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People crossing (or bicycles crossing) the tracks when the gate is down is a vastly different story than a person driving a large vehicle loaded up with passengers. I am an "early crosser" if you will--that is, when I'm on bike or on foot and I can pass through, get close to the tracks, look...

Just in case you give up on the marshmallow treats, here's a link to a no-bake peanut butter cereal based "cookie" that looks pretty good: http://suziethefoodie.blogspot.com/2011/07/no-bake-stovetop-peanut-butter-special.html Never tried it though but don't see how you could go wrong with...

hi jayjane. You should be issued a residencia precaria (good for 60-90 days I think) when you start your residency process if you have all the right forms submitted, and you can leave the country with that. Definitely apply before your trip, otherwise your FBI report is null/void and you'll...

A bottle of wine is always welcome, but usually also an additional item for consumption (I tend to like salads or some veggies for the grill as asados are frequently lacking in anything green/fresh). As David said, your hosts will know best but even if they tell you "nothing" bring at least a...

You have a couple more months to wait, and then you'll see lights aplenty everywhere (though I'm not sure exactly what qualifies as "fairy lights" but they sell all diffeerent kinds of christmas lights here, including the tiny bulbs). I did a quick search on mercado libre and found a bunch of...

The colored marshmallows actually are flavored (check the ingredients and you'll see the flavor additive). that said, if one is really desperate for marshmallows here you could make your own with either unflavored gelatin or agar agar powder sold in dieteticas!

You can get puffed rice cereal which is essentially the same at nearly any grocery store (sometimes they're in stock, other times no... just like lots of things here). The problem is that the marshmallows sold here are flavored (strawberry I think), so unless you brought your own or have a...

Here's a thread that might lead you in the right direction: http://baexpats.org/expat-life/16837-foam-pads-beds.html Not sure if anybody actually found what they were looking for. I'd imagine maybe you can buy the egg-crate foam down in the fabric district on Lavalle (starting around...

I'll contribute to the laundry list. Well, the major things that I can think of that my partner and I have been subjected to during our time here since '06 (though nothing at all in over a year, thankfully!): 1) attacked outside of a villa with a knife (we got away with a bit of a fight, but...

If you're experienced in journalism, your best bet would be to find a job freelance writing. You might be able to find a job bartending, but both of these jobs (unless you luck out with a really good gig!) will keep you running to make ends meet. You didn't really say what other...

:mad: Scary. Incidents like this seem to continue to be on the rise. It's just hard for me to fathom, especially when the person being attacked is elderly! Easier targets I guess. Pregnant women are apparently big targets, too.

I think it depends on who you are, who you get at the hospital, and which hospital you go to. I had a friend who had an accident where he ended up breaking his pelvis, but got great treatment (and surgery) from the doctors in the public hospitals (granted, friend's mother is a doctor and put...

I think that a landlord can put the rent in dollars and request the amount in dollars. in my experience, you can usually buy dollars at that rate for that day and just pay in whatever the exchange rate is. I have had landlords tell me that if I pay in pesos it has to be at the rate that they...

I agree with Andrew and also loved Valparaiso (but Valparaiso and Viña del Mar are twin cities so it's not like you can't see one if you see the other. I'd at least stay one night there. I's also choose to skip Cordoba and/or Rosario to spend a bit more time in your destinations. have a fun...

you can find some canned beans (black, pinto) but they are expensive, and the usual kind on the shelves are the garbanzo and alubial (?) white beans. For other types of beans, learn to plan ahead and cook them from dry. You can get lots of kinds of dry beans in barrio chino! :) they're cheap...

:rolleyes: I'm legitimately interested in the answer from one who might choose to do pursue such a path here. As to Mhenna, I am not sure. I would think that perhaps a gastronomy course might feature a pastry section, but definitely not focus in it. As defined by Wikipedia: gastronomy is the...

There is a ton of information on this board about how to do the tourist visa. The major questions are WHY do you want to renew the visa and how long will you be staying here? If you just want to do it to stay "legal" but are staying in Argentina a short time (less than 1.5-2 years) then look...

Not to be rude, but... I'm just curious why anybody would come to Argentina to study gastronomy?

Will do (and would like others to do the same) but honestly I've given up hope of ever having it here. I'm not in a position to grow it (as I understand if you're growing from seeds or even crowns it takes at least couple of years to get to harvest, and I never knew enough about my future...

LAN usually asks about your resident status, or defaults to the country that you're checking from. There are different rates for locals vs. foreigners!