among the people around me that I absolutely love taking los colectivos (buses) here in Buenos Aires. When I first arrived in Buenos Aires, learning how to use the Guia T, figuring out my way in all the one-way streets, going from point A to point B was like playing my [...] So you thought it was almost impossible to move with your family from your native land to Buenos Aires, have a late night out without the kids and manage to tell all you did in Spanish? Jared, from the United States, showed us it is totally doable! He was almost an [...] September is one of the rare months in Argentina that we do not have a public holiday. However, we do have a very special day in this month that many people are looking forward to, and it is el primer día de la Primavera (the first day of Spring) on Sept. 21! This [...] |
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