If Your Compass Could Talk…

In a city of 3 million and with the greater surrounding area home to another 10 million, transportation in Buenos Aires is a huge issue. For most people in the city (many of them who don’t have a car) the use of trains, buses, taxis and the subway is the most common way to get around. It is popular to carry around a Guia’T (pictured below). These city guides have every side street and avenue well documented and is a popular reference for guests as well as locals.

A Guia’T can be picked up at almost any kiosk for no more than 4 pesos and is updated each year with new routes and bus lines. The grids on the Guia’T pages tell you which buses go where and helps you to unfold the labrynth of bus routes that exist in Buenos Aires.

For a clearer look at how exactly to get from point A to point B, you can use www.comoviajo.com. This site allows you to enter your destination and point of origin and in just a few clicks pumps out the best route you can use for travel.

Additionally using the SUBTE (subway) can sometimes be guess work as they often have delays and problems. Using www.INFOBAE.com will update you on the state of the subways before you leave your home each day.

This city scape, while tranquil and still, hardly represents the sort of nightlife that goes booming each night in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires has perhaps one of South America’s most active night-scenes. For the casual bar goer I’m sorry to say, you’re out of luck. The type of nightlife you’re apt to find in Buenos Aires is bigger and bolder than a pint shouldered up at the bar.

Known for its night clubs, a night in Buenos Aires won’t commonly begin until the sun has long since set. A normal evening out might begin around 11pm or 12pm, and this doesn’t mean you’ll be arriving to the clubs at this hour. This is simply the time you might be heading to, or finishing up dinner. When going to a night club in Buenos Aires the real action begins around 2am or 3am. This isn’t by any means an overstatement as you’ll find that arriving any earlier than this means social ruin. Your night wont’ commonly wrap up until about 6am or 7am – just in time for a coffee and stroll around sun-up.

Finding a club in Buenos Aires won’t be tough either, as bars are more commonly treated as clubs with dance floors, disco balls, loud music and of course, doors open until all hours.

Have fun!

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