Bringing US$ to Argentina

We will be arriving in Argentina this coming Sunday (May 26). Should we try to change dollars to pesos here in the states, at the airport in Buenos Aires (and are the airport exchanges open on Sunday?) or are they so desperate for dollars down there that we're better off just bringing our dollars?

Buenos Aires art galleries

Hi,

I put together some reviews of a few of the many art galleries in Buenos Aires over on my blog, incase anyone's looking for something in particular and/or for advice on what to skip:

http://www.indefiniteadventure.com/art-galleries-of-buenos-aires-part-1/
http://www.indefiniteadventure.com/art-galleries-of-buenos-aires-part-2/

Peninsular Valdes - Worth it in mid to late May or not?

Hi All,

My Girlfriend and I are currently in Bariloche, Aregntina. We are thinking about going over toPeninsula Valdes in about 3 to 4 days time in hope of doing some whale watching.
From what I can read the Whale watching season starts from June (although i´m almost ceratin that the whales don´t arrive from June 1st!). We are streached for time and cant wait a few extra weeks. Has anyone been around this time before? Or does anyone know what the chances of seeing any whales are?

Any help that you are able to give us would be fantastic

Thank you

Partying in Buenos Aires?

I’m going to be in Buenos Aires for a week or two at the start of my trip, can anyone recommend good places to party?

Travel in Argentina with a toddler

My husband and I are planning a 2-3 week trip to Argentina with our young son (he will be 22 months at the time--gotta take advantage of the under 2 yrs old fly free!). This will be our first international trip with our son, though we have both traveled abroad before. We are having trouble figuring out how to travel in-country the least painfully and cost effectively. We are pretty set on wanting to see both Iguazu Falls and Patagonia during our trip and we are trying to figure out whether we should fly (expensive), take the bus (long), or drive a rental car (expensive and long?), or a combination of these while traveling between buenos aires and the north and south. I realize this may be too ambitious of a trip, but does anyone have any advice on best way to travel with a young child? Or has anyone driven a rental car between buenos aires and patagonia? It is difficult for me t... more »

Early June in Patagonia

I know the weather will be cold, but my trip to Argentina was delayed due to work and the first week in June is when I'm able to go now. Any advice on how to split up a week between El Calafate, El Chalten and either Ushiaia or Torres Del Paine. I will be taking the bus up to Bariloche following this and I think this is best from El Calafate from what I have seen. I will book perito moreno mini-trek and thinking about estancia cristina outing. I know El Chalten will be dead, but has anyone used a guide for a Fitz Roy hike around lago de los tres in this timeframe? I'll be solo for this portion of the trip so I'd rather have a guide with me/join a group for such a long hike during the winter. All suggestions are welcome!

Anywhere to fix a computer in Salta?

Hola!

I'm in Salta in northern Argentina at the moment and the wifi on my computer has decided to go on strike. I think something might be wrong with my wireless network adapter and that I might have to change it (going to try a few more things and see if that helps first). Some computer techy friends back home has told me that changing a network adapater is easy and cheap (so theoretically I wouldn't need to part with my computer for long) , but I don't know how that would work out here in Argentina.

So, does anyone happen to know a place where I could buy a new network adpater/card and get someone to install it for me in Salta?

Hire Car Sharing from Posadas/Corrientes/Resistencia to SALTA

Due to the long-distance bus strike we (2 people) are stuck in the Posadas, Corrientes, Resistencia area. We are trying to get to Salta and are contemplating hiring a car for the journey. If anyone else is trying to get from this area to Salta, we could share the car with up to 2 more people, therefore reducing the costs for everybody. We would like to leave in the next day or two and want to get to Salta ASAP.

If anyone is interested in this car sharing, please send us a message soon :)

P.S. we realise this is a new account, we just created in order to post this. If you are worried about us we can send you links to our Facebook and couchsurfing profiles :)