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The materials may be imported from China, but the manufacturing/assembling is largely done in Argentina. So the cost of Argentine mano de obra gets passed down to the customer.

I took Seacat once, on the late boat back from Colonia... it was the most miserable hour of my life. I'm not prone to motion sickness at all, but even my stomach was dancing around in my throat. Passengers throwing up in their seats as the crew passed out extra barf bags, the boat tossing so...

Honestly, it's a valid complaint, and a big part of the reason why I just cancelled my return flight to BA (originally scheduled for April, after a 3-month respite in civilization.) Finally being well-fed again (and still solvent) made me realize how much my spartan Argentine diet was affecting...

Gross, never buy your produce at a BA supermarket...that stuff always looks like they resurrected it out of a garbage bin. Take advantage of the gazillion verdulerias, or the random guys selling dirt-cheap seasonal produce on the sidewalks. Like JP says, find a local favorite and you'll be...

Well, I don't know about Chile, but a Spanish friend of mine owns a hydroelectric power company. Most of his business is in South America, and he says that Peru and Colombia are chock-full of successful entrepreneurial Argentines, who moved there for the business-friendly environments. I have to...

Yep, DEFINITELY bring as many clothes as you can fit into your suitcase. Haven't you noticed that in Miami, half of the customers in Gap/Old Navy/TJ Maxx are speaking Spanish with an Argentine accent? ;) A couple of friends in the industry told me that in Argentina, clothing manufacturers ignore...

I've seen spelt bread for sale at the Bonpland market... and where there's spelt bread, there must be spelt flour :) I forget the name of the bakery that produces it (and am not in Argentina right now to find out), but it's the first stall when you go into the market... and the bread has the...

Which part of the blender broke? If it was the pitcher, you can easily buy a replacement... we just did that for our Phillips and it cost 90 pesos (as opposed to 300 or more for a whole new one.) If the problem is in the base, that's more complicated, but still might be able to be repaired...

Well, I'm in Paris right now, and was just in Madrid. In these two European capitals, supermarket prices (for an equivalent product of equivalent size) are either on par or (usually) less than in BA. 500 grams of Italian pasta in Paris is actually cheaper than 500 grams of Lucchetti in Disco...

I would check the Armenian bakeries in the vicinity of Cordoba/Scalabrini Ortiz. They were still carrying imported couscous and other Middle Eastern products the last time I was there (back in December.)

I once chatted with one of the vendors there; he said that people can spend years on the waiting list for a stall...

Eh, state residents can attend public universities for a third of the price that non-residents pay. I don't think the two-tiered air prices are such a far cry from that.

What to bring from Italy to BA? COFFEE. Dear god, stock up on as much Illy and Lavazza as you can fit into your suitcase. And good chocolate (Argentine chocolate is a fraction of European quality for about 4 times the price... and dark just doesn't exist.)

Oddly enough, DDL here in Madrid -- imported from Argentina -- is actually cheaper than it now is in BA. A 450-gram glass jar for 2.50 euros (I only noticed it because it was shoved into the "weirdo foreigner spreads" section, next to the peanut butter.)

Thank you, Lewis Black...

I haven't seen in a single store in months (save for the Disco on Montevideo and Santa Fe once, back in October.) They didn't even have it in Starbucks a few weeks ago. You should still be able to find the non-GMO soymilk from Hong Kong in the Asian store on Mendoza around Arribenos.

As long as you're speaking English to her every day, there's no way she isn't learning (even if she doesn't yet produce.) I know many people who learned a second language from only 1 parent, whether they wanted to or not. Remember, she's only 5; give her more time to keep receiving input from...

Can anyone who has been through Ezeiza this month confirm the continued absence of dogs there? The amount of cash I'll be flying out with next week is under the legal limit, but still, I'd like to know whether or not to expect the possibility of some dog leaping out to sniff my crotch as we make...

Yep, every single withdrawal fee is refunded. Really, between the online transfer options, no currency-exchange fee, and ATM rebates, I see no reason not to have Schwab (especially if you're living abroad.)

In December, booking through Seacat, we paid 257 pesos per person round-trip. You'll most likely find lower fares if you travel mid-week, instead of on a weekend.