Living in Thailand for the last few years, but Buenos Aires actually was my Plan B. I visited in early 2000, and fell in love with the European feel, with great steaks, wines and beautiful women. Glad to see that you are enjoying yourself Paddy.

@bluelotus9654

4 ай бұрын

😮 oh and btw everyone that woman in the cemetery who was depicted in Evita is the world famous political figure Eva Peron. Dear me, the modern day British education system is failing it seems

Argentina looks amazing! Can't wait to go there!

@user-ql7do3xt5r

4 ай бұрын

No esperes mas? Veni veni ..! Seras bienvenido.. Viva Argentna 🇦🇷 y el mundo 💪💪💪💪💪💪👍

Great vlog. I was in Buenos Aires in 2004. I loved it there. But just like you guys, only for a few days. Way too short. Such a beautiful city with a European flair, but without the European prices. So modern and full of culture. I particularly loved the La Boca area. I can't wait to go back.

I live here now. Left US for Argentina. Best decision ever. I posted cost of living videos

BA is great in the middle of winter too! My mother land is Scotland, based in NZ now for over 20 years. On a trip back (during southern hemisphere winter) a few years ago Air New Zealand had direct flights to BA. I took the opportunity to have both stopovers in BA and I absolutely loved it.

@mattpotter2560

5 ай бұрын

Many scotish colonos" in BA 1850 exemple father of AFA rugby hockey women sir alex hutton

@IvanGrobjsa

5 ай бұрын

its actually the best season to visit the city. I would say between April and November. Autum, winter and Spring. At the moment during the summer is just hot and not many things to do. The city is less crowded as locals are on holidays. Its just more boring in Summer

I can’t wait to see Argentina!❤️

BA is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. There is so much to see and to do.

I love BA! And the steaks oh my! and media lunas (croissants) better than in Paris! By the way they call BA the “Paris of South America” great video!

What an amazing city, the graveyard was very artistic.

I went right after she was there!! BA is phenomenal!

Bienvenidos amigos a mí increíble ,enorme y hermosa ciudad de Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷❤️🇦🇷

@tutubeante

4 ай бұрын

Es tuya ? 😂

Hello, the Abasto shoping was the Abasto market, it was the central market of Buenos Aires, the Buenos Aires Abasto Market was a wholesale market for fruits and vegetables. He also sold other grocery items, but not meat. The Mercado de Abasto was inaugurated in 1893 and had an area of 1,300 square meters. In 1903, a refrigerator, an ice factory and a corral for carts and horses were added. The Mercado de Abasto closed in 1984 and the building was unused for years until it was converted into a shopping center.

I’m currently looking into a potential move here. I’m not eligible to live and work in Thailand unfortunately. But South America has always been on my radar. My Spanish is conversational and everyone I’ve met travelling the planet that are from this part of the world are always super cool and laid back. But also full of fire and spirit at the same time. And also strikingly beautiful 😍 Good work as per Paddy fella… top man! 👍🏻

Beautiful Buenos aires❤

That was a great episode! The cemetery was so interesting, and sort of reminded me of Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, where you could spend hours exploring. The city looks amazing. Love this series. Thanks for sharing your adventures :)

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Thanks a million

Wow……what a great city!!

Im enjoying this series a lot more than I thought I would.

Wow! Just wow! Really love this trip you took for us! Thanks for sharing!

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

That place looked amazing. It's nice to see you more relaxed. I think having a buddy with you makes it less stressful for you and that comes through the vlog

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Very true!

Looks absolutely amazing. Loving this series 😍🙏

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

This vlog Paddy is spot on. Lovely city it seems. Nice food, latin inhabitants almost picture perfect.

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely, a gorgeous place

@davidbollaerts4705

5 ай бұрын

Oh so true Paddy@@PaddyDoyle.

@mattpotter2560

5 ай бұрын

Euro americanos (larin is estéreo tipo mejican amerindios

Loving this South American series Paddy ❤️🎉 great job!

Love that description of Michael. Colorful Fruitloop! He's like a big kids with no boundaries. In a good way.

Wonderful city and country

@paulmcdonough1093

5 ай бұрын

british falklands is better port stanley city

Welcome to Argentina! You like our gastronomy!! no?? The face they put to eat!! Very good value!!! and thanks for spreading part of our culture!! Greetings from Mar del Plata

*Congratulations. 220K Subscribers.* *Well deserved. Love your adventures.*

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Absolutely loved this video.... you really do seem very relaxed here. I lived in the patagonia for two years and long to return. BTW, followed you over from your Sri Lanka videos,... we are headed there in two weeks! Que disfrute Argentina!

