I love to travel light. It makes schlepping through the airport easier and we have three flights of stairs to get into our actual apartment (sorry, no elevator). Since the apartment has a washer and dryer, coupled with the fact that we'll probably not see temperatures over 70 (probably no swimming on this trip), I plan on just packing about three sets of pants and shirts and my toiletries. This way I'm light on the run and will only need to do laundry once or maybe twice. I recall from my previous trips that shorts aren't as common in Buenos Aires and it's actually frowned upon in restaurants. I'll bring just one pair. Depending on what you want to purchase for gifts / souvenirs you may want to have either extra room in your luggage or bring a smaller bag along for such things. I will say that clothes are cheap in Buenos Aires and if you're in the market for a new leather coat, get it in Buenos Aires (custom made).
Besides clothing and toiletries, a cribbage board, camera and my medications are are all I'm brining. It'll take me 10 minutes to pack before I leave for the airport.
Speaking of medications, make sure you're stocked up on any regular meds you're taking as getting a refill in Argentina will be costly and problematic. Additionally, I'm going to call my physician tomorrow and see if I should get some Tamiflu in the unlikely event that this new 'swine flu' gets me while in route. I'll update you all on the swine flue later tomorrow.
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