http://www.batips.com Buenos Aires Travel and Safety Tips for Tourists and Tango Dancers Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:04:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.21 http://www.batips.com/need-to-know/crime-in-buenos-aires/ http://www.batips.com/need-to-know/crime-in-buenos-aires/#comments Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:55:08 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=446 Editor’s Note: I originally published this article back in 2009. Since then, I’ve received many comments and emails from both tourists and Porteños concerned about crime in the great city of Buenos Aires. Is the city safe? Is crime getting worse? Read below for the original story plus recently updated comments. How bad is crime […]]]> http://www.batips.com/need-to-know/crime-in-buenos-aires/feed/ 63 http://www.batips.com/things-to-do/gambling-in-buenos-aires/ http://www.batips.com/things-to-do/gambling-in-buenos-aires/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:24:30 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=891 If you are planning a trip to Buenos Aires and fancy a break from the Tango dancing you might want to spend a night out at a casino. The Casino de Buenos Aires or casino Buenos Aires was opened on 8th October 1999 and is situated on board the Estrella de la Fortuna, a reflective of a […]]]> http://www.batips.com/things-to-do/gambling-in-buenos-aires/feed/ 0 http://www.batips.com/things-to-do/lost-travelers-episode-1-buenos-aires-san-telmo-market-puerto-madero/ http://www.batips.com/things-to-do/lost-travelers-episode-1-buenos-aires-san-telmo-market-puerto-madero/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:11:35 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=874 This is the Lost Travelers first video blog about their adventures around South America, It documents the time they spent in San Telmo Market & Puerto Madero. This video includes some nice outdoor tango dancing demonstrations.]]> http://www.batips.com/things-to-do/lost-travelers-episode-1-buenos-aires-san-telmo-market-puerto-madero/feed/ 5 http://www.batips.com/tango/buenos-aires-milongas-where-to-dance/ http://www.batips.com/tango/buenos-aires-milongas-where-to-dance/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:57:37 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=862 If you want to dance tango in Buenos Aires, where do you go? A good question, but this depends on many things:  your age, what style you dance, what day or night of the week you want to go out, if you go with or without a partner, and so on… Dancing social tango in […]]]> http://www.batips.com/tango/buenos-aires-milongas-where-to-dance/feed/ 4 http://www.batips.com/tango/tango-in-buenos-aires-an-introduction/ http://www.batips.com/tango/tango-in-buenos-aires-an-introduction/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:29:57 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=848 When people travel to Argentina, most of them want a taste of tango. Either because they are tango dancers themselves or just because tango is so much a part of the culture. Either way, there are various ways to experience Argentina’s most famous export. Tango in Buenos Aires falls into two categories: tango for tourists, […]]]> http://www.batips.com/tango/tango-in-buenos-aires-an-introduction/feed/ 2 http://www.batips.com/tango/why-take-a-tango-trip-to-buenos-aires/ http://www.batips.com/tango/why-take-a-tango-trip-to-buenos-aires/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:13:09 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=839 Maybe it’s like having a baby; if you think too much about it, all the pros and cons, you’ll never do it. It’s too scary, too much of a commitment. With tango, too, if your expectations are too high to be realized, well, then maybe a two week vacation in Buenos Aires instead of Provence […]]]> http://www.batips.com/tango/why-take-a-tango-trip-to-buenos-aires/feed/ 1 http://www.batips.com/uncategorized/now-you-can-post-your-tips-and-articles-to-batips-group-blog/ http://www.batips.com/uncategorized/now-you-can-post-your-tips-and-articles-to-batips-group-blog/#respond Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:33:45 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=827 BAtips is now a group blog and needs writers and contributors like you. If you have visited Buenos Aires, or live in BA, now you can post your tips and articles directly to BAtips.com. It’s okay to promote your business or website in the article if it is related to Buenos Aires but please note […]]]> http://www.batips.com/uncategorized/now-you-can-post-your-tips-and-articles-to-batips-group-blog/feed/ 0 http://www.batips.com/need-to-know/entry-fee-for-americans-canadians-and-australians/ http://www.batips.com/need-to-know/entry-fee-for-americans-canadians-and-australians/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:58:52 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=815 Effective December 28, 2009, citizens of US, Canada and Australia will be required to pay a fee when visiting Argentina. Americans will pay US$131, Canadians US$70 and Australians US$100. The entry fee will be collected only at Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires. The fee permits Americans multiple entries into Argentina for 10 years. Canadians […]]]> http://www.batips.com/need-to-know/entry-fee-for-americans-canadians-and-australians/feed/ 1 http://www.batips.com/tango/buenos-aires-tango-tips/ http://www.batips.com/tango/buenos-aires-tango-tips/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:45:53 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=806 Clarry Smits (seen here with dance partner Lorie) is one of the top tango dancers and instructors in Vancouver, Canada. He also runs Tango a Media Luz, a popular Vancouver milonga that features Golden Age tango every Friday night. Clarry recently visited Buenos Aires and I asked him about his tango experience in “the Paris […]]]> http://www.batips.com/tango/buenos-aires-tango-tips/feed/ 2 http://www.batips.com/restaurants/best-selection-of-restaurants-is-in-las-canitas/ http://www.batips.com/restaurants/best-selection-of-restaurants-is-in-las-canitas/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:23:09 +0000 http://www.batips.com/?p=22 Many tourists visit Buenos Aires without having dinner in Las Cañitas. It’s a shame. Las Cañitas is, in my opinion, the best restaurant zone in all of Buenos Aires. Las Cañitas is a small neighborhood just east of Avenida Dorrego and just south of the Polo grounds (El Campo Argentino de Polo). Technically, it’s part […]]]> http://www.batips.com/restaurants/best-selection-of-restaurants-is-in-las-canitas/feed/ 5