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I need a cheap phone for a while. I was robbed (of nearly everything) a few weeks ago and it may be a while before I get everything straightened and get a nice new phone. As long as it makes and receives calls/SMS, I will be happy. It's just for a few months and I don't have much cash at the...

With tongue only partly in cheek, have you thought about seeing the local version of Evita - in Spanish. I believe it has been playing since before Evita was born!! RR

There is a great place near me, in Olivos. They make everything there, including different kinds of pickles, sourkraut, hommous, jams, etc. Peanut butter isn't that hard to find. Most of the big chains used to have PB from the US in their imported sections. Not sure what's happened with K'...

Mailing things to here or from here is a crap shoot. I sent regular postcards to the children of some friends in Canada, the UK and France. They always arrive if mailed from other SouthAm countries, but from Argentina, about one half simply vanish. I have had packages arrive in 7 days from...

There is another possibility. I was robbed more than 5 weeks ago and still don't have my replacement cards - things are desperate! AFUIP has seized my cards, both times they were sent. They told my bank (CitiBank, my account in NYC) that they believed I was Argentine and was hiding my income in...

Frankly, I am sick of all the complaining about the negativity. Let´s have more negativity! Couldn´t find the smiley for sarcasm. RR

There are lots of stories about customs and Argentina. I have been crossing borders with piles of electronic equipment for four years (I am a broadcast journalist mostly) and never had a problem. But two years ago my then girlfriend and I were reurning by land from Bolivia and the twit at...

I´m interested, but your email doesn´t work. It got bounced back. Typo perhaps? RR

I was wondering how many spices it takes to make Poutine? :) RR

When I was working in the US, I found the same thing. In smaller towns they would try to recuit me before discovering I was only around for a few days. I would usually ask them if they knew of any Druze churches around, that always stumped them, until someone in Toledo, Ohio, actually knew of...

I know the main (and possibly only) yacht club in el Centro - I think the BA Yacht Club? - has boats that members can use. Also, I echo benb´s request, I am also an avid sailor (small boat and keel boat) and would love to get out on the water.

I am not sure what the current status of Mexicana is, but I flew them to Toronto 4-5 times (with a change in Mexico City) and found them to be a great airline. And you avoid the hassle of having to deal with American netwits at their airports. Pleasant service, lots of little freebies and as off...

My apartment in Recoleta was broken into, but I am completely convinced the Portero was behind it, or rather his daughter. We had fired her as a cleaning lady a few months before and we left on New Years Eve carrying lot´s of food (i.e. we´ll be out all night). The door looked jimmied at first...

There seems to be one key point that most seem to be missing. The government says that it must nationalize YPF becuase it isn´t investing enough in Argentina (almost $3.5 billion this year). However, the Argentine and provincial governments don´t have the cash to replace Repsol´s much deeper...

I reaklize the person who started this thread said ´not Catholic´ but for those may be inclined that way there is an English service at a lovely church at the corner of Suipacha and Arroyo. For those who may be a bit rusty, or aren´t familiar with the new mass, they give the order of service in...

Ás far as I know only one world leader has ever done this convincingly. Julius Nyere, who ruled Tanzania for more than 20 years (through 85) gave a moving speech when he retired saying his form of socialist rule didn´t work, that he was wrong and he apologized to his nation. He was a...

The arbolitos that hang out along Florida are offering 4.95 right now for cash, but you have to be careful. I do know one of them I could recommend and she works right at Florida and Santa Fe. If anyone is interested, please PM me. RR

I have travelled a lot by bus around Argentine over the past four years, mostly for work. I highly recommend the CATA line, which does go to Mendoza. I always recommend Ejecutivo, but it obviously depends on the budget. There is another option though, with various names, but usually something...

MercadoLibre does sound like your best bet, but you could also wander along Libertad near Corrientes where there are dozens of shops selling and buyingused electronics. RR

The article says that the barrio is called 'barrie Nestor Kirchner' and was intended to be the home of public housing. Public housing projects in this country are perpetually years behind schedule and notoriously corrupt (apartments usually go to friends of managers or to those pay bribes)...