Welcome home, Paddy! Following your videos for such a long time... we are happy to see that you went to my home country! Enjoy it there! We are very welcoming people, have fun!!!

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😃

Enjoy this, thanks paddy 😊

Another Awesome Adventure Paddy Doyle 🙂❤👍Watching from New Brunswick Canada🙂

Man after my own heart, snow angels, epic!

Great times. Great vlog. 👏

Fantastic city. Would love to go back

Looks amazing place

Buenos Aires is like being in Paris but with good weather most of the year and a fraction of the cost

Thank you. Fabulous vlog. 😊

yes !

Well done Paddy 👏 awesome vid loved the cemetry wow 👌 and Michael is a great up-lifter to have around im sure. Have fun guys

Hey Paddy thanks for the currency tip in Argentina! Todd and I also love it there and the food. Did you get to San Telmo area? So glad you enjoyed Argentina❤👍

Enjoy your trip 😊😊😊

Hiya. Paddy and Micheal. That is crazy about the currency. Great heads up for others. I love it when Micheal comes traveling with you. You two get on so well. Love the banter. A great friend. And it is lovely for you both to have each other to travel with. That is crap, you left your good sunglasses on the plane. That must get expensive losing that many. You need. Those string things. That hangs around your neck. 555. Beautiful place. Micheal is fantastic. A wonderful friend. Great travel companion. Your burger looked good. I was the same when younger. When I needed a calm place. I would walk around the cemetery. And have those same thoughts as I looked at the headstones. That cemetery is on another level. Strange and very interesting. You two make me smile. That parrot wanted in. Beautiful destination. Your dinner looked lovely. So cheap. Taylor effect. But a good call. In any destination. But with all that, with a friend, I bet it was half as stressful as being alone. I love watching your adventures. Another great video. Can not wait to share it. Have a wonderful weekend. So happy I was able to watch it before you put it out for the premiere. Been a hectic week.

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Nicky 🙏 glad you enjoyed the vlog, have a great weekend

@NickyDunn

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. And you@@PaddyDoyle.

I love this couple 😊❤

❤❤👍🏼to you both that was a really great vlog. 💞💞-23 here🥶🌨️☃️🇬🇧🇸🇪

Enjoy

Labyrinth of death. Love it!

Great episode Paddy! I think we all enjoyed this one as you returned to your adventurous backpacking roots - finding a good deal, not everything goes to plan, falling in love with a city. As I get older, I take less risks, so I appreciate your vlogs taking us along while you take all the risks. This episode felt less like visiting Michael Epstein Island and more like South America. Cheers 🍻

@davidduxbury9246

5 ай бұрын

Michael Epstein Island, thats a good one. Think Michael is getting way to much stick as the poor guy is paying for all this! Instead of growing the channel organically Paddy has cut corners in his pursuit to the top of KZread and hoodwinked this silicon valley millionaire Michael into doing all this which looks like it backfired massively.

HI Paddy! I was wondering if you could tell me where did you get your green backpack. I've been on the hunt for the perfect backpack for my upcoming trip and yours seem great. Love your videos by the way!! Can't wait to see the Patagonia ones!

"A labyrinth of death" what a great description for a cemetery!!! Can't beat a South American steak, the are the best.

I know you'll understand Paddy when I say I couldn't get a team of horses to drag my Thai wife into that cemetery. Something like would have never crossed my mind, but I would. definitely love to see that. Beautifully kept up, and oh the stories you could imagine looking at some of those tombs.

Just started watching your videos. Brings me back to 2004 in Argentina, back then they also had crippling inflation. Looking forward to more videos. Safe travels. Diarmuid

Wow super nice video 👌❤️❤️

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much

Love your videos and the exploring you do. Have a look at Australia the outback,Daintree it is breathtaking. David

Crazy timing to be in Argentina. The entire country is at a standstill. Interesting what your next video will be about

@davidluna2211

5 ай бұрын

En estos momentos, el país está lleno de turismo extranjero !!

Hi guys! Mercado de Abasto wasn't a train station but Buenos Aires Central vegetables and fruits Supply Market

Love you Paddy! Look into getting a sunglass sponsor. So many companies would love to have you wear them! I know if you wore them I would buy them 😂

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Maybe one day!

Abasto Market used to be the central wholesale market for vegetables and fruits. It is a collosal building from the beginning of the twentieth century.

I don’t know where are you now, but you should definitely go to the magical town of El Bolsón my home town ,and then the route of the seven lakes all this is in central Patagonia in the Andes ! Is the best you will see in Argentina ! Give a change and do a bit the research then you can thank to me! Big hug!

Yes! baires….is the best!!!

