Lonely Planet Buenos Aires

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Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
Good Guide, but you need a better Buenos Aires map
Worthless
Worst travel book that I have ever read
Severely Outdated & Worthless

Lonely Planet Buenos Aires
Sandra Bao
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1740594851

Book Description

Cheer at a heart-racing soccer match then tango till dawn at a steamy milonga. People-watch from a century-old cafe and feast on the most succulent beef imaginable. From the most authentic parrillas to the hippest shopping streets, our native-born author uncovers all the local secrets. Get the inside scoop with this smart, stylish guide to the 'Paris of the South.'

• EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY - tips on Argentine beef and wine from our local food guru, and the best spots to indulge

• STAY IN STYLE - art-studded walls, tango lessons, nude rooftop sunbathing...lodgings to suit every taste!

• SHOP TILL YOU DROP - where to get the best deals and only-in-BA souvenirs, from the San Telmo Antiques Fair to trendy Palermo Viejo boutiques

• TALK THE TALK - Argentine Spanish section includes coverage of lunfardo, BA's unique slang

• GO BEYOND CITY LIMITS - Excursions chapter includes getaways to laidback Montevideo and the spectacular Iguazu Falls

Customer Reviews:

Lonely Planet Buenos Aires .......2006-11-22

It is a very helpful tool to make your own tours in Buenos Aires.

Good Guide, but you need a better Buenos Aires map .......2006-04-18

I bought this guide two months before my travel to Buenos Aires. I studied it and marked all interesting places in the city. Later in the Hotel I asked for a map (It was free)and marked all the interesting places.

The guide shows wonderfull places to go, beautifull monuments, good restaurants and coffee shops.

Don?t pay attention to prices in the guide, devaluation has changed everthing, You must know 1 US Dollar is equivalent to 3 or 3 Pesos. Also you can change Brasilian Reales, Euros, and Pounds. Example A Water Bottle is worth about 1.20 Pesos, a gooood and juicy Steak is worth 16 pesos. A Taxi is worth about 6 or 10 pesos. The guide say you could spent almost 60 US $ Day, I think it?s abou 45 US $ day.

Try central hotels, near "Teatro Colon" or Galerias Pacifico Shoping Center.

Conclusion: It?s a nice guide, but you will need better maps.

Worthless.......2005-10-11

I am an American studying abroad in Buenos Aires and I wanted to advise anyone who is considering buying this book to save their money. I had been using the Time Out guide in the city, which is infinitely better, but I brought this guide on a trip to Colonia and Montevideo because it had much more information. As it turned out, nothing the guide recommended for Montevideo was true or even open. It listed two vegetarian restaurants, one with three locations throughout the city. I spent the better part of a day walking around the city only to find that not a single one of those four was still in existence. I then found a Lebanese restaurant in the guide and walked there, only to find that it wasn't open either. I thought maybe some shopping would improve my mood... but few of the places listed still exist. We couldn't find the reccomended Baar Fun Fun or the Cafe Brasilero. At this point, I tossed the guidebook in the nearest trashcan. At least for Buenos Aires and Uruguay, its much wiser to stick with time out.

Worst travel book that I have ever read.......2005-01-23

OK, Buenos Aires is a spanish speaking city; but when every other word of a sentence in this book is full of spanish, it makes the book very very hard to read!!!! "Facts about Buenos Aires" is nothing but that, a list of useless facts emblished with unnecessary adjatives: "...something that differentiates Buenos Aires' people from their North American or European cousins - a striving melancholy and a desire for something greater." HM??? What we travelers want is an easy to read book, not a trash compactor, TOO much information one after another in a paragraph with vague english + foreign words is a waste. The few pictures in this book don't do justice to the city, take a look at any "paris" book out there, your response is usually "WOW, I would like to go there." after reading this book, it's like "hm... why do I want to go there?" Choose a different book; don't waste your time and money.

Severely Outdated & Worthless.......2005-01-07

The book was written before the peso devaluation and subsequent crisis and is utterly useless unless you need a paperweight. This 3rd Edition is dated March 2002, and all hotel and restaurant pricing is from pre-devaluation. I spent November 2004 in Buenoes Aires and am headed back January 19, 2005. Buy Time Out Buenos Aires instead: Second Edition 2004. It is perfect!

