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    Anybody horsey in BA

    Hi there I want to take home some of those polo pony halters/headcollars. Does anyone know where they sell them not in a fancy tourist shop but a proper tack shop. Many thanks.
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    Rent must be in Pesos?

    Very interesting article. thanks for posting.
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    Rent must be in Pesos?

    Well remember to keep some back to pay your bribes to get out of jail.:)
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    What I spent in one month in BsAs (budget traveller)

    Good God, your not kidding. Lulu you are amazing. I cant tell you how much we have spent over the last month. Denial works for me but its going to be serious budget next month.
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    Rent must be in Pesos?

    Becareful, like I said it is illegal to pay rent in dollars so you might open your friend, Landlord and tennant upto all sorts problems. They are trying to clampdown on dollars so they will be looking out for this sort of thing.
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    Rent must be in Pesos?

    Does this mean the less dollars, the more they will be worth?
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    Rent must be in Pesos?

    What ever the official rate is. Its just going to get harder and harder to avoid pesos. I must say if someone said to me. Ok, so you are now the president. How are you going to make your own country spend its own currency? Its a tough one and this is how shes doing it. Some of the dodgy...
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    Rent must be in Pesos?

    You do know that it is now illegal to pay for rented accommodation in dollars. I know as I'm looking for a flat and there is only a fraction open to me as I have to pay in pesos. My husband's company has to be squeaky clean on this as its a new law. Landlords can advertise and charge you...
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    Buying dollars legally gets even harder now

    So do we know the pesos difference between buying and selling dollars. I mean how much are the local dollar dealers making on the dollar? We should set up our own exchange. I have only been here 5 weeks and I'm already thinking I need to be doing this to combat the cost of living. Jesus, its...
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    "Mucama" rates

    Hi there. Search maid, cleaners on the threads as there has been lots on that subject just lately. Good luck.
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    Argentina to disrupt Olympics

    I'll tell you what, you wouldn't want to be running around naked in London at the moment. That's for sure :)
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    Coffee for stovetop espresso

    Now now kids, play nice! Its all about individual taste and some people just drink it as a pick me up where the taste is not that important. I've just arrived in BA from Italy and Im trying to convince myself that the coffee cant be that bad but I hit the mother load of awful coffee...
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    Local cell phone plan or ???

    By iphone I suspect you mean you have 'the works' like email, internet, facebook, twitter and all the other stuff you take for granted at home. If you go pay as you go you dont get all that. Ive only been here 5 weeks and have put a pay as you go sim in my blackberry so it half works, no...
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    English on Sunday Euro 2012 (Against Italy)

    Apparently so! See you there.
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    English on Sunday Euro 2012 (Against Italy)

    Cheers Napoleon, you are scholar and a gentleman. I'm obviously not invited! ;) You coming? To sugar that is? Hope to see you there. Rx
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