Expert: Leandro Garcia - 8/19/2007

Question
QUESTION: Hi,
just wondering if you could answer these questions....
Is it possible to fly from Buenos aires to Iguazu falls?
2) How easy is it to pass to the braziliain side of the falls?
3) Could you reccomend any hostels and/or hotels in Buenos aires?>

thanks for your help,
kind regards,
melissa

ANSWER: 1-yes, sure you can fly. (aerolineas argentinas)
2-You can pass to the Brazilian side very easily. You'll have to pay a fee (I don't know how much).
3-I am not sure what your budget is. You can try the Sheraton, Hilton, Alvear Palace hotel, Embajador Hotel, Faena Hotel. these are 5 stars hotels.

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QUESTION: Hi ,
Thankyou very much for your help. I have a few more questions to ask you.
1) Are there any places or markets you can reccommend in Argentina? Any must sees?

2)How safe is travelling throughout argentina and brazil alone for two young girls? We've heard that south america is a very unsafe place and that buses are not reccommended in some places.
3) also, we will be flying from iguazu to rio de janeiro and wanting to know how easy it is to get from here to Cabo frio and belo horizonte (in which we fly out of after 6 days in Brazil)
I'm not sure you can answer these as you are the expert for argentina, but any help would be much appreciated. thanks,
melissa

Answer
1- Yes Melissa there are many places you must see if you are visiting Argentina. Give me and idea when are you planning to go, how long are you staying and where are you staging so I can recommend you better.
2- Melissa like any other country in the world Argentina and Brazil have "good and bad areas". Let me explain my self better. NY is very safe in the area of Manhattan but the Bronx and Brooklyn have very rough neighborhood. So, is it safe? I will say yes, if you stay in the right neighborhoods.
3- sorry, I can't help you with this question.
Leandro
lcgarcia@everestkc.net