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You're referring to the rules for liquids in carry-on luggage, not checked. You can still freely pack liquids in your checked bags (barring import restrictions and such.)

I avoid translations whenever possible, so it's English books in English and Spanish books in Spanish.

Yes, bring cash and exchange on the black market... and then use the difference to go buy yourself a coffee :) Yesterday I exchanged euros for 6.5 (and he was buying dollars at 5.6), while a bank would have offered 5.8 for euros or 4.53 for dollars. And like camberiu says, stay far, far away...

I would never move anywhere that I hadn't previously visited, especially not Buenos Aires (I have never encountered another city that incites such acute love/hate reactions.) If your only income is a peso salary, you're not going to be living in that sheltered expat bubble... you can still have...

Living rent-free will be a huge financial weight off of your shoulders. I imagine you'll be as safe here in September as you'd be right now as long as you take all of the necessary precautions. Just realize that inflation shows no sign of slowing down, and be prepared to pay a lot more --...

This is something I find unfathomable about the banking system here. After such an infamous catastrophe, why on EARTH wasn't some kind of deposit insurance program enacted? The US, EU, Canada, India, Russia, Australia... even Uruguay has realized that insurance is fairly critical to boosting...

See, I don't agree... sure, no way will the landlord be able to buy dollars at the official rate, but it's certainly not the tenant's responsibility to make up the difference. These landlords chose to get into the real estate game in a country with a notoriously unstable economy and volatile...

Sorry, but if the quoted rent is $800 USD, in pesos it should be more like AR$3,600... s/he is trying to charge you an extortionate black-market exchange rate of 6:1 instead of the official rate of 4.5. I would insist on paying in pesos at the official rate, especially since that's what you...

Can anyone recommend a place to buy organic (or just hormone-free) milk? I do know OF places -- La Choza, El Galpon -- but, after getting sick more than once from improperly-handled food here (and being served an organic-but-curdled latte at Meraviglia), would like to be sure it's a place where...

Of course. It says so right on the Argentina Customs website.

According to the papers, the people who have been caught trying to take undeclared cash out of EZE were stopped at the security checkpoint (because the masses in their bags looked suspicious enough on the X-ray screen for security flunkies to rifle through their bags.) If you are carrying it on...

Yeah, I'd never buy milk from a chino. The city actually announced a plan last year to install microchip thermometers in chino heladeras, to ensure that they weren't turned off at night, but whether it was followed up on, I know not.

I'd actually like to make a traditional meatloaf one night for an Argentine who has never had it... any ideas on whether carne picada is the type of meat I should be buying?

Maybe travelers' cheques that you buy here and cash after arriving at your destination (if you have a DNI, the AmEx office on San Martin doesn't charge a commission.) Back in October, the monthly purchase limit was USD$550, and I imagine it has only tightened since then, but might be worth...

I love Madrid -- actually prefer it over Barcelona -- and believe it to be a very good value. Good shopping, good nightlife, lots of diversity in the population and culture. The metro is one of the best I've ever seen (clean, efficient, comprehensive, and you can take it all the way to the...

Berlin is awesome. I spent a month there in April and REALLY miss it. It's amazing how well you can eat for next to nothing -- huge plates of pad thai or curry in an ethnic restaurant for 6-8 euros, 0.3l of beer for 2 euro, doner kebabs (the official city street food) for 3 or 4. Groceries are...

Yeah, 5 is not exactly a "reasonable" rate in light of the current situation (last week I got 5.5 for my dollars, and I think other expats are getting even more.) You either need to settle for a less favorable rate, or find someone without access to the black market for whom 5 actually would be...

I really don't recommend relying on teaching for income, without some sort of a cushion. Through an institute you should be earning 45-50 pesos per hour, and 70-80 through private students. However, two things you should remember: one, your actual teaching availability is limited by travel time...

.......wtf?

Um... Castro is still alive.