For starters: no visa required. Just a passport!

- For Buenos Aires, fly into Ezeiza airport (EZE).

- Regarding prices: A flight from Kansas City or Wichita to Buenos Aires (with one or two layovers) can be anywhere from $1,000 (a good deal!) to $1,800 (usually during peak season, like the holidays). Don't freak out: the flight is the most expensive part of this trip!

Layovers:

- Aim to have 3 hours for your layover before your international flight. Keep in mind there is typically only one flight to Buenos Aires a night, so if you experience delays and miss your connecting flight, you could wind up stuck for a day.

- If you have a layover for your return flight, I recommend at least 3-4 hours between flights. Upon entering the US, you will need to go through immigration/customs and security, and re-check your baggage -- plus, you may experience delays and also have to rush to the other end of the airport for your next flight. A long layover at this point is always helpful!

Make a reservation for your airport transfer into the city. (We recommend Manuel Tienda Leon.) Vans are $53; cars, $44.

If you are staying at the Dazzler, they can also arrange for a car to pick you up ($40 to pay to the driver).

Print a copy of your passport and store it in a different place from your official passport.

Download WhatsApp. Nearly all hotels and businesses will be most reachable through this messaging service, which you can use to call and text.

Bring adapters for power outlets. (Argentina uses Type C, like Europe, and Type I.) Note that hairdryers burn out with adapters since it's a different voltage, but hotels and Airbnbs usually provide one. Or, you can buy one with dual voltage.

Once you're in Argentina, you'll find everything very affordable. Dollars to Argentine Pesos (as of March 4) is roughly 1 to 900 -- and is even higher when exchanged in unofficial locales. Meals, drinks, museums, transportation... cheap for Americans!

Bring cash from the US to exchange to pesos, and always have cash on you. The exchange rate between dollars and pesos is more advantageous to the dollar when it's in cash, and not all establishments reliably accept credit cards.

Buenos Aires is about as safe as most major international cities (New York, Paris, Rome, etc.), so there is no reason to be particularly worried: common sense applies. Still, if it helps, here are some basic travel practices to keep in mind:

· Passports: Leave this at your hotel, always -- no reason to have it on you when you're out and about.

· Backpacks: When wearing one in public (the airport, the train, etc.), wear it in the front.

· Purses: Avoid setting them on the ground when you're seated at a restaurant or bar; instead, use the hooks under the table or leave them on your lap. When walking the streets, wear it cross-body or on the side away from the street.

· Be mindful of when you pull out your cell phone in public (don't hold it absent-mindedly while walking the streets), and do not have it just sitting on the table when you're eating out. Put it away.

· Try not to walk around with tons of cash on you. After exchanging your money, leave most of it at home and only take with you what you need.

· Feel free to drink the water :-)

And of course, Soli or Sean would be happy to help if you have any more questions about this trip!