What is the best area of Buenos Aires to stay and with a two week limit what are the best areas to travel to?

Recoleta, is maybe best place to stay like tourist, because the area is nice, near the parks, and close to malls, museos, and best night places. From there you can visit easily the rest of the city, like the old San Telmo, especially in Sundays morning, the fly market, go to Puerto Madero and enjoy the Costanera Sur, making maybe a walk in the wild area near the river. Palermo is now a very faschion area!!The center of the city is nice, full of hotels ans restaurants too, but in the evening is a litle empty, like all bussines centers in the world. Take a ninght of tango, many places are good, especially in San Telmo area. Out of the city you can visit El Delta del Parana, a nice place in the river, full of islands, and very green. Take a full day in one Estancia, to see the gauchos life...... Distance in Argentina are long, but you must visit Cataratas del Iguazu, the falls in betwen Brasil and Paraguay, 2 days is ok. and of course patagonia, like usuahia, but if is to much, even 3 days in Puerto Madryn could be nice, or in Bariloche, in the andeans side. Argentina is a big country full of differents posibilities, sea, mountains, jungle, deserts, its not so easy to choose. Of course, eat a good Asado and empanadas, whith a glass of Malbec! Buen Viaje!!!!!!!!!

I think you have a lot of time to travel in Buenos Aires. You should see the sea in the coast maybe San Bernardo o Mar del Plata are very beutiful. Also you can go to Tandil, Zarate, Paraná de las Palmas, etc. If you want to look hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, clothes, shoes, entertainment places and more of Buenos Aires and Argentina you can see in http://www.e-ventos.info and you will find all you need.

I know this isn't exactly what you are looking for - but I have heard the best thing about Argentina is the beef - it is cheap and good - so I say go to steak restaurants.

To stay and visit in Buenos Aires: 1- Recoleta 2- Down-town To visit: 3- Palermo 4- Bario Norte 5- Puerto Madero 6- Delta 7- One day "Estancia" tour 8- One day or two "Colonia del Sacramento" (Uruguay) tour Depending on weather places "must see": Beaches: Mar del Plata or Pinamar 300-400kilometers South Calafate - Perito Moreno Glacier Usuahia - south-most city of the World Salta - North West - Tren de las Nubes Clouds Train Mendoza - West - Aconcagua Mountain and wine, plenty of it and the best North East - Iguazzu Falls - border with Brasil and Paraguay (remember that if American need a visa to visit Brasil) please see: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g312740-Activities-Capital_Federal_District.html Big country not much driving, some busing may-be if not planes all over. Enjoy!!!

You want to stay in BsAs by the water - those are the more picturesque areas, which are local to most tourist sites and also close to the main modes of transportation to other areas of interest. Places to visit/stay: * Recoleta * Palermo * Belgrano * Puerto Madero * Following main drags (streets): - Corrientes - Rivadavia - Belgrano - Florida (floor-eeda) - 9 de Julio (billed as the widest street in the world) Transportation is mainly by subway or "subte" - which, once they reach the outskirts of downtown, shoot up above ground, and continue as such. Downtown is also the main above ground train station, where you can catch a train, up the coast, to a place called "El Tigre" - it's where the Rio Plata delta is. The delta is so huge, that people have made homes on the land that stayed above water and little water taxi's take citizens and tourists all about. It looks like a cross between the Caribbean and the South. It is a beautiful day trip. Also, another popular destination is Mar del Plata. It's a seaside city, the most popular in Arg. A two day weekend is plenty of time to check out and enjoy this European style beach city. Instead of renting a car or flying, book a bus out of the central bus depot in BsAs, which are like airplanes on wheels -but much cheaper - a round trip to Mar del Plata will cost about $60/person... about 5-hours each way. They are giant motorcoaches, with a small meal and two drivers - so they do not stop, they just drive 'till they get there - the buses have restrooms. Another side trip would be Bariloche in the Patagonia. This requires a Domestic airflight - you can purchase in Argentina - Falcon Air is great and cheap. About $130/person - roundtrip. Bariloche is good for about 3 days if you do the day trips. Completely worth the time and energy... Bariloche is known at the Switzerland of the Americas... and the land around it looks like Montana in the 40s. Otherwise, check these links for the attractions in BsAs alone. lists the most important tourist spots - meaning, if you didn't visit these while you were there, people will laugh at you - http://www.geographia.com/argentina/buenosaires/exploring.htm http://www.allaboutar.com/ba_sights_boca.htm For Patagonia - Bariloche - http://www.allaboutar.com/patagonia.htm exceptional site about the culture and living in Argentina: http://www.livinginargentina.com/vivir.asp?TN=main_streets_of_buenos_aires&seccion=92 Maps - you can get these same ones off street vendors in Argentina - but they are great to have prior to arriving or for planning your trip - like when you are booking hotels - you will have a great reference point... http://www.maps2anywhere.com/Maps/Argentina_city_map.htm All sorts of General Infor, including weather and other good stuff: http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/balodgings/Plan_Your_Trip_to_Buenos_Aires.htm

Well, Karhu2003, told you a lot of thing. I think she's right. If you're planing to stay in Buenos Aires city, the best area is Recoleta. Is one of the most expensives, but not for turist. There you have a lot of theatres and cinemas, malls, etc. Go to Florida st. and Lavalle st. (those are streets for walk -no cars-). Also, you can visit the rest of the country. It's too big as you said, so you should choise what do you want to meet. You have the NortWest (Salta-Jujuy), the West (Mendoza, San Luis, La Rioja), the NortEast (Misiones), the Center (province of Buenos Aires, La Pampa -there you'll find REAL gauchos, Entre Ríos, Córdoba), and the South (all Patagonia - Neuquén, Río *****, Chubut, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego). You should find out if there's some trips that make you visit much places in a short time. I think that with that kind of trip you'll visit all touristic places in Argentina in a month. Of course, you have less time, so you'll have to chose. You can see in internet the places that I mentioned, those are the most touristic province in the country. You can see pictuores of them in any page and then you'll realise of what you prefer to meet. Good luck! I hope you enjoy my country! If you want to know something more specific, you can write me, I still live near Buenos Aires city. [email protected] [email protected]