Lonely Planet Best of Buenos Aires (Lonely Planet Best of Series)

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Lonely Planet Best of Buenos Aires

Lonely Planet Best of Buenos Aires (Lonely Planet Best of Series)
Danny Palmerlee
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
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ASIN: 1741040256

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Lonely Planet Best of Buenos Aires.......2006-03-27

We bought this book along with Frommer's Buenos Aires before our trip to Argentina. This book was a total waste of money! It was just awful! The information it offered was thin and useless. It included very few hotels, and was choc full of the authors political biases and views. We wanted a guide book, not a political treatise. Frommer's was far superior! Frommers gave very good travel information and much more extensive hotel and restaurant reviews. Save your money on this one. I wish I had.

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A very good city guide
Excellent Guide
well written and informative guide
Terrific value for the price!
Lots of facts, too few opinions, but still the best BA guide

Lonely Planet Buenos Aires (2nd ed)
Wayne Bernhardson
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0864426437

Book Description

Enjoy the 'Paris of the South' as its own engergetic residents do. Visit palatial landmarks in Congeso, cobbled lanes in colorful La Boca, and street fairs and tangueria dance clubs in San Telmo. Whether you're toting briefcase or backpack, this guidebook puts South America's most sophisticated city within your reach.

Includes: accomodations listings from budget hospedajes to luxury hotels; dining options from elegant riverside parrilla steakhouses to take-away slices of fugazza; a survey of the city's diverse cafes; extensive Spanish language section including lunfardo slang; expanded coverage of the trendy Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires' newest borough; advice on where to rent bikes, pick up gaucho clothes or pay respects to Eva Pern; easy excursions to the Delta del Paran and Montevideo, Uruguay; and 18 pages of color photos and 30 pages of color city maps.

Customer Reviews:

A very good city guide.......2000-12-29

Lonely Planet is usually relatively weak in city guides, while they are much stronger in country and regional guidebooks. But this guide to Buenos Aires is surely an exception. It is an indispensable tool for all visitors, useful to the budget traveller and the business person alike, filled with tips, information and data. The only bad point is perhaps that, the way things are quickly changing in Argentina, its advice won't always be up-to-date. And - one should stress - Buenos Aires is not just a paradise, as this book may let one think. Yet, overall, a very good book worth taking with you.

Excellent Guide.......2000-11-21

I visited Buenos Aires in May 1999. I found Bernhardson's review to be almost perfect in pointing out places to eat, sightsee, shop, and how to get there (or rather, how to obtain information on how to get there from the locals). Even his club recommendations were perfect for me - I was 19, and his description of one club's crowd as "young and unpretentious" proved to be true and exactly what I was looking for. Buenos Aires is a wonderful place to visit, and Bernhardson's guide is a must-have for any visitor.

well written and informative guide.......2000-03-10

This is a well written guide that is a perfect introduction to the delights of Buenos Aires. Given it's small size the sheer amount of information contained is remarkable.

Terrific value for the price!.......1999-12-08

A handy portable guide for trips to Buenos Aires. Provides a good overview of the people, culture, history, and city itself. Good maps, especially of subte. Somewhat dated but still contained all information I needed to know. Was especially grateful for warnings about exorbitant phone prices and inability to use Discover Card in Argentina. Good recommendations and phone numbers, especially for Teatro Colon and other cultural sites. A great deal for the price.

Lots of facts, too few opinions, but still the best BA guide.......1999-05-22

I was happy to see the second edition with updated prices and info. Unfortunately, like the first it is long on facts, but short on opinion. This is okay if you're looking for a list of things to do, but is of little help where there are real choices -- whether hotels, restaurants or tango shows. They're listed, but there's not really much to tell you which to pick, unless all you care about is location and cost.

I know the author has opinions (they occasionally slip through), and hope in the 3rd ed. he'll let them out!

Still, it's the best guidebook I've seen on what to do in and around the city.

Book Description

What Will Your Buenos Aires Encounter Be? ...locking eyes and twisting legs during a steamy tango at Confiteria Ideal (p10) ...sipping a glass of inky Malbec in a stylish wine bar (p20) ...meandering among elaborate mausoleums and marble angles in Cementerio de la Recoleta (p11) ...snapping up cutting-edge fashions by local designers in Palerma Viejo (p115) ...cheering yourself hoarse at a spirited futbol match at La Bombonera Stadium (p12) ...dancing till dawn in one of Costanera Norte's thumping clubs (p128) Discover Twice the City in Half the Time... ...full-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigation ...our discerning authors recommend the best sights, restaurants, shops and entertainment ...hand-picked highlights and itineraries help you make the most of a short trip ...local experts share their Buenos Aires: from an artist's advice on where to see and buy contemporary art to a hotelier's tips on BA's sizzling gay nightlife

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