Recent content by EliA

I checked back in after a two day absence from the internet and was surprised to see that this thread has generated so much response. I'm not even sure if it's on topic anymore or not and I honestly stopped reading on page 7 but by far my favorite quote so far is: I actually laughed out loud...

Well this certainly stirred the pot, didn't it? Although it doesn't take much on this forum to get people going, I think a lot of people are making valid points. As much as I respect everyone's opinion on the matter, I just can't feel bad for my 'perma-tourist' status. I knew I wasn't going to...

I actually wrote this several months ago in the thick of my time in BsAs but never posted it for some reason. I was just digging through some personal archives, found it, and reflected on how true it still felt, especially now that I am back to the ease of my own language and the comfort of my...

Occasionally I pick up on a bit of scorn in the tone of some people's posts toward 'tourists,' aka people who come to Argentina to live for a year or two or three. I am back in the U.S. for the time being, but having been one such tourist with the perspective afforded one returned to her native...

Yes I figured that out this morning... when I posted it a bit tipsy at 3:30 am NYC time it had not yet sunk in!

I was there at 5:30 am and it was open; seems like they're required to be open the same hours as the airport. So I assume on a Saturday you're fine!

Paying the visa overstay fine was pretty simple but here are a few things I wish I had known before. 1) You have to pay before checking in. I went to the Avianca counter (which I HIGHLY RECOMMEND as a flight operator) and the woman looked at my passport and very kindly told me I had to pay the...

DAMN that looks like some amazing pasta! Thanks, Nikad.

Tomorrow is my last day in BsAs and also gnocchi day. I'm having some friends over for dinner and would really like to cook stuffed (with cheese) gnocchi. Does anyone know of a pasta place that sells them? Thanks for any leads!

Also remember to put your accounts on travel notification! Otherwise charges might get denied. You can also ask when you call if there's any way for them to reduce the foreign transaction charge... sometimes the 3% can become 1 if you're persuasive enough. Also always carry a form of photo ID...

From Investopedia: The phenomenon by which the seller of a particular good, service or security desires to maximize the selling price, while the buyer desires to minimize the purchasing price... Sellers will be asking for more than what the vast majority of buyers are willing to pay, which...

Second-hand means used. He never used it, he bought it for someone who failed to pay him for it. So, technically it's still a new computer that he just happened to bring with him to Argentina. I think $2k is quite fair.

The Murillo area is fabulous for shopping, but I find the people who work at Murillo 666 to be consistently rude. I happened to be in the leather district today and walked in to see if they sold men's gloves. The woman I asked rolled her eyes, continued slumping against the wall, and shouted...

Thanks to so many of you for coming to get my loot! The big-ticket items still left: Standing fan (100 pesos) Cell phone (150 pesos) Also still have the large woven basket (20 pesos), DVDs (2 pesos each), and some Spanish-language books including a Spanish-English dictionary (2-5 each)...

New additions to the for sale pile: Large woven basket (I used for laundry) Black overnight/large laptop bag DVDs: Real (from the US): Star Trek (the new one); The Craft (yes that amazing '90s movie) Copies bought here: Twilight and New Moon (don't judge); My Life in Ruins; Iron Man; Bridge to...