Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buenos Aires which means "Good Winds" in Spanish is the capital federal of Argentina. As with all other South American Capital City, Buenos Aires is a big metro with a few million inhabitants and several neighborhoods each with it's own flavor and style. While in Buenos Aires, I stayed in the Palermo neighborhood, which is more of an upscale neighborhood with lots of nice restaurants, bars and clubs and I also stayed in the San Telmo neighborhood which I loved much better. San Telmo is more of an older neighborhood which thrives on it's excellent Tango - many milongas (Tango schools) and tango clubs all around.
Many people told me that Buenos Aires is much like Europe and that Buenos Aires is the Paris of South America. I have never been to Europe. So can't know as such. but I definitely imagine that's what some parts of urban Europe might look like - with all the great architecture, the numerous chic restaurants and great public transportation.
While Buenos Aires thrives in culture and architecture, I think it lacks seriously in gastronomy. Food choices are pretty limited. Argentineans eat mostly Beef, Beef and Beef... They are very proud of their beef and eat it every day. Other than beef, the other options are Pasta, Pizza and Hot Dog.. these are the main food you can find in Buenos Aires in most places..but if you look hard, there is of course a few places you can get other style of food, but not too easy to find.
