Spending a birthday abroad can be:
Wild: you’re underage back home and legal in Argentina
Lonely: you’ve never spent a cumple away from the family
Boring: you have no idea what to do for the big day
Extravagant: birthday money comes in foreign currency and you spend pesos
Successful: you’ve read this article, have received a birthday care package, spent the day on a boat with friends, had the best dinner and danced all night.
Whether you are stoked to turn 21 or are missing gifts your family, we’re here to help you celebrate and pasarla bien.
Budget Birthdays
Those who are actually earning pesos will have to get creative. While sushi sprees are out of the question, there are many free activities and dining options to take advantage of.
Plan a picnic in the Bosques de Palermo or Tigre
Materials needed:
1. Bed sheet from your apartment (preferably clean but lets be honest...)
2. Sun block and bug spray
3. A cute local with a guitar (optional)
4. A thermos with hot water and mate
5. Sandwiches de miga bought from a bakery (crust less sandwiches with various fillings)
6. $.080 cent train tickets if going to Tigre
Add friends and enjoy!
Find a free cultural event
Spend your birthday doing something you’ve never done before. Buenos Aires has multiple free and almost free events happening everyday. Whether you are into music, dance, history or the outdoors, a little Internet research will lead you to some great options.
Fasionistas: Buenos Aires Moda Fashion Festival, March & September
Opera Enthusiasts: Teatro Colon, March-Dec
Electronic Music Muses: South American Music Conference, March
Film Freaks: BAFICI 10-Day Independent Film Festival, April
If you dig it all: Codigo Pais Festival of Music and Design, April
Tangueros: Tango Festival, 9-Day Tango Extravaganza, mid August
Artsy Fartsies: ArteBA International Art Festival, mid May
Winos: Feria de Vinos y Bodegas, early Sept
Music junkies: Creamfields Techno Music Festival, early November
Jockey Jocks: Gran Premio Nacional Horse Races, mid November
Dancing in the moonlight: Festival de Buenos Aires de Danza Contemporanea, Dec
Specific dates:
May 25th Revolutionaries: Subte-it to Plaza de Mayo for festivities and national sing-alongs. This being the bicentennial, get ready for live music, special performances and lots of white blue and....white.
July 9th Independent Spirits: Hit up the cafés along Avenida de Mayo, enjoy hot chocolate with churros followed by a mass at the cathedral is attended by the hot president, and revel in a serious talking-to given by the archbishop of Buenos Aires.
October 10th Athletes: Buenos Aires Marathon, Adidas – do you?
November 1st LGBTIA: Gay Pride March, dress to impress ... and shock
Earning dollars / It’s on the ‘rents aka “It’s on us honey...anything you want”
Sailing trip with hottie Captian and Crew
Wondering where the water is in this town? Forget what a cool breeze feels like? Spoil yourself and your friends with a private sailing trip around the Rio de la Plata or out to Uruguay. Choose one special person to share a romantic night under the stars or your 3 best friends for music-blasting champagne-popping day in the water. Check out www.Zheroba.com.ar to organize the best sailing trip for your special day.
What about gifts? I mean...it IS only natural.
We’ve taken care of your Buenos Aires birthday, but what about your family and friends back home who want to help you celebrate? Until now there has been no way to send gifts internationally and have them arrive safely in Buenos Aires. Thank goodness for SendLoveBA.com that invites your peeps back home to order you a care package online, customize it and have it delivered on time and full of fresh deliciousness.
SendLoveBA care packages are a god-send to those who are loving life in BA but miss homemade favorites from home such as brownies, bagels, chocolate chip cookies and of course, birthday cake! With American bakers making these traditional sweets fresh to order, you can celebrate your birthday with the same flavors and aromas as always.
Who knows? The sender may even choose to include extras from the a la carte list including US brand peanut butter, Tabasco sauce, Aunt Jamima, and more! Tell the ‘rents not to waste their money on a UPS package that will arrive 4 months late with stale cookie crumbs and a Happy Birthday card...we make it easy! No shipping costs, no question that it will arrive on time and exactly how you like it.
1 comments:
Nice pieces of advice you got there to celebrate your birthday. As you say, you have different ways to look at it, and you can have the best time, or spend the most boring birthday ever. I loved the ideas you mentioned above, but the one I liked the most is the picnic at a park. It is very "portenio" and it becomes much better if you bring that cute guy with a guitar. The other option is inviting all of your Argentinean friends to your buenos aires apartment but the not so bright side is that you have to clean up after the party.
Well, that is my opinion!
Cheers,
Brittany
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