Trips in and beyond Buenos Aires: itineraries, getaways, domestic flights, visas and the far south.
Let’s start with the short version, since that’s what you came for. On an Argentina tourist visa — which, plot twist, isn’t technically a visa at all (more on that in a second) — US, UK, Canadian, Australian and most…
If you are booking domestic flights in Argentina for this coming summer, the shortlist is shorter than it was a year ago. Two airlines now carry almost everyone: Aerolíneas Argentinas and JetSMART. Flybondi, which used to be the cheap third…
Why I wanted to go Plain curiosity, mostly. Look at a map of the South Atlantic and the thing is absurd. There is an archipelago sitting just off the Argentine coast, close enough to feel like part of the geography,…
Looking for the best day trips from Buenos Aires? Over 8 years living in Palermo Chico, I tried dozens of escapes from the city. These are the only four I actually recommend — and keep going back to. After the…
Every Buenos Aires itinerary on the internet tells you the same thing: Recoleta Cemetery, La Boca selfie, tango show, steak. And sure, they’re all worth doing. But if that’s all you see, you’ll fly home thinking Buenos Aires is a…
I finally visited Ushuaia, the city famous as “the end of the world.” But the title was already slipping away. A personal story from 2018–2019 about dreams, movies, and the reality of Argentina’s southernmost city.