Southern Hemisphere Sojourn

In a train of thought that was greatly accentuated on Election Day '04, I have been experiencing a desire to ESCAPE the country. To the extent that I am going to South America for 8 days in April (albeit without a new identity and millions stashed in an offshore bank account) that desire is about to be fulfilled to the greatest extent realistically possible.

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Without having actively thought about it too much, a while ago I realized that I had not gone on an extended holiday in a long time, much less out of the U.S. Despite having done a lot of research, it still felt somewhat impulsive when I actually bought a ticket for Argentina this April.

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Specifically, I will be in Argentina from April 7-15, and am making this post to solicit any constructive advice, comments or thoughts from those who are from there or who have travelled there, as they would be appreciated. Although there would be sufficient time to check out one other area of the country, I will be spending my time in Buenos Aires and environs (going for depth over breadth, and don't want to spend an undue amount of time travelling around).

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In terms of what I would like to do, the agenda is nothing extraordinary: walk around town, go to a few museums and cultural/historical highlights, eat some beef (and empenadas), shopping, check some nightlife and take 1 or 2 day trips outside of town.

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That's it for now. Thanks for reading.