From the 1880s to the 1930s Argentina was rolling in it. On the back of European investment and agricultural exports, the country became the 10th wealthiest in the world. Buenos Aires was transformed. Vast swathes of the city were knocked down to build grand boulevards lined with buildings following the latest European designs, while monuments, palaces […]

In your average travel bookshop, the Buenos Aires shelf will be sagging under the weight of a thousand and one guides to the city. So Shafik Meghji has invented an apple app – the ‘Buenos Aires *Essential* Guide’. Amelia Jenne checks out if it is as essential as it promises to be.

Despite getting off to a bad start with all the ash falling on Argentina’s main resorts, the ski season is now underway, from Mendoza to Ushuaia. Mhairi Roberts picks the rough from the smooth.

A hotel only open during the day? Welcome to Selfishness: Argentina’s first siesta hotel, open just seven hours a day to cater for those after a lunchtime snooze. Anna Hill heads along for a chat and nap.

Situated on one of the most sought-after avenues in Recoleta, new boutique hotel Mio Buenos Aires captivates you from the moment you open the six-metre high French oak door and cross the threshold.

The autumn is in full swing and as the colder weather approaches the Indy Eye looks back on one of Argentina’s most popular and beautiful summer destinations the Lake District of northern Patagonia.

Walking around Buenos Aires is a visual treat. My guidebook, however, can only tell me so much. The Ayres de Arte tour in Retiro is an opportunity to gain some historical context of Calle Arroyo – famous for its many art galleries and swanky feel.

If you want to explore a country and culture in a different way, CouchSurfing may be a solution: Sleep on someone’s ‘couch’ and experience a new place under the guidance of your local couchsurf host.

Gone are the days when riding an open-top bus or following a garrulous guide with a rainbow-coloured umbrella were the only ways to tour a city. Buenos Aires is now host to a plethora of options, the best five of which we have sussed out for you: 1. Fileteado Porteño Tour by 054 Fileteado, the […]

With some 125 hostels in Buenos Aires, accommodation booking sites and travel guides are bursting at the seams with recommendations and it can be hard to choose somewhere to stay. Though once backpackers were expected to rough it and make do with bedbug-filled mattresses, midnight curfews and no mirrors, in recent years the explosion of […]