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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i was in Patagonia last month and you definitely need at least a week--it will take about 24 hours travel on both ends just to get to Patagonia.   I actually asked a similar question to this a few weeks ago and got some great answers.  http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/700793.page#12339841[/quote]

Thanks, PP!  This is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for and we have similar interests (some museums, hiking, water activities).  I'm going to look into flights into BA - I like that poster's recommendation re: flying all day Thursday and getting there in the evening. [/quote]

That’s me!  I’m the poster who took the all day flight to BA and arrived at 9pm local time. I flew AA from DCA to MIA then onto BA.  While AA isn’t my favorite airline, it was the only airline that had flights I wanted.  I did NOT want to go through Texas, that adds too much time.  Flying back your only option really will be red eyes, but who cares, because vacation is over.

[b]If you want BA specific ideas, ask.[/quote][/b]

Yes! Looks like tons of things to check out, but do you have favorites? And also, things to skip?[/quote]

Ok, this is what we did.  Flew down all day on Thursday, arrived in BA in time for dinner, went to bed, hit ground running in am, did stuff Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and most of the day Tuesday, flew back 9pm Tuesday night on red eye back to Miami which is hard, you land around 4am Wednesday, go through customs, immigration, take first flight out at 5:45am, back at National around 8 I think.  You aren’t jet lagged but you are tired because you just took a red eye.

We stayed at an air b n b type place our friend found for us (she’s sort of a travel agent/concierge, works for herself). I was super overwhelmed with all the options and didn’t know anything re Argentina.  We stayed in an apartment in a high rise condo building in Palermo Hollywood neighborhood.  Secured building.  Great view.  Had gym and pool and laundry.   Nice bohemian type neighborhood, great restaurants, fun bars, quirky shops, plenty of places to get empanadas to go, very walkable.  For transportation we took the subway, walked or cabs.  It was summer there when we went so weather was nice.  We had also been warned about pick pockets and people stealing iPhones but we had ZERO problems.  None.  Everyone is super friendly and nice.  If you need directions or are lost you can ask anyone and like 10-15 people will all get involved and be super concerned that they help you find where you need to go.  I am not joking.  Very nice happy people.

Places we went in BA: Casa Rosada and Plaza Mayo, Boca neighborhood (this one can be dicey) and to Boca stadium (would have loved to seen a game but it was off season) and boca juniors museum and watched cheesy tango dancers, watched a political march/ parade (they apparently are most Friday late afternoons, it was fascinating), watched a circus school recital which blew my mind, went to San Telmo flea market on Sunday, go to MALBA!!!!!, Recoleta Cemetary (Eva Perron is buried there) , wander Corrientes Avenue, eat a lot of beef and sausages and drink a lot of Malbec, eat a lot of gelato (it’s very popular there) , eat a ton of empanadas, visit Florias Glorias and surrounding park, went to zoo (but I think it has closed permanently). There was much more we would like to do, especially more museums.  We really wanted to take the ferry to Uruguay for the day,  but we couldn’t get our act together.

The woman who helped me find the accomodations and hook us up with a concierge down there to help with questions owns Luxe Travel Club in DC. She just got back from Chile and Patagonia herself, so if you are still interested in that she could help you brainstorm what could work.  If her fees are still the same she gets a commission from the vendor, not from you, not a mark up.  You can find her on Instagram under @luxe_traveler   I was very pleased with working with her.

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