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Yes MrBart, if you do a SEARCH on here you will find various topics about health insurance that are very helpful. If you have no pre-existing condition and in very good health, it is very easy to get coverage; it is also much cheaper if you are in the younger age bracket and a non-smoker...

I guess electronics are hot items, anywhere. But in the US I had my license mailed back to me (anonymously) when I left it a Kinko's place and I had a credit card also mailed to me when I forgot it at a store (I was in another state). There are good people everywhere, I would like to think...

This is what is fun about Argentina, and Buenos Aires... In Argentina (we are not speaking about any other place outside of Argentina, ONLY in ARGENTINA) there is no such thing as a new best friend, either you are only a new friend or an (tried and tested been-through-alot) old family friend...

Zack, hi. Please do not take the comments in here as negative, just because they are not written in a flattery form. They are personal experiences that are being shared to the readers to give them a fair description of what is being experienced here, that by no means tell you that you will have...

Mike1, this is not an uncommon story when you go outside of the city. The warmth and the way of living is so moons away from what is in this city. Keep that thought when someone do you wrong in the city, there are real and very good loving Argentinos out there. Really! Please do not laugh, but...

Do it wisely then. The last thread in here was about a lady who commited to a lease and found out that the place was not only...not to clean but Noisy. So if you have to commit get a one week rent and hunt for a place you like and can afford. A place that you cannot only live in but in a price...

patch, I think it would be wise just to visit a doctor and get the local version of your US asthma meds. They will have a counterpart of that here but it is best to go to the doctor just to be on the safe side. It is winter time right now but come spring...trust me you want to have the pump...

why are you nervous?

londonanne, the bad news is you already know that you will never get your money back. Noise is one factor that is ever present in this city and they NEVER say anything about it in their ads online or in print! It is unfair to you, yes, we all agree with that, But this country goes by : It is...

tankgirl, I am with Lee on this one. Apartment trumps a hotel in terms of living on your own. Secure lodging for one week before departing your country of origin and then if you are happy with it when you get here... great..if not..you are not tied down to it for 2 months. You will explore the...

It was not Banco Piano that put a stop to it, the receiving banks in the USA most likely refused acceptance of further remittance of this kind. The fight against money laundering is one reason for all these restrictions. If stocks and shares are making money, IRS will also find a way to get...

samtcam, I sent you a note. Please check "note to samtcam". Cheers.

samtcam, please see lute's posting about an apartment in Palermo. Contact him maybe he can help you for your lodging at least. Good luck!

Let us not focus on what you have not done... what have you done to prepare for this trip so far?

gregbrophy, factor in VAT to be added to listed room charge :-) and if you have a moment look over the bookassist.com and fodor.com ("buenos aires" as keyword/s). There is always the Four Seasons and Sheraton. Your folks will love their spa. Guaranteed! Good Luck!

I know that some posters here have checked out the "Coogling Argentina" in the past. That blog was even featured, several times, on the list of this website's daily news list...and now it seems to be missing does anyone know what happened to Coog (she actually goes by that name)? She moved to...

Angie, Hi. Recoleta, Palermo and Belgrano and most areas in Capital Federal are busy mostly because big buses (colectivo) and taxis frequent them and traffic could be quite something during busy commute hours (to and from work). Major streets like Libertador, Santa Fe, Colonel Diaz, L.M. Campos...

syngirl I sent you a note thanks.

Paulk, it is very affordable to visit a GP here. 100pesos can get you in front of a doctor. Medicine varies in name here than what you are probably used to but otherwise available (generic counterpart). No problem. Other meds even do not require prescription, just ask pharmacist on duty...

I would say...tougher times ahead for sure, but we try to survive and make the most of what we have wherever we are. Others have it worst, you know. :-)