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Liam, There are plenty of good reasons to boycott Walmart and this is yet another one! I was just having this conversation with my roommate today at Coto, equipped with my own bags - it gives me panic attacks if I think too much about the absurd use of plastic, here, there, and everywhere...

Victoria, I've no doubt that you are savvy and street smart and it happened to you in spite of that, not because you were being careless. I HATED telling people I got robbed because everyone had to give me their very condescending two cents about how I 'need to be more careful'. How, exactly...

Those fees theoretically go toward airport maintenance and paying for all those security screenings. Don't kid yourself, Franklin, the U.S absolutely charges them, they're just lumped into the cost of the ticket (if you look at the break-down of fees next time you buy airfare you'll see it...

Follow up: pink eye is insanely contagious. Make sure no one else touches that towel (or any part of you for that matter) and start fresh with a clean one yourself every morning or halfway through the day depending on how many times you use it (the really hot water will keep it pretty clean but...

Pink eye sucks. The good news is you don't really need a doctor's help or prescription to cure it. Depending on the level of severity you can usually clear it up in a few days with repeated 'steam baths' for your eyes. Here's what you do: First, clean the junk out of your eyes and lids with...

The world is full of cynics... if you're interested in the jobs being offered contact him and see what's what. Just be on your guard and if it's really a scam it shouldn't take too long to figure out. Believe it or not there IS such a thing as a genuine job offer! I happen to work for a...

Holy resource Batman! I copied and pasted this into a word doc and it was 57 pages, but all of the information was doubled and there was a lot of spacing. I created a 4-page Word doc with all the spacing removed and the double info deleted, for Ciudad de Buenos Aires only (I deleted 'greater'...

I think the concept of assigning ourselves importance as "needed" tourists here is so strange. Argentina is the 8th largest country in the world with a rich variety of natural resources and notable exports such as wine, beef, and leather, not to mention Buenos Aires' Granted it is largely...

I play the baritone ukulele but I brought it with me from the states. I've never seen one here but there are guitars to spare. I'd recommend Mercado Libre or the "musical instrument section" of town which is off Avda de Mayo around B Mitre and Uruguay/Parana-ish (Congreso/Centro). They don't...

I feel bad for the negative rep the cops here get. I've never had them be anything but respectful and helpful to me. A little slow to react at times maybe but I prefer that to a trigger-happy cop. Arty, if they took no money and didn't rough you up, sounds like they were just doing their job...

I'm a fan of the half-planned trip. If I'm going to be flying I book airfare in advance, and if there is a specific tour that I know is popular I will book that in advance as well. I also try to have a place reserved where I can stay at least for the first night if my plans aren't firm; if I...

IMAX in Vincente Lopez, at least I assume so. I'm unaware of any other 3D venue in the city. I'm thinking about going Sunday... anyone interested? Later showing since my birthday party is the night before. (First humid birthday of my life!)

What a great concept and website! Stick it to the scammers.

Germans are not subjected to the new $130 fee at Ezeiza, so enter as a German, but remember: every time you come and go it needs to be in the SAME passport, otherwise there will be a gap and it will be suspicious and might cause problems (I almost got deported from Bolivia for something...

HYT, glad to see you're still here contributing and abusing poor ewes left and right. But I have to tell you, those pants are totally catching on in the U.S. Do you think ugly trends somehow miss us?

If you want a shared living situation, use www.compartodepto.com or www.spareroomsba.com I have friends who have used both and they are legit. You can find a short-term place to stay before you come and then either stay put if you like it or look for something more long-term once you're here.

So we met him, loved him, and have adopted the kitten. We'll take him to the vet on Wednesday, find out how old he is and if he's ready to have his balls snipped off, get him de-wormed and vaccinated and all that good stuff. We've decided to name him either Fernet or Trago Nacional after...

Oh, crap... just realized I misread that. So she comes in a week... meh, it's Argentina. They'll probably let her in.

Three months is plenty of time to renew a passport, tell her to get on it. Better safe than sorry!

Dude we are neighbors! Texting now...