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Just a heads up in case anyone here has an itch to visit Colonia (or Montevideo/Carmelo) in the near future: Buquebus is offering 30% off on upcoming trips using Black Friday code "FRIDAY30". Code is valid today and tomorrow on trips through March 10th. The code appears to be valid only on the...

If the fee doesn't reflect a discount, try starting a transfer, stopping halfway through the process, and then letting the app sit in the background for awhile. Usually if I return to the app a couple of hours later, the fee will have been discounted to "incentivize me" to finish the...

Does anyone know whether U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) disability income would be taxable in Argentina? I have a 100% "total and permanent" disability rating from the VA and it's fully exempt income for IRS purposes. I have a letter from the VA stating "This total disability is considered...

I created a Mercado Libre account and somehow it works with my U.S. Visa card. Whenever I make a purchase it prompts me for my DNI and I use my U.S. passport number minus one digit. When I go to my Mercado Libre profile, in "mis datos," I have entered my name under "Nombre eligido" only...

It's sort of silly and confusing, but for some reason Visa shows the official rate if you enter USD to ARS. You should see the current "blue" rate if you reverse the currencies (ARS to USD):

Not sure about Apple, but Ámbito has a Google app which is great for checking rates on the fly. My favorite app is "Dolar Blue Hoy" - it shows all the different rates and has an easy calculator to use while shopping. The only probably I run into is that the Visa rate doesn't match or come...

If I had to guess, probably got confused because this is the first result you get when you Google "london homicide rate": But obviously the more common measurement is per 100k people, which which in this case would be 1.27 and not 12.7. A rate of 1.27 per 100k is nearly identical to what...

Visa seems to often take a few days to catch up, so especially for large purchases it can sometimes be better to avoid Visa or wait for another day when the rates are more closely aligned. My latest credit card statement hasn't generated yet, but looking at last month's statement, Visa was at...

If you find or hear of a promo code please let me know, and vice versa I'll let you know if I hear of anything. Not sure why, but the fees are even worse sending directly to a bank account vs. cash pickup. For example, sending $250 USD for cash pickup is currently a $9.99 fee if funding from a...

Thanks everyone for all of the replies - no one's called me crazy, so I guess that's reassuring :) One thing I've noticed in my travels is that it's generally a lot easier to negotiate good deals on apartments by staying off the beaten path a little bit. I wintered over in Cancun two years ago...

Was just reading the thread about the French tourist who died after being robbed in Retiro, and I remember reading a Reddit travel thread a few days a back where someone was trying to discourage people from visiting Buenos Aires because "they got robbed in Palermo and had their knee broken." I...

Thanks for the reply! 1. I guess that explains why both occurrences were at grocery stores. It's weird though, because probably 30-40% of the items I purchased today were non-food items, but they're obviously still being counted against me. I wonder what would happen if I tried to buy some...

I arrived in Buenos Aires two months ago and have twice encountered an odd problem while buying groceries with my credit card. Wondering if anyone knows if there is a rhyme or reason. In case it's relevant, I'm here on a tourist entry (no DNI), still using my U.S. passport and U.S. issued Visa...

Not sure, the Rappi app isn't showing a local pickup option, just delivery only. Normally when I order food via Rappi I can click on the local pickup option and see which restaurant location it's coming from (which I then use to view their Google reviews). It's possible Coto might deliver their...

I just typed the word "Haagen" into Rappi to see what results I would get, and it looks like Coto (or at least the Coto nearest to me) has some in stock. Very limited flavor selection, only Vanilla and Strawberry.

How common is it for the WU rate to go down? Friday it was at or slightly above 900, and this morning it's telling me 867.50.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buquebus - I'm sure the ferries sometimes get shuffled around because of maintenance and whatnot. Looks like there's nine Buquebus ferries if the Wiki article is accurate. Don't think there's any way to know which ferry you're on head of time, especially if you're...

Army veteran here. Glad to see VA benefits won't be impacted, and I actually was relieved to receive October's benefits payment three days ago. The VA officially pays benefits on the 1st of the month, which would be after a potential shutdown begins. However, the October benefits were paid on...

I should also mention in case anyone stumbles into this thread in the future, there doesn't seem to be any benefit to buying Buquebus tickets in Argentine pesos, as was discussed in this previous thread ( https://baexpats.org/threads/cant-book-colonia-express.45461/ ). Buquebus seem to have...

@JeffR onboard experience definitely depends on the ship. On the trip to Colonia I was on the Buquebus ferry "Francisco" which is a newer catamaran. The onboard experience was pretty sleek and modern, and the business class seats were huge with lots of space between each individual seat. The...