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Second
time in Buenos Aires
We
went to Buenos Aires for eleven days in
October 2003, flying via Sao Paolo with
BA to Ezeiza airport.
We
took a few $100 in cash in case the ATMs
were not working for any reason. Once
through the baggage hall we were able to
change some $ into pesos for the airport
transfer - the rate here is not as
competitive in the city so don't change
too much - you need about 50 pesos for
the airport transfer using a remise (minicab).
I
hired a mobile phone at the airport for
convenience (useful for whistling up a
cab at 2am!) as my tri-band Vodafone GSM
one did not work there despite Vodafone's
assurance that it would. There are not
many international roaming agreements yet
in place for GSM phones; although I found
out later that it would have been easier
to hire this at our hotel.
We
used a remise service ( there is a booth
just as you come through immigration) -
it costs about $20 to transfer into the
city. Our driver, Victor, spoke good
English and also offers city tours etc at
good prices.
Our
4* hotel - Grand
Boulevard Hotel on
Bernardo Irigoyen in San Telmo - was
superb; they say they aim at 4.5* service
- and they deliver with a smile - even at
3am or later; all for an amazingly low
price and a bar and restaurant open 24/7.
We
had a great time; although there is still
a lot of unemployment / poverty that
leads to more night-time street
scavengers etc. than you see in most
cities and a few more than usually
persistent beggars in Corrientes on a
Saturday night.
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