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Or maybe not quite so old. But its pretty common among the backpacker community to pack these two things when traveling: Duct Tape and Toilet Paper.
Duct Tape - Solves a lot of problems
Toilet Paper - Solves your biggest problem.
Happy Travels!
Buenos Aires is most famously known for the Recoleta Cemetery (well as cemeteries go that is) however, there is another very note worthy cemetery visit in chacaritas, one of Buenos Aires’ lesser known barrios (neighborhoods). Check out the chacaritas cemetery for gravesites on a large scale. If you thought there was a lot to see in Recoleta, Chacaritas will knock your socks off.
It’s the perfect visit for you ‘I want to go where no other tourists go, tourists’. Consult your guia’t for buses that run out there daily.
In Buenos Aires, and much of South America, things get pretty hot in the months of Janurary and Februrary. As such, the city gets pretty vacant after Christmas time when hoards of Argentines and Brazilians ... [Continue reading this entry] 
Aconcagua is Argentina's tallest mountain and the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere. You can climb the mountain from access from Mendoza although the heigth of the mountain means it will take you weeks to ... [Continue reading this entry] 
Traveling by plane out of Buenos Aires? Then here are a few airport resources to help you along your way...
First things first, there are two airports in Buenos Aires. EZE or Ezeiza which is the ... [Continue reading this entry] 
Whale watching in Puerto Madryn is one of the most amazing things you can see in Patagonia. The whale tours are located in Peninsula Valdes, about an hours drive from the city. You can ... [Continue reading this entry] 
