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I wonder if this uncertainty in obtaining dollars will discourage people from hoarding dollars. NOT!!! At least with the black market dollars you do not have someone telling you how many dollars you can buy or when you can buy the dollars.

Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode and the Soup Nazi! No Dollars for you! NEXT!!!

I am an expat that can legally buy dollars before I travel. We went through the whole AFIP process to get this authorization. Of course, I can only have as many dollars as they determine, but that is another story. So for the last 3 days I have been going to my local Santander Rio and they...

CFK mentioned that things would not be so negative in the media once the media law is enacted at the end of the year. Does anyone have any details of what this law restricts? My wife says we are getting to be more like Cuba everyday...

There are two great Sport Club gyms in Olivos. One is at Unicenter Mall and the other is at Norcenter Mall. Unicenter site is open on Sundays which is rare in this area.

Is that time frame accurate? I am curious how many dollars they will allow a couple that will be traveling to the USA for 2 weeks will be allowed to purchase. Anyone been down this road recently? Do you have to prove that you spent all the dollars in the USA and return any dollars not spent...

I will be traveling in a few months and am looking for the AFIP form that people are talking about in order to buy dollars legally. Does anyway have any experience with this process lately? I am curious as to how many dollars they will allow me to purchase? Any help will be greatly...

Farmacity carries Nicoderm patches that are approximately the same cost as in the USA. The public hospitals also have smoking cessation programs where you can get the patches as well.

For those that might qualify there are two jobs listed at the US Embassy. They both close this week though. Good luck. http://argentina.usembassy.gov/job_opportunities.html

The details can be found at the link below. http://photos.state.gov/libraries/argentina/8518/pdfswebsite/02-12InformationSpecialist.pdf

Just saw this posted today at the US Embassy for those who can work legally. http://argentina.usembassy.gov/job_opportunities.html

You might try going to the shops that sell used phones. I know that there are a lot in Once, I am sure that some of them are stolen. You can tell them your situation and ask if they have a solution. There are literally 100's in the city and I am sure that someone will be able to help you. I...

...it will not be the same city when they leave. The specifics are in the link below but basically the city gave the artists the paint and they are painting various locations in the city. I just returned from the corner of Mercado de las Pulgas, Niceto Vega y Dorrego, where they sell the old...

Ambient noise is the way to go. We use a fan in the bed room and we can not hear any outside noise. In the winter we just face the fan to the wall. I can not sleep without it.

What an awesome analysis. I am a BA Expat for life because of my Argentine friends and family here. When they struggle, we all struggle. Given all the complaining about the culture here, I have a lot of admiration for their strength of spirit, their survival instincts and their strong sense...

It is hard to make an offer without knowing the capacity of the Iphones.

I am using Skype for what you are considering. I have a local US number with Skype and that have that number setup to call forward to my Argentina home phone first and then my Argentina cell phone. I paid $18 for the number for three months and the calls that are forwarded cost about 25 cents...

Palermo to San Telmo is about 30 minutes by subway or an hour on bus 29. Maybe 20 minutes by taxi.

What are some Brazilian dishes that you can prepare here? I really like the cuisine of Brazil but the ingredients are not always easy to come by. Saludos John

One of my great experiences of Buenos Aires has been trying food from Peru. If you are tired of the same old thing in the Argentina Restaurants I highly recommend Peruvian food. The combination of cuisines is a very nice change from pasta, pizza, empanadas and carne.