Recent content by Lavish Otter

Do you have a sense as to why this is? You would think gold as a store of value -- and therefore close to zero bid-ask spread -- would be ideal in Argentina. And, even more, people are used to stashing physical cash (US100s) at home.

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I was about to post the same: a flight on Emirates posted (pending) at the MEP rate immediately. I used a US issued Capital One MC card, but paid from within Argentina.

Yes, it was this CAPITAL FEDER 001 C1008BAA ARG

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That was the kind of thing I was worried about. My friend made the reservation on his account with Emirates and sent me his login info. I logged in as him and paid using my card, so that would be his local address as passenger and my US address as billing. I called Emirates and Capital One...

Sure this was a ticket on Emirates

I was nervous making a major purchase, but it appears to be working out. I helped an Argentinan friend buy a plane ticket. I used a US issued Capital One Master Card. The reservation was in ARS pesos, and I am in BA so bought it online from Argentina, first posting to my account at approx $3400...

A bad idea. An item in the footwell can move unexpectedly and get lodged under the brake pedal.

We were there in the middle of the day and there was no one there. I never see anyone there.

Excellent tip. I went with a friend this morning and he changed USD at 285. I took about 3 minutes. I have been walking past this place for months wondering why would anyone exchange at the offical rate they post outside. Now I get it.

This is easy to deal with if only for peace of mind. You can buy an onward flight on miles that you cancel later. You could buy a fully refundable ticket you cancel later. There are services that will purchase you a real ticket for a $7 to $10 fee which they will then cancel. Depending on the...

I saw the same and had a $5 credit resulting in 1:290 usd:ars including fees for $1000. I thought that was pretty good, but I could not pick up, the line at Montevideo / Cordova went down the block almost to Paraná.

So much good coffee if you buy from a small place that knows what they are doing. My two favorite places are Lattente and Buga. I think they both sell beans.

I entered Argentina a week ago. The airline required me to fill out the declaration. I had proof of health insurance. No one checked. I did not get a passport stamp, but later an email saying I can stay 90 days.