Recent content by wstevens

So as I understand in Argentina they have what they call "vacaciones corridas". I'm entitled to 15 days of vacation, but I'm still trying to understand what these vacaciones corridas imply. What does it mean? Also, does it mean that I need to take 15 days straight of vacation or can I still...

If I'm leaving around San Isidro or Vicente Lopez and working in Martinez, is it really worth it to have a car? In some of the places I have stayed at, it's sometime cheaper and easier to coordinate transport (to and from work) as well as other travel (grocery shopping etc...) with a local...

As far as I understand, the lack of security in the Zona Norte is terrible. Is safe for a woman to walk in the street? Would you say that a bullet proof car is necessary?

Are there any modern apartment buildings in the Martinez San Isidro area?

Thanks a lot to all of your for your help. I think I have a better understanding of the situation then. From what I have read in this post as well as in other posts. The best things to do are: -Bring lots of cash if possible. - Use services like Xoom to get a blue chip exchange rate. - Try to...

So, I will be moving to Buenos Aires next month and I'm still trying to understand how the whole dollar-peso money transfers work. I'm going to be earning a pretty low salary (in pesos) in Buenos Aires, but I have an additional $4000 per month in income that is being paid to me to a US based...