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Time Out Buenos Aires (Time Out Guides) | 
| Author: Cathy Runciman
Publisher: Time Out Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1083409
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 284
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.5
ISBN: 1904978002
Dewey Decimal Number: 918
EAN: 9781904978008
ASIN: 1904978002
Publication Date: November 9, 2005
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Product Description
Argentina's economic crisis thrust Buenos Aires into the glare of the world media in the last 18 months. But the ever-resilient port city has risen to the challenges of the new situation, relying on the creativity of its inhabitants to reinvent itself once again. The devalued peso has contributed to a huge influx of tourists, who find the city thriving against the odds: bars and boutiques continue to spring up, major new museums have been added to the city's cultural offering, a huge range of original tourist services have become available and the range of hotel accommodation has diversified hugely. Time Out's resident journalists uncover the latest developments (as well as the old favourites) in this vibrant and seductive city - and talk to the novelists, psychologists, politicians, actors and artists that make the city tick. From the charm of the city's oldest barrios to the modern dockside developments, the guide uncovers the very best of daytime and nighttime activities. Beyond the city limits, the Time Out team reveal where to go to chill out - from ranches on the pampas to resorts on the Atlantic Coast and across the River Plate to Uruguay.
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 Average guide lacking details November 6, 2008
Time Out is a decent guide that provides a rough overview of the sights and attractions. Whereas Lonely Planet or the Rough Guide would provide supplemental maps for major sites and excursions out of town, Time Out does not. Rarely does any attraction get more than a cursory, one paragraph write-up.
The included maps are colorful, and the inclusion of address numbers at each block is extremely handy; however, the fact that the maps overlap and the hotels, restaurants, and sites are shown on only one of the two overlapping maps makes using them somewhat confusing.
Tiny mistakes and omissions abound. For example, the ("2008 edition") guide says that Buenos Aires uses the European round plugs for electricity; in fact, Argentina officially switched to the Australian plug in the early 2000's. As another example, the guide never mentions the airport departure tax.
All in all, this guide feels like a "Cliff's Notes" -- perhaps good enough to get an overall impression, but I certainly wouldn't want to rely on it.
Time Out Buenos Aires November 5, 2007
Good read - lots of useful suggestions. Very good on the barrios or neighborhoods.
Somewhat out of date - e.g. the Sydney Opera House style nightclub referenced in the section on the docks has apparently been burned out for several years.
 Good book, good service October 28, 2007
Despite what others said about this book containing lots of ads, it's compact (easy to carry along) and very useful. A good buy.
Small, Compact and Ready to Go July 20, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
All the information you need to know.......where to go, what to see and how to do it.......The small, compact size made the guide easy to carry and go with at all times.
I love this guide! July 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
After searching through many guidebooks, I settled for TimeOut, and let me tell you, I am glad that I did.
This book gave me everything I needed to know about beautiful Buenos Aires. The places that my Argentine friend recommended to me were all listed in this book, so that shows you how good it is!
Definitely must buy this before going to Buenos Aires, or Argentina itself. Great read, great pictures, great food in Argentina! :)
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