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See http://baexpats.org/expat-life/20660-speedy-no-where-turn.html#post153472. I have Cablevision for TV only in 2 apartments, and I have no service complaints.

Most of the major carriers - OSDE, Galena, Swiss Medical, Medicus, etc. - have a national presence. You can check their websites to see what facilities and providers ("cartilla de prestadores") they have in La Plata. Obviously, the single-hospital plans here in the capital won't work for you...

Passing along links to older threads that discuss your options in some detail. All the prices and any other numbers mentioned in these threads have definitely changed, as may have the qualification of new members, but otherwise the plans haven't changed substantially in the last several years...

Although Stanley is frequently listed on cruise itineraries, you shouldn't count on actually stopping there. With no major dock, the ships have to tender passengers, and the weather often precludes the use of small tenders. From what I read, fewer than half the scheduled cruises actually made...

This page may be useful. Plug in your address to see who is delivering what to your door right now: http://www.buenosairesdelivery.com/

Passing along a nest of recent articles of interest. First, a note from Paul Krugman today on the AR and BR economies: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/down-argentina-way/. Krugman references a post by Matthew Yglesias from Tuesday on Slate...

Marta Vigués is the best language coach I know. She's worked with a number of friends, including one who continues lessons via Skype from Paris. Delightful lady who speaks a half-dozen languages, including English (better than I do). She's near Santa Fe and Scalabrini. 4832-2964 or 15-5567-7181

Woops - sorry 'bout that! I would take the boletos to my neighborhood CGPC and ask them to explain. At least at the one near here (behind Alto Palermo shopping), waits are usually short, and I've found most of the people genuinely helpful.

Wow! TQ, please pay no attention to this post! You can expect to get along just fine here, especially since your husband is Argentine. Re: overcrowded and stressful - only if you're in the Microcentro, where you wouldn't want to live for many reasons. Most residential barrios are comfortable...

I don't find mention of this anywhere on the web. Can you post a link to the source?

The impuesto inmobiliario is an all-new tax that just appeared in CABA last month. Since it didn't exist when you signed your contract, I would try to negotiate it with the landlord, even though I assume that all new contracts will make it the renter's responsibility. According to...

Depends on when they came, Shoush. In December/January they circulated the old-style bills (annual, "00", plus installments "01" and "02") with last year's rates. Then about a month ago, an all-new bill showed up with an adjustment to the prior bills plus a new "00" annual for the rest of the...

Reedmore, for the record what's your barrio?

The acronym stands for "Street Lights, Garbage Collection, and Street Cleaning." There are other taxes on the value of a property. If you plan to rent an apartment, you will probably be renting on a temporary rental contract, where the landlord almost always pays all the taxes and services.

Here's the official list of non-working days from the Interior Ministry's site. These get updated from time to time with "emergency" holidays, so it pays to check it from time to time...

OK let's try to answer TQ's question. Congratulations! You're heading down the path that I was on 6 years ago. It's a real adventure, and I have no regrets! First, in order to ship any quantity of stuff here, you'll need a resident's visa. Since you're retiring, you can probably arrange the...

Note that the posters appear only on the south side of town, and they show her wearing a blue dress. I'm guessing she's going to change out of her widow's garb IN PUBLIC!

The legal limit is still U$ 10.000. See http://www.afip.gov.ar/turismo/equipaje.asp

Check mercadolibre

This topic gets raised and argued on this forum every few months with the same arguments and stories of friends of friends and "I know someone who said..." I've been here for 6 years now and know lots of people who live here without legal residency. Some do the new-visa routine and visit UY...