Great video Paddy. I loved Argentina in Nov/Dec 2022 and also fell in love with BA. Back then the blue dolor rate was just starting with Visa. So I was exchanging cash at $310 to $1 USD. (Official Rate was around $175). WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES! I came home with a bunch of pesos that are now worth a lot less. LOL

Note that in Argentina that atm fee is expensive, like ten percent or so of the amount withdrawn. Another option for the blue rate for currency exchange is Western Union. Note that there is a daily withdrawal limit with Western Union which varies from city to city. In the big cities around 500 euros or so a day.

I love the awkward moments the most. That steak was $13.

Im Argentinian but Im living in Australia, I didn't know about the blue dollar conversion with Visa credit cards. amazing tip. I will never recommend to go in person to exchange dollars, usually in the hotel is much safer

Abasto was not a train station, it was actually a market of fruits and veggies.

While in Argentina last year, I used western union to complete the currency exchange, it’s very safe/secure and they use the blue rate. It’s just another option if you feel intimidated by using a stranger in the street as your exchange.

I miss BsAs

❤❤

interesting viewing on many levels. so, at the turn of the 20th century, anticipating world wars coming, my great grandfather set out from Europe searching for a safe home for his wife and 3 daughters. Vancouver, BC and then nearby Seattle, WA were his choices. however, high on his list had been Buenos Aires. one day I asked my grandmother, why I didn't grow up an Argentinian. without hesitation, she replied my great grandfather didn't like the idea of seeing his daughters running off with gauchos!

@mattpotter2560

5 ай бұрын

Jjaajaj cowgirl

aahhh the swifty effect - completely unaware of this phenomena in Seattle this past summer, the only time so far that I have ever slept in an airport......no hotel rooms available at any price....good advice, Paddy

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Jeez we were lucky then

@user-de7ix8ss4v

5 ай бұрын

what extra scenes if we could have gotten paddy front row seats and backstage passes afterwards. I have no idea what to say to TS.

Is there not more too explore

Buenos Aires looks amazing . Such a colourful looking vibe about the place . The Messi burger 🍔 looked delicious. You look very proud in your Newcastle shirt. Yeh I find cemetery’s interesting too such much history. I can see it very appealing and a place to live in . Haha is Taylor swift in town … Glad to know you found a room. Thanks paddy for sharing with us your time in Argentina 🇦🇷

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🤗

Lol, Paddy, you're the only youtuber I've seen that needs a line item in their monthly budget for sunglasses 😂. My wife is trying to give you a run though....cheers!

8:46 How is it that Hard Rock Cafe is "not an Argentine thing", when Argentina is a global epicenter of rock & pop. I made a playlist of Argentinian rock whose existence you don't even suspect, and will blow your mind. I can't link to it, but it's on my username channel.

I think they got the shopping center confused and surely the one that recommended them is Galerias Pacifico...The Abasto shopping center was never a train station, it was the old fruit and vegetable market

When I visited BA in Oct 2022 the blue rate was 380. Today Jan 27th 2023 it is 1200.

Hey Paddy! Quick question and somewhat related I guess? What laptop and smartphone do you use these days? My travels restart again soon after 5 years of non-travel! And I want to get my tech right this time after using various Windows laptops / Android phones in the past. I might finally switch over to Apple. Appreciate any feedback. Thanks! S ❤

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

iPhone 14 pro max and a MacBook Pro M1

@75Stiofan

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Paddy! Appreciate that ❤ @@PaddyDoyle.

Taylor Swift in South America only did shows in Buenos Aires in Argentina, Rio and Sao Paulo in Brazil, so Swifties from each country and from all the surrounding countries traveled for the shows. I'm glad you liked Buenos Aires!

@user-de7ix8ss4v

5 ай бұрын

we all need to chip in and get paddy tix to a concert and meet TS. what an epic youTube episode that would be!

@mattpotter2560

5 ай бұрын

999999909999yes 0thers states from arg

😍👋👋👋👋

Does Miss P know about your new flame? Awkward.

Hey Paddy, just so you're aware the currency has changed dramatically since the new government was elected (mid Dec) so the cost for tourists isn't as favourable as it once was. Might be worth updating that part

The visa in Argentina is not complicated.

The steaks are ok, everyone raves about them, until you go to South Africa - believe. Great content (as always), thanks for brightening our lives.

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Oh ok I’ll have to try SA steak then

Love your show Paddy Doyle. Michael Knudsen

You can get the cambio rate using western union. Just send yourself the money and pick up in one of the many WU’s around town

That currency exchange is crazy. For sure I want the blue rate. Great bit of information. Next question can you take your now 800 back to the official money exchange and get $250 usd. That cemetery was epic even thought I find them a bit spooky. That Taylor Swift is a real party wrecker, right? Hahaha Great video mate.

