Hernan20 Buenos Aires

[Guest johnnnnn]

I plan to visit Argentina soon and wondered if anyone had ever met this guy or used his services.

[trilingual]

Do you have a website for him, or something more to go on?

 

You might check with RobertoBA. The escort community in BA isn't as large as it is in Rio or SP, and it's quite possible that Roberto knows something about this guy.

[Guest johnnnnn]

He has a gaydar profile http://www.gaydar.co.uk/hernan20 and http://www.gaydar.co.uk/20hernan20

[trilingual]

Sorry, can't help you. Looked at his profile but he doesn't ring a bell. If nobody else has tried him, you'll have to be the pioneer, if you want to hire him as a guide. Note that he says he's a GUIDE, not an escort, so he may mean it! E-mail him, ask for a phone contact, and call him to see how his English is and what kind of experience he has as a guide. Plus his rates, of course! Then decide whether he's what you're looking for.

 

If Hernan is only 20, he may be great at showing you around B.A.'s night spots, but may not have much expertise in other areas. RobertoBA is considerably older, but if you're looking for someone well-educated and well-connected who is particularly knowledgeable about local history, art and architecture, he's your best bet. Of course, you could always use Roberto for conventional touring during the day and have Hernan show you the night life. He looks like he won't tire at 4:00 a.m., when the discos are just getting going in B.A.!

[BillyZ]

Well, Tri, picture #3 in his profile is his ASS!

So my guess is his services as a *guide* involve

probing depths that are anatomical not architectural!

:-)

 

For a conventional guide, Tri is right -- Roberto is

quite nice. He helped introduce me to Buenos Aires

when I was there last week.

 

Roberto can also get you into StatusBoys which, if your

Spanish is less than fluent, might be tricky. This is

the main BA sauna-substitute, small but I got lucky twice.

If nobody there suits you, you do not owe anyone anything.

 

p.s.

Don´t miss the cemetary! I thought it sounded

like a waste of time, but it turned out to be

extraordinary.

[trilingual]

If it turns out the Hernan is offering services OTHER than standard city tours, and you decide to engage him, be sure it's clear exactly what you're paying for to avoid any surprise add-on charges for "extra" services.

 

Also, if you don't want an exclusive arrangement, you'll need to be clear that you plan on sampling the many delights of B.A. Also inquire if he can help you contact and make appointments with other escorts.

 

Since Roberto is a gentleman of a certain age, and definitely NOT an escort, he doesn't have any vested interest in monopolizing your time (and pocketbook). Roberto, being Argentine, can facilitate your contacts with escorts and agencies and help you pay local rates, not inflated tourist ones. This latter service is very useful, because even if you speak Spanish fluently, your accent is unlikely to be porteño and will give you away as a visitor. Roberto ISN'T an agent of the escorts or the agencies. Assisting you with these kinds of arrangements is included in his hourly rates, which also includes things like a general orientation to gay B.A., walking tours tailored to various interests (like architecture or art galleries or museums), company at dinner or at some of the night spots, helping get opera or theater tickets, arranging day trips to historic "estancias" in the countryside, etc. Hernan and other guides may also be able to provide some or all of these services, but you need to ask directly and specifically about services you think you will need while you're in B.A.

[Guest johnnnnn]

The Cemetary! Dont tell me the 'stiffs' are alive. Where is the cemetary, what part and what happens?

[BillyZ]

No necrophilia

 

Not promoting necrophilia with stiff stiffs!

The cemetario (sp) de Recolleta is just an

interesting place, not a certified sex scene.

Evita is entombed there in the Duarte family

building. (Of course you can cruise anywhere.)

[trilingual]

RE: No necrophilia

 

Recoleta Cemetery is the Père Lachaise of Buenos Aires. Besides Evita (whose family tomb is not otherwise attention-getting) the cemetery is the final resting place for virtually everyone who was anyone in Argentina in the past two centuries. It's a fascinating place to visit, both for its history and because so many of the tombs themselves are architectural marvels in styles ranging from neo-classic to art nouveau to art deco.

 

A walking tour of the cemetery is highly recommended. Roberto is a good person to go with you, because he lives quite nearby and knows the area (and the cemetery) very well.

 

Once on the outskirts of the city, the cemetery is now in the middle of one of B.A.'s most upscale neighborhoods. Adjoining the cemetery are the colonial Pilar Church (one of the few remaining colonial era churches in the city) and the Centro Cultural Recoleta, housed in the former convent and featuring ever changing exhibits and events. Next to the Centro Cultural is the Buenos Aires Design Center, with showrooms filled with stuff to decorate your fantasy B.A. apartment! It also houses a number of cafés and restaurants. On Vicente Lopez, outside the wall of the cemetery, is the new Village Recoleta cinema/entertainment complex, with cafés, restaurants, bookstore and a big, up-to-date multiplex where you can catch all the latest releases. Across the green square from the cemetery is another collection of cafés and restaurants, including La Biela, one of the city's best known cafés. A great place for a coffee or a cold drink sitting on the outside terrace with the "beautiful people" of B.A. and shaded by a rubber tree bigger than any you've ever imagined! Leading away from the square beyond La Biela are the parallel Avenidas Alvear and Presidente Quintana, two of the city's most elegant, lined with luxurious shops, hotels, mansions and apartment buildings. Even if you're staying at a more budget-minded lodging, treat yourself to tea at L'Orangerie in the extremely grand gilt-and-crystal Hotel Alvear Palace, the most elegant in town. Before or after tea, you can shop 'til you drop at B.A.'s most upscale shopping center, Patio Bullrich, just a few blocks away.

 

Near the cemetery in the other directions are the National Museum of Fine Arts, the National Museum of Decorative Arts (housed in an old private palace from the days when the expression "rich as an Argentine" meant something), the Palais de Glace (housing rotating special art exhibits), the National Library, and MALBA (the new museum of Latin American art). There are also splendid parks, monuments and avenues throughout the area.

 

All of these attractions are within walking distance of each other. B.A. is very flat and a great walking town. As you can see, there's enough to keep you busy in and around Recoleta for at least a couple of days. As this is his neighborhood, Roberto is particularly good company for getting to know this part of town. Some long strolls through the Barrio Norte, as this neighborhood of Buenos Aires is called, will bring home the reason the city is known as the "Paris of the Americas."

[jakobsen]

One must not go to Buenos Aires without checking with RobertoBA first. He's a man with a wealth of information about Argentinean architecture, culture, silver, etc. Roberto, it was nice meeting you this evening and thanks for your help.