Recent content by 415alanb

Here's what a moto robbery looks like in La Boca. The guy had a gopro on his helmet. https://www.youtube....h?v=Iudb0amH0sY Commentary on reddit about it here: http://www.reddit.co...oint_while_his/

Thanks again for all the suggestions. I did want to give an update that getting them from a bank may also not be an option. At least it wasn't for the 3 banks that I've stood in line to ask (Citibank, BBVA Frances, Ciudad Nacional). I had still wanted to get the coins for the washer/dryers in...

Thanks everyone! I was under the impression that Sube cards were tough to get or not available for visitors. Maybe that was last year's news. I'm in Barrio Norte. I think there's someone I can ask locally.

I only stay here for a few weeks at a time, so I don't have a SUBE card and need 1 peso coins for the collectivos and coin laundry in my building. I'm having a really hard time accumulating what I need. I've tried asking for change at grocery stores and kiosks, but they always say no. I've...

I want to use xoom in a few weeks when I arrive, but I don't speak any spanish other than a few words. Is this a form I fill-in or one they fill-in as they ask me questions? If the former, can I take the form back to my apartment and fill it in there and then return it?