Any WFers In South America? Especially Buenos Aires?

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I'm heading to South America for the next 8 months to work on my Spanish and to travel around for a bit. I'll be in Buenos Aires for the next 2-3 months and then Brazil and then who knows where.

If you're in SA and wanna meet up - post here or PM me.
 


Speaking of South America...

Any tips on places to go. I'm in the mindset of jumping ship and am making a list of new countries I wouldn't have a problem with calling home.
 
thehobbster said:
Be careful in Brazil. Everyone is trannies there. No exceptions.
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That's Thailand. In Brazil you don't find bitches, bitches finds you, lot's of bitches, believe me.

Just a word of advice TenCentPiece: security. I'm sure you know what to do. Not gona go into details but those are 2 fucked up countries in some aspects.
 
I don't usually bum around in Brasil, but when I do I do it in Florianpolis (Floripa). :)

Other places to visit:

Blumenau (home to world's 2nd largest Oktoberfest)
Gramado

There are a lot of small German/Italian towns in southern Brasil. Southern Brasil is generally safer than the rest of Brasil. It's more European (Italian, Portuguese, German).

Argentina:
Mendoza (wine country)
Bariloche (ski town, very nice)
Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego, not always as cold as you'd expect)
 
xpathfucker said:
Just a word of advice TenCentPiece: security. I'm sure you know what to do. Not gona go into details but those are 2 fucked up countries in some aspects.
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Yeah I'll be careful, to be honest people have said this about a lot of countries I've visited and I've never had a problem - but SA is supposed to be the wild west and I've had a few friends who had their buses robbed by guys with AK's so I think the risk is a little more real there.

On the bright side - I'm fairly young and I dress like I am almost homeless so I am generally not the ideal target for scammers/robbers.

Any specific advice?

Paper_Chase said:
Where do you plan on staying? Renting an apartment?
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I'm doing a homestay for the first month because my spanish is truly awful - it's through the spanish school I'm studying with so hopefully it's decent. After that I'll probably rent an apartment in Palmero area. Looks to be reasonably cheap $600USD/month (and that's whitey prices, so probably can get it down to around $450USD/month) with internet and ultities included.

evolutionvision said:
Jesus we always have the same travel schedule.
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Haha, let's actually meet up this time. I'm in Madrid till the 7th and then Buenos Aires until at least the start of Jan.
 
Just a note, the wild west didn't actually exist. It's based on hollywood movies, not real historical events. The west was fairly civilized, all things considered.
 
rusvik said:
Asia vs South America for those of you who have tried both?
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I prefer South America. The food is better in Brazil. Pretty bland in Argentina and Uruguay.

Check out Florianopolis. It's about 75%+ European. This is from a beach on the island. Richer crowd. Lots of Argentinians.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx0kCrD7QRA]Jurerê Internacional - Florianópolis/Santa Catarina/Brasil - Verão 2010 - YouTube[/ame]


I prefer Praia Mole, though.


[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhjpyGzkxnY"]Praia Mole Florianópolis - YouTube[/ame]
 
+1 Florianopolis, my buddy just moved there from CR and absolutely LOVING it there. Going early next year.
 
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