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

Cheers mate

@sashachip

5 ай бұрын

I would imagine buying US dollars is expensive in Argentina, so i doubt you'll get that deal. The underground foreign exchanges are basically hedging their bets against the Argentine peso. The reason VISA offers a better rate is because it's an American company. The Argentine Peso is worthless outside of Argentina.

@user-de7ix8ss4v

5 ай бұрын

we need more time on the process of currency exchanges and the effort it takes to do so. when I went through this ordeal US 》MEX was a nice convenience at the US airport. on the return MEX 》 US, the MEX airport exchange offc was closed, back to same US airport and my exchange was abysmal, a complete mugging. not sure what I learned from that, other than be sure to allow time to shop around for a best rate before I leave.

Taylor Swift was in LA for the Eras tour when I was there but luckily I was leaving for a flight lol.

That money exchange situation in a wine store would make me nervous.

@perrykomick9478

5 ай бұрын

😂...

I play a drinking game with my husband. Every time Paddy says “gorgeous “ we drink tequila… Bottle is half gone in one episode.

Paddy, can you explain more about the money. Where and how did you get your USA currency? can you please explain your strattegy. did you just bring over $1000 cash to Argetina?

Argentine steak in Thailand is 4-5 times more expensive than in Argentina.

The song Madonna sang?

The old guy is creepy...🤢...

You wouldn't live there in a million years Thai Paddy ... But yes, we have to be nice when doing a vid about someone else's city (-: Ps. Good to see Michael again

@sandrabentley8111

5 ай бұрын

Can't compare. Argentina looks amazing. Thailand is touristy and not as sophisticated. I think he really would live in BA.

6:58 😂’merica I mean it’s not like he stood in front of the BA. He was just taking a picture of the bush 🤷🏼‍♀️ I would’ve done the same thing. But that’s probably because I’m an American. We got wild hair in us offreedom. 😂

Michael behaves like a member of the tribe.

I've not checked but it could be a bit difficult to get a long term visa in Argentina due to the Malvinas/Falklands issue.

@carlosrigolon4339

5 ай бұрын

Argentina, being a country of immigration, allows citizens from all over the world to establish residence here. It is perhaps one of the easiest countries worldwide for people to settle in. Currently, thousands of Russian families come to Argentina to have their children, who are born with Argentine citizenship, and their parents often choose to become citizens as well. Additionally, our passport is one of the most powerful globally, granting entry to 175 countries without a visa. So, if you think that as an english citizen you might face difficulties, nothing could be further from the truth. Greetings!

@tobyprice1092

5 ай бұрын

@@carlosrigolon4339 I knew Argentina had a quite liberal immigration back in the day. Well around 1945. Was not sure about now.

@perrykomick9478

5 ай бұрын

😂..nobody cares about that crap anymore..

@sashachip

5 ай бұрын

​@carlosrigolon4339 what's the situation like now since the new President took control? Is it still a safe place for foreign visitors? Have the prices gone up or down?

@luiscarracedo7793

5 ай бұрын

Argentina is a country of immigrants, immigration laws allow you to process your legal stay relatively easily. Argentina has the second community of English descendants in Latin America, mainly Welsh in Patagonia. Regarding the Malvinas/Falkland issue, you really won't have any problems being English, these are things that concern governments and that are handled according to their own interests. Otherwise it would be impossible for Roger Waters, Stones, Coldplay, Sting etc to have done massive shows with sold out tickets.

What??! A chicken burger in BEEF country?! Crazy! 😎

Wonderful location and definitely worth a visit based on what you’ve shown here. I hope you take this as feedback from a longtime subscriber and fan but you really need to reconsider having Michael ever appear on your channel again, it’s almost made this series unbearable, unless he is funding your trip I can’t imagine why you agreed to this.

@bradrussell1719

5 ай бұрын

Agreed its getting very uncomfortable

@sandrabentley8111

5 ай бұрын

Well I enjoyed it. Michael seems a very happy go lucky guy. Good to travel with someone, plus he can give a different perspective. Just loved this video. Beautiful Argentina.

Is that official a “TAXI”….?

WELL; THE INFORMATION IS NOT UPDATED WRONG BIG TIME( probably is a big difference when the video was made and posted)... TODAY JANUARY 23 2024 THE DOLAR IS AT $1,220 pesos.

@PaddyDoyle.

5 ай бұрын

I filmed this back in November so yeah

If VISA is cheapest, why not just use it for all purchases?