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Everything I ever read before I recently came to Argentina said do NOT bring "small head" bills (1996 and older). Many cuevas either won't accept them at all, or at a significantly reduced rate. Only bring the new "big head" bills, preferably with the blue stripe/ribbon (which would be anything...

@misterthomnus if you're here as a tourist only, then the information discussed in the Lovely Blue article is what you'd go by. You can go to this website (https://www.migraciones.gov.ar/transitos/) and verify when your current 90-day period expires. For example, my last return trip from Colonia...

Maybe check out Grabr (http://grabr.io)? You can find the AirPods on a U.S. website (i.e. Amazon) and then go to Grabr and paste the URL to the Amazon product page and create an "order." Then someone flying from the U.S. to Buenos Aires in the next few weeks will make you an offer and then buy...

This might be the link you're referring to? You can enter your personal info along with your arrival date and it will show you when your current visa period expires: https://www.migraciones.gov.ar/transitos/

@tomfromCO&MI Hi, Tom. I'm 99.99% certain the answer is no from the various research I've done. I've been here since September but I can't speak from experience because I've made two trips to Colonia during that time, resetting my 90 days back to zero on each trip. Here's a recent blog article I...

@Aron your experience at Vamos sounds terrible. I'd definitely recommend leaving honest feedback via a Google review. Now that you've mentioned it, I recall looking at a few of their Google reviews while I was still in Bogota and being turned off by some of their classroom photos, such as this...

I took Spanish classes in Bogota and met a few tourists who had recently passed through Buenos Aires and recommended Vamos Academy (https://vamospanish.com). They have excellent Google reviews, 4.8 star average with close to 1,200 reviews. According to their website the rate for private classes...

Here's a pic from 3:30pm this afternoon at WU located at Perú 139, between Adolfo Alsina and Hipólito Yrigoyen, near Plaza de Mayo. Waited in line three minutes max and there was no one in line when I left. Last time I was here was also a late Thursday afternoon and the line was similar (i.e...

Just sent myself $200 via the WU mobile app at the rate of 1193 = 238.600 pesos. As I type this, CCL is down 1.6% to 1164 and blue promedio is down 2.6% to 1095, so it seemed to me a good time to jump on the WU rate as it's almost 100 pesos better than blue at the moment. The fees today for a...

Feliz año to everyone! I'm hosting a small party for my Argentine friends at my apartment tonight and am wondering if anyone knows of a "countdown to midnight" show or something I could stream to my TV and have running in the background. For example, in the U.S. tonight there is lots of stuff...

@argeiCanuck Crypto might be difficult for you if you're technologically challenged or "phobic" (to use your words). Not sure about your age group, but I'm 39 and anything tech related usually comes very easy to me. However, to my Dad and step-Mom (both 70-ish), everything is a challenge. I...

Unfortunately, I've encountered this same issue before as well. My first time was shortly after I first arrived in Buenos Aires, at the Easy located in Portal Palermo. They wanted my passport or they wouldn't process the transaction. In the 20 other countries I've visited it has never been a...

Just passing this along... Demonstration Alert: U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina (December 20, 2023) Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Event: There is a planned demonstration on Wednesday, December 20 starting from the Argentine National Congress area and moving toward Plaza de Mayo. The...

I'm seeing it as well, thanks for the heads-up!

UPS has the best tool I've seen for reviewing country-specific shipping regulations, including commodity specific requirements and customs clearance information. Obviously the process of actually taking possession of your package will vary slightly if you're using FedEx or DHL instead, but I've...

Can't be worse than this place I visited on the outskirts of Bogotá back in May:

Me in a parallel universe:

I lived in S. Korea for two years, so this is definitely up my alley - thanks for the lead!

My apartment's next to Parque Lezama and about a 5 minute walk from Napoles, so the San Telmo location is perfect 👍

Great suggestion, thanks! I had some Airbnb gift cards to burn the last two trips, but next time I'll try to look for a good blue dollar lodging deal.