Recent content by dinguskhan

It looks like my my neighborhood Abasto is not on the recommended map It is the area around the Abasto shopping center located at the Carlos Gardel stop on the B line subway, between the neighborhoods of Almagro and Balvanera. Thanks for posting the interactive map website, I had been trying to...

I live in abasto. I have a tiny one room apartment with AC, cable and internet for u.s.390 a month. I need a larger apartment but I like the neighborhood, Cheap shopping at the big Coto store if you can handle the check out lines.

I am new here. What kind of meeting is this? I am from NYC. I have been here for two weeks and I have an apartment in the Abasto area.

I will be moving to B.A. from california on monday the 7th of jan 2008. I have a place for a few weeks lined up while I find an apt. I have been looking at San Telmo on the internet as a place to get a long term rental apartment. I guess what I am trying to say here is that I have no real idea...

If you have any antique gold or silver crocodiles or lizards in ANY condition I would like to see, feathers optional. thanks, DK

My initial response to the upcoming citibank fee's? I would have to say "Gosh,,I feel totally F'd in the A!" or "Darn how disconcerting."

Hello, I found this on another forum and I reposted it without permission, Sorry "Buenos Aires Walks". reposted message follows, "I can't speak for all banks, but Citibank does not charge any fee of any kind for using an ATM card at any bank in the world, nor does it charge any fee for...

How about charges for a U.S. citibank card withdrawing from a Argentine citibank or other citibank services in Argentina? I am looking forward to coming down from San Diego, CA. on Jan, 7th for a open ended and hopefully long term stay. ( In Vietnam I had no withdraw charge but in Thailand I...

steveinbsas, well I am too drunk to read that website right this moment (http://www.aduanaargentina.com/english.php). I thank you and will check it out tomorrow. Mainly I just wanted to know If I could get over the import/ tax laws for personal electronics by a mail order loophole or otherwise...

What about gifts? Say a friend wanted to send me a Playstation 3 or a new camera for Christmas from the U.S.? What kind of import or luxury tax would I be responsible for? I am coming down in a few weeks and from what I have read it seems like whatever I want from the U.S. I should bring with me...

VR236 offered the website http://www.carbone-travel.com/ and after purchasing my ticket on kayak I checked the carbone website and found that I could have bought the same exact flight for $763 us vs $825 for a savings of 62 bucks! Oh well, next time I will use http://www.carbone-travel.com/...

Thanks for the response, I just purchased a one way ticket from San Diego Ca. to B.A. Argentina for 825 usd including taxes by way of Kayak.com and airfare.com. One of the deciding factors besides price was the flight duration of only 16 hours versus 24 hours elsewhere. I also had the luxury of...

Who knows the best website for airfare to Buenos Aires from U.S.? I am finding around 800$ usd one way from LAX. Is this the lowest?