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we retired here two years ago and just received our visa and DNI....the process of getting the visa was long and hectic...we did it all ourselves with lots of mistakes....but it does make us "legal," and now we could rent an apartment for a two year period at lower rates than the temp rentals we...

we just spent 10 days in tucuman and salta area...(look at our blog for pics and info, studiodio.blogspot.com) we used the train from BA (check out tickets at retiro train station, ask for tucuman window) and then bused it and once hired a guide and car to see the ruins of Quilmes...had a...

after 20 years of being shut down, a train now runs from BA to Tucuman, and it is great! we rented a sleeping car for only 200 pesos for 2 people...stayed in the dining car most of the trip...it does take 25 hours as opposed to 14 on the bus, but so much more comfortable and fun! and the life...

A friend of mine owns an apartment in BA and he just had a health scare that prompted him to research what would happen if he died....he found that if his will states that the apartment goes to an non argentine citizen, the property will revert to the state, and not his heirs....he is now...

From friends in the cattle business, I have heard that "grass fed" beef is now almost impossible to buy...in the last year, almost all beef is now feed lot fed....I have sure noticed a drop in that rich flavor that only grass fed beef has, and i have been thinking of making cards to leave for...

hey! i lived on defensa and mexico for six months in San Telmo, and on weekdays I had a neighborhood of folks that recognized me and helped me with daily living stuff (the weekends were turned over to a flow of portenos and tourists that continued to amaze) then lived in Montserrat on the other...

Dennisr's post about trucking stuff to/from chile and then shipping by sea got me thinking...I have alot of my paintings and stuff in oregon, but getting them trucked to texas or florida and then shipped down here seems daunting...anyone have experience shipping to chile ?

if you have medical insurance as i do (medicus) my doctor's letter was free....

there is a fantastic gymnasium (Suterh) on Venezuela a block down from Defensa... its on the corner..huge old beautiful building with two pools, weight rooms , classes etc. It was originally just for city workers but is now open to the public for 120 pesos a month for as many visits as you...

last november I was given an appointment date of june 20th, 2010 to get my first DNI...I would sure love to get one eariler than that....from some entries it sounds like I could go to the office and get the process rolling without an appointment???any one else out there working on first DNI able...

i have withdrawn 1,000 pesos numerous times from many different banks here using their ATM's...you just click "other amount" and enter 1,000....

howard...can you personally recommend any one restaurant on the list? thanks again for your time...

i will be tour leader for some out of country guests soon and i wanted to take them to Tigre...then take a water taxi up to one of the restaurants...any recommendations of ones that are great? it doesnt have to be cheap....(when I have gone in the past, i just pick one at random, but i want...

showtime cinemas belgrano has a 3D theatre also...and i saw avatar there...you can do a search for showtimecinemasbelgrano and get the times..it was offered in english and in spanish....i agree with above that the artwork and effects were what i liked...what was discordant to me was how the...

i just got back from 6 weeks traveling around patagonia....i took buses mostly, but I did fly with LADE twice and LAN once...great service with both airlines ... but LADE was markedly cheaper, especially if you were not flying to or from the major tourist towns...flying out of bariloche or...

I have messed around with crafts all my life...taught some classes in batik, pottery, drawing and painting, "trash to treasure" using recycled stuff to make sculpture, boxes...I have knitted socks, crocheted rag rugs with giant hooks... as you might guess, i have a short attention span, but...

the san telmo mercado is great for vegatables, meat and second hand cloths...there are all the services and items you need right around where you are going to be living, (and for much less than in palermo) you just have to start asking....You want an umbrella fixed? someone can direct you to an...

steve, are your photos on your blogs of paintings for sale, or paintings you have seen and liked?

I have been called a "polly anna," which has been a blessing and a curse....but I do know that i feel the most alert and aware when I am in a new environment, wiggling through, trying to understand it all, trying to leave a small footprint... the "dark side," if you will, of BA is so steeped in...

i would love to get some feedback from you guys on my blog: studiodio.blogspot.com