Recent content by Anders

I agree that you have to be alert but just don't worry about it too much. I have spent quite a few days walking the streets of BA with my Nikon D3 equipped with a lens - total value around $10,000 when I bought it. And I never had an incident. Of course, I didn't go to La Boca at midnight...

Steve, thanks for all the useful information. Problem is I want to buy/bring a couple of 30 inch displays and a laser printer. Not easy to fit in a suitcase. Many EU countries actually have import tax on certain goods (not electronics, though) but you are usually able to avoid paying it if you...

With all the talk of inflation it may sound crazy, but we are doing it: Coming back to Buenos Aires to set up a small business. Spent three months there yearly this year and liked it so much we want to go back. Simple question: We will need some computer hardware to set up office in BA but, as...

Does anyone know of a place where we can rent some space to store a few items? We have been here for 3 months and have decided on coming back to stay more permanently from around September 1st. Don't need much space. A little baby furniture and a couple of bags of toys and clothes, that's it...

You just got to a new exotic country, you brought an Xbox, and the first thing you did was plug it in? I am convinced that one was meant to fry ... a divine short circuit, it is known as.

If I am not mistaken we have had nine straight days of rain now. And a lot of it. I have been emptying the little kiddie pool on the terrace almost every day. We have only been here a little more than two months, so I am just curious: Is it normal here to have that many straight days of downpour?

I jumped in a pool in Mendoza with my iPod Nano in my pocket. I could still read from the hard drive but the screen was dead. When I returned to BA I went to buy another one in the Mac shop in Palermo Alto. The price was a hefty 1.400 pesos but I still came up with the cash as I use it almost...

Just came back from Mendoza which is certainly cheaper (and a lot drier) than Buenos Aires. Would say accomodation rental costs are around 30% lower and prices in cafés etc. maybe 20% lower. That's all I can help with ...

@Caviarist We never heard from Danielle again after sending her our contact details, so I can't say much about her except that she is not very quick to reply (-: We are still looking for an extra babysitter as one of the two we found is away for a while, so Danielle, if you are there, let us...

Basically, I need someone who can tell me everything, including the difference between a SA and SRL. I own and run a small Danish corporation with 3 employees but my English wife and I would like to set up a business here. Ideally, we would like to have as little as possible to do with the...

Hi, I have been in BA for a couple of months now and I am getting very interested in setting up a business here. In short, I would be employing both Argentinians and EU citizens coming to live here for a number of months. Could somebody direct me to a good, English speaking adviser? I need to...

Hi all In the process of the general bureaucratic madness which is the Chilean/Argentinean border, I dropped my Apple MacBook on the floor. The glass panel in front of the LED screen has cracked and I need it replaced. Does anyone know a good computer repair shop in BsAs that can do this? I...

Have been reading BA Herald since we got here. Definitely a decent little newspaper, but not quite The Guardian (-: I have been walking up and down Florida a few times looking for English-language papers and magazines but have only found Spanish and Italian papers in kioskos. I will try again...

Yeah ... I just really like good old print that I can sit and read on the terrace with a cup of tea. Not the same on a screen. Will try the stand on Alvear for magazines - thanks ...

Hi We've been here for almost a month now and I still haven't seen any English-language magazines and newspapers. Seems odd in such a huge city with so many tourists and expats. Does anyone know of a place? I'm particularly looking for The Guardian and Wired Magazine. Thanks, Anders