Precautions
Like many other large capital cities of the world, Buenos Aires is safe but precautions should always be taken for your safety.
Never carry a lot of cash and your original identity documents (Copy and carry only the main pages of your passport) when you walk around the streets. Be particularly careful in crowded corners. It is best to carry with you only what is necessary for the day and leave everything else at the hotel safe. Most of the city and places mentioned are safe but opportunity invites problems and purse-snatchers and vandalism certainly is present. Take only taxis or remises (hired driven cars) at your hotel or in clearly marked cue lines at airports. Insist that taxis leave you at the very entrance of your hotel in plain sight of bellboys. Argentina has had so many different currencies in a short time that old worthless bills are still around for tourist to be had. Be careful with changing large bills in taxis and street stands. Change currency only at banks or hotel counters.
The subway system is usable, easy to understand and fairly safe during regular hours.
Lastly, you cannot leave Buenos Aires if you have not:
Eating a pizza. Buenos Aires is recognized as the pizza capital of Latin America
Enjoy the Brunch at the Hotel Alvear Palace
Drink a latte at Café Tortoni on Av. de Mayo near the corner of Florida
Buy chocolates and wines for your return trip at La Savoy (there are several sites, ask the hotel or taxi)
Eat in a restaurant in La Recoleta & Costanera Norte
See a movie at a cinema. The cinema is something very special in Argentina.
Have a bottle of wine in my name (or bring me one)
Buenos Aires, a city to be enjoyed. 
RM
, Oct.2004
posted by Rafael @ 3:14 PM
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