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Just wanted to post an update... While we highly suspected that the portero was entering uninvited, we received confirmation upon discovering a strange pair of men's underwear shoved under our cabinets and covered in wine. These weren't there when we moved into the apartment, and definitely...

Just to follow-up on the Temaiken rec, we went today and thought it was amazing. I'd highly recommend going during the week as you'll feel like you have the whole park to yourself. Half-price Tuesday is great, and I'd guess that there were no more than 50 other people there with us today, at...

The first Malbec World Day is just around the corner, April 17th, and I was wondering if anyone knows of any interesting goings-on such as tastings, set menus, etc, taking place around the city? There are a few events listed on the official webpage, but nothing appealing to me (all too vague...

I'll have to check out Planeta Juego, it looks interesting. In case anybody else is looking for something similar, there is also a Gymboree in Palermo, though the classes are in English (not what we're looking for) and it's a bit pricey, with costs of 270 - 340 pesos/month, depending on what...

I've been using Skype to work remotely, and it's a great value and generally reliable. When I first started I constantly routed all incoming calls from Skype to my Blackberry. After a few weeks I decided that although I like to have the option of always being accessible to everyone in the...

I couldn't have put it better. BsAs can be a frustrating city to live in, on many levels (don't get me started on the food!), but in the end of the day there's something magical about it that keeps pulling me in.

I'm also an expat, and unfortunately agree with many of the sentiments expressed in this thread, though for now still have enough optimism to want to stick around a bit longer. However, come on, Americans aren't known for treating foreigners well, even if those "foreigners" were actually there...

We're also looking into heading to the beach for the week. Guevarita, what's the approx nightly or weekly price at the hotel you linked to? It looks nice, though their site doesn't include any rates.

Unfortunately, the Reina Reech classes start at age 3...

I'd love to find some classes for my soon-to-be 2 year-old, doing something creative like gymnastics, music, or dancing as we want her to make friends but aren't quite ready to send her to a jardin. Can anybody recommend any (reasonably priced) classes in capital federal? We'd ideally like to...

For me, the question is how to sweep the leg. So, say I catch the portero through a security camera, what then? I know better than to reach out to the police as I don't want to invite them in and then shortly thereafter find my laptop missing... I can't figure out if the portero is just some...

There are many different options, and the same approach won't work well for everyone. Healthcare coverage in California is expensive, and healthcare coverage in Argentina is not. Coverage in Argentina can be excellent, though you need to do some research to find what works best for you. Like...

Hi Mary, welcome! As a fellow San Franciscan, here are my words of wisdom (one perspective, take them for what they're worth): rent a furnished apartment through one of the many agencies in BsAs. You can do a search on this board for recommendations, etc. I've used bytargentina.com many...

I'd like to revisit this thread as I've been having a similar problem lately. Similar in that we're renting a temporary apartment and it seems that the portero is coming in when we're out, though we've been shocked in that he doesn't seem to have stolen anything (yet.) However, as our lease is...

Foreign wines exist, though due to the high taxes associated with bringing them in, you'll probably pay through the nose to buy them here. In addition, given the hot weather and tendency of wine shops in Buenos Aires to store their top wines in the window or under bright lights, the odds are...

Perhaps a good way to judge interest and availability is to have them once a month on a Saturday during the day and once a month on a weekday evening? My personal vote would be for daytime on the weekends.

Sounds like fun if we could make them family-friendly. I have a very toddler with a very discerning nose (don't worry, she is well-behaved and has been to wineries in four countries!) who would like to accompany my husband and me. Some industry friends and I used to do this in California as...

An interesting place is the camera museum & cafe in Chacarita on Federico Lacroze and Fraga; you can take the 39 bus there from Palermo (or jump on the Subte or a train depending where you're coming from), and once inside you're surrounded by vintage photography equipment. For those missing...

A good place in Mendoza is Molokai, which is downtown on Belgrano, a couple of blocks from the Park Hyatt.

This rant has been entertaining, to say the least! I'm a sommelier, so have a bit of a biased perspective, but definitely believe that classic drinks should be made the same around the world. Part of the fun in travelling is learning about local spin and renditions of familiar drinks, though...