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    Motorbike and helicopter lessons

    I took the MSF course in the Bronx and highly recommend it for anyone just starting out. I had some experience on dirtbikes from when I was a kid and did a ton of reading about riding before I got to the course, but logging practice hours on the 250's gave me a good deal of confidence to buy a...
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    Can you use an unlocked Smart phone in Argentina?

    If it's GSM and quad band, you should have no problem. Just know that if it's a micro SIM, you will be hard pressed to find one. I had to go to about 10 different locations (Personal and Movistar) before I found one to throw into an iPhone 4. Probably easier to just get a normal SIM and cut...
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    Motorbike and helicopter lessons

    kwalarking, if you can't find any official options that work for you, and you have a bike, I'd be willing to show you the basics if you're up for it. I had a zx6-r in NYC for several years and rode the shit out of it in all 5 boroughs and in the mountains upstate. You wouldn't have to pay me...
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    Lactaid pills? Dairy Digestive supplement?

    Just wanted to post a quick update and say that the LACTAS brand pills seem to do the trick just as well as Lactaid. So if you're in a pinch and can afford them, they do the trick.
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    Where can you try out cell phones before you buy them?

    Like I said, I had an iPhone 4 that was liberated from my pocket on linea D, so it would be difficult for me to go back to the 20th century. I'm not going to get one of those huge screen Galaxy Note phones or anything. That would be like wearing a Rolex around here I think. I just want a...
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    Bar to watch nfl?

    g_c, thank you for pointing this out. I watched a few games yesterday and currently have the second of the MNF double header on. The quality is great. I feel like they're just whetting my appetite and will start charging soon enough.
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    Where can you try out cell phones before you buy them?

    My Spanish tutor also mentioned this location when I asked her about it today. I am going to head over there and check it out. I appreciate the suggestions, all. Has anyone purchased an unlocked phone (movil liberado) from Movistar or another provider? The guy at Movistar off Callao told me...
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    I Tried Xoom Today

    Jeff, that's interesting because I went for my second transfer today and it required more work than before. Granted I transferred double the amount - first time was $250 USD and today was $500 USD. Only a week or so apart, the first time I went I was in and out in 3 minutes. No questions...
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    I Tried Xoom Today

    Joe, I'd love to hear your source on this.
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    I Tried Xoom Today

    I just wanted to add that my experience has been the same. I've only used them twice so far, once for $250 and another for $500, but each time has been extremely smooth. I sent the money from my bank directly and all the addresses/information matched up. I went to the More location on...
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    Where can you try out cell phones before you buy them?

    No, I don't necessarily mean where you could put your own chip into the phone, although that would be incredibly convenient. They don't even do that in the States as far as I know. I just would like to play with the phones, feel the screen touch sensitivity, see how fast it is overall...
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    Where can you try out cell phones before you buy them?

    Hey all, I am interested in trying out a few smartphones before I buy one. Problem is, 99% of the places I've been to have them behind glass in the box. I've been to all the smaller Movistar, Claro, and Personal places but they are a joke. Even the large electronics places like Fravega and...
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    Lactaid pills? Dairy Digestive supplement?

    sabordesoledad, Roxana is right, except that you won't necessarily be able to find them in just any pharmacy. My wife and I just moved here from New York and she is lactose intolerant. We checked a few smaller pharmacies in Palermo with no luck, but while walking towards Recoleta, found a...
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