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Here's a sneaky little trick I learned in Peru when I lost my debit card on vacation. You can go to the casino and pay for chips with your credit card. When you cash out, they give you cash. You just have to play slots or a game for a few minutes.

I'm planning on using the same recipe but with blueberries instead of cranberries. I use a really simple one that is pretty much 1 to 1 to 4; one cup water (can also use orange juice), one cup sugar, 4 cups berries, plus orange zest and/or lemon juice for a kick. You can also add cinnamon...

Oh please, Ailujjj, climb off that horse and read what you wrote... ...and then read what DSC wrote: I don't live in a bubble and I've certainly seen my fair share of poverty, but it's not because I seek it out. Poverty surrounds us; it's not hard to look for. (How about that woman...

Am I really the only one horrified not only by this idea, but by the fact that people are taking it seriously and giving real advice on how to go about doing it? If what distinguishes me from being a 'traveler' is that I don't go out of my way to gawk at the less fortunate like they were...

If you go into just about any carneceria tomorrow and ask them to order you a pavo for Thursday it shouldn't be a problem, though they might ask you to prepay. They don't generally go larger than 5 kilos/11 pounds but as I mentioned in a previous post, people won't eat as much here as they...

Sara, take DA's advice - there is NO REASON to pay 5k this far in advance and you absolutely should not have to pay it until your first day in the apartment. I have never heard of such a thing. Even the owner of the beach house I rented 4 hours from here is going to give me keys in December and...

Right, that's why I said it should be legit, meaning that you do the research and ask the right questions before getting started. I know it's not totally uncommon to suffer burns if the laser is not calibrated correctly, but anyone who answers that list of questions should know what they are...

I had laser done in the U.S. and loved it. I paid $4k for full leg, bikini, and underarm - you can do it much cheaper here for sure. To answer a previous question, every time you get treatment you have a permanent hair reduction of 10-20%. The reason you have to space your appointments is...

I agree with Lee on both counts. When I was there last November the sky opened and dumped several times and the thunder and lightning were impressive, but before and after the storm it was clear, warm, and sunny. (Much like here the last few weeks...) And, the boat ride is not to be missed...

Stella-Negra, you willfully misinterpreted my response. I wonder why you would join a community forum and immediately become so incendiary...? But, that's not the topic at hand. Of course recommending acupuncture doesn't make you closed-minded. What DOES is that you called AA a cult and...

Oh, Stella-Negra. Hello and welcome to our little expat/tourist family. I can see you're the kind of relative that is so open minded she's actually among the most closed minded of the bunch! The "AA cult," as you call it, is not for everyone. Not everyone is comfortable invoking a 'higher...

Make your own! I used the gnarled green pumpkin/squash you can find at any verduleria to make a pumpkin pie last night and it was divine. You never would have known I didn't used canned pumpkin. I even blogged about it, with pictures: www.vidadesconocida.blogspot.com

There are a ton of spas here and I'm sure they'd all be more than happy to sell you a gift card. Almost any 'fancy' hotel will have one and a simple google search 'Spa Buenos Aires' will give you all the information you need. For Christmas, my grandma got me an online gift card from these...

I'm a big fan of Mercado Libre! I've had great success on the website from buying a bed to renting a beach apartment. You can search for exactly what you want, including used items which in terms of baby stuff are much cheaper and usually barely used. In most cases you can see the item before...

Katti, way to stick to your guns. I saw one very unhappy-looking child as his mother refused to wait in line for a train ride and the line wasn't that bad at all. Delfina, sounds like you took full advantage of the night! Yours actually sounds more successful than mine but I did get to see two...

Napoleon aka "Nappy B", your posts seem to get weirder by the day... I love it. Sad to have missed this one but I wouldn't have been a welcome or entertaining addition to the party since a friend decided to share her cold in addition to her ice cream the other day (that's the last time I'll...

I have had great luck just using the national service. Depending on how big/how heavy the box, it's been pretty cheap and extremely reliable. I've never had a package get lost, knock on wood! Also, it's usually only a few peso more to send it certified.

Oh man, I am right there with you. They would come into my apartment last year, and we aren't talking the little indoor ones - these were the HUGE ones you see on the sidewalk. Awful. Skin-crawling terrible, I tell you! I'm shuddering thinking about them right now. Below is my four-point plan of...

Modern medicine shouldn't trump what our bodies were designed, by nature, to do. The things that happen in hospitals during childbirth make me sick and sad for the state of our values in the industrialized world. I would much rather my child be born surrounded by my blood, sweat, tears and...

Robert, I have a huge, beautiful apartment that I share with an Argentinean in a very central and safe neighborhood and I pay a whopping $280 a month, with everything included. Today I bought about 5 kilos of produce (oranges, grapefruits, bell peppers, chard, broccoli, carrots) and I paid $5...