Recent content by brett

Before I go back to the UK, I want to pass on a recommendation for our electrician. Oswaldo. He has done a lot of work for us, rewiring the entire apartment, maintaining the Aircons etc and has always been 100% reliable. He is fully qualified as an electrician but has on accasion done some...

Hi, I have a very reasonable and reliable fletero who my wife and I have used several times moving furniture etc to and from Cap Fed. His name is Orlando and his number is 11 6932 8709 He is based in Zona Sur. Nice chap, you can mention that Virgi from Calle Armenia recommended him.

Inspired by our leader's noble gesture to pessify her savings, I decided to convert a similar percentage of my own patrimonio to pesos... Then I spent it on a subway ticket.

I wonder if it is just the threat of the return of military rule is CK's greatest defence in rallying public support. People are justifiably haunted by those times. I remember that she certainly raised the spectre pretty effectively in a speech responding to people taking to the streets with...

Hi All, I am shortly heading back to the UK and taking my Argentine wife with me, so we are selling everything. My wife is much more organised than me, has already posted much of our furniture and a couple of wardrobe's worth of her clothes and handbags on Mercadolibre, so rather than duplicate...

I have not tried standing at the ballet at Colon but from my experiences at Opera a lot of the ladies in the female standing area behind the cazuela seats take little folding camping-type stools. Yes you can see from there, but I would also agree that you are high up, which I don't find a...

Hi, I went through this process last year and the advice given so far pretty much coincides with my experience. I would only add that you need to really go to town with evidence that the relationship is for real and allow plenty of time for processing to and fro from NY. We were refused first...

Hi all, Just an update to say that our apartment is available again, Any questions, just drop me a line. Thanks, Brett

Hi, Sorry Naomi, but we would prefer tenants without furry friends:rolleyes:. Brett

Hi, We have a lovely 2 bed flat to rent in Palermo Soho, just one and a half blocks from the Botanical Gardens and the Subte Line D. We are going to UK for a year or so, and are therefore offering it for rent. It is 62 m2, available fully furnished and equipped or we could offer unfurnished for...

Hi, My argentine wife recommends the Botanico gym on the corner of Santa Fe and Armenia. The pase libre is 90 pesos a month, she likes the classes, the dressing rooms are clean and all the machines look brand new. It's small but she likes it. I used to go to Always on Paraguay near Gurruchaga...

Hi, I go to a very nice chap on Av. Santa Fe 3388, whose prices seem reasonable to me, though I can't really claim to have shopped around. His name is Gonzalo Heredia and he speaks very good English. His office number is 5778 1975. Brett

Sorry if this doesn't apply to all you North Americans, but to visiting Brits I would recommend opening a Nationwide account in the UK with their combined debit/credit VISA card as they charge no handling fees for ATMs worldwide and don't screw you on the exchange rate either. I feed mine...

Hi, I've just posted on the calendar info about an event tomorrow 6th Jan that an Argentine friend is organising. She has a number of storytellers lined up and tomorrow's guest, Ines Bombara, is apparently quite special. Before the storytelling they have a Scrabble club, which I can tell you...

Hi Tim, One tennis player here (Palermo), let me know if you round up more and I will do the same.