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My experience is don’t buy anything where you’re responsible for the roof. We bought and also built several properties in BA province. Even being on-site most of the time during construction, every single roof leaked and had to be repaired, sometimes multiple times. Construction quality and...

How was it? We all need a report!

Totally worth it IMO to come to the States for the vaccination. After a disastrous Covid year, the vaccination system is totally working. Nearly everyone I know in the US has gotten at least one shot (go for the dual shot if you can take the time...Pfizer is quicker of course, three weeks...

The cruel truth is that anti-vaxxers benefit from the community-minded actions of those who do get the vaccine. All that self righteousness is really just selfishness. If you’re worried about the speed of the vaccine development, take some time and read through this article. You may not agree...

Back to the original post...I’m all over the internet trying to find the latest rules for non-residents being allowed to come to Argentina as tourists in the future. If anyone has the official rules and dates, I’d appreciate it. I know everything is subject to change depending on the virus...

SO not many active contributors anymore, just secret lurkers and stalkers ;) I agree this forum definitely got too judgmental and hot for awhile...but maybe those people have left or cooled down?

Having the freedom to leave when you want (more or less) IS definitely the key. Ups and downs are the norm.

Definitely way down from the late 00s and early 10s. It's hard to get as worked up about little things.

When we first came 20(!) years ago, we felt immediately that Buenos Aires was a world class city, even though the country was in the midst of going through five presidents in two weeks. The other countries don't compare IMHO, sorry. It's vibrant and a vortex...once you fall for Argentina, you...

My son loved those books. The good ones out there seem to be dropping like flies these days. Meanwhile, the bad bugs...

There are two sides of Belgrano R, depending on which side of the tracks you're on (literally). Definitely, the Avenida Melián side is more suburban, which I would love if I wanted a provincia feeling without being north of General Paz. We lived on the other/wrong side of the tracks in a tall...

Not to drive too hard of a bargain on selling Belgrano R, but depending on where you go generally, there’s a Belgrano R stop on the Mitre line with just a few stops, including Collegiales and Palermo, before you arrive in Retiro. IMHO opinion, much better than being in the subterranean subway...

Belgrano R hands down. You’re still in CABA but have some of the suburban vibe. Good food, parks and a direct train to Retiro through Palermo and Collegiales. Only drawback is the difficulty of actually finding a place. Pretty much no one leaves.

Loud fan or white noise machine plus ear plugs. They sound like jerks, so not even addressing the possibility of reasoning with them.

On our near Avenida Melián in Belgrano R, but only if you have $$$ and are open to sit down coffee shops BA style.

I think in the US it really depends specifically where you are in the country. As a whole, the US is handling this disastrously, but some states are getting on top of things. Europe is seeing new peaks. We have to balance closing down and killing the economy and people through unemployment or...

Should I even bring up the quality (lack of) of Argentine sushi!?

Maybe it’s your youth, which hey, being young is awesome and many of us grizzled and cranky long timers would love to switch places with you. Maybe for a week. Your posts just strike me as incredibly tone deaf considering you want to ignore an unprecedented worldwide pandemic and take...

P Please please PLEASE be a troll!

You have to balance risk. Obviously parties are stupid and irresponsible, but a beach walk is just sanity! I worry this entire generation is going to have PTSD...I cannot imagine being a little kid under covid lockdown.