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    Football in April

    Dates and kickoff times are not firmly fixed until the Sunday or Monday the week before, just the fixture "days" are set now. you will have to be flexible, as often dates are moved around because of cancellations, fixture congestion or conflicts such as cup or continental competitions.
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    Place to donate clothes in Palermo

    http://baexpats.org/expat-life/6743-donations.html I know it sounds cynical, but if you really want the clothes to go to people that need them, just leave them in a box in front of your place.
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    Holiday Dates in Argentina

    Always best to go to the source: http://www.mininterior.gov.ar/asuntos_politicos_y_alectorales/dinap/feriados.php?idName=asuntos&idNameSubMenu=DiNAP&idNameSubMenuDer=DirNAPFeriados#feriados/feriados2012.php
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    Football league in Argentina renamed in honour of 'General Belgrano'

    It is also incredible how Cristina's office completely controls the AFA, having bought them out with the tv rights in Futbol Para Todos. No one in the AFA or who anything about football organization in Argentina wanted idiot Maradona as manager, he was appointed by Crisitina as another sop to...
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    Football league in Argentina renamed in honour of 'General Belgrano'

    FIFA investigating this as being overtly political (which it is0 and may disallow. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/feb/14/fifa-argentina-general-belgrano Stupid of the cowardly Argentine navy to think a 200 mile exclusion zone for commercial shipping would somehow protect them from...
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    Virgin Mobile coming to Argentina

    It will be more here, as less price competition. In addition, the prices have to include the cost of all the bribes to the Peronistas up the chain.
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    Questions about Traveling South America

    Reciprocity fee also payable for international flight arrival at Aeroparque.
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    Macys international online

    Be afraid. Be very afraid. anybody expecting to have things shipped here, regardles of whatever paperwork, is going to be in for a rude shock.
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    No flights from BA to Bariloche in early Dec??

    Actually, I think this is a case of denial by the tourism people in bariloche. According to Clarin, the airport repairs will now be continuing until MARCH. http://www.clarin.com/sociedad/Bariloche-estiman-vuelos-marzo_0_605939494.html
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    Bus: Direct Bus from Iguazu to Mendoza

    Lucas, my whitewashing friend, HI website is as out-of-date and incorrect as your beloved INDEC (said with love in my heart!) More like 925 to 1,050 pesos now: http://www.plataforma10.com/Servicios#buscar/2939/315/17-12-2011/1/13472 36 hours, two nights, leaves at 9 pm, and and rolls into...
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    Bus Advice: Santiago-Mendoza-Retiro

    Depends if it is near the December 8 to 11 Superweekend or Christmas. December can get quite busy, best ot get at least 3 days in advance. Having travelled on many bus lines onyour routes, the lines there are pretty much the same.
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    Anyone bought us$ this week?

    I tried to get some more Chilean pesos for a trip to Chile, no luck with either Argentine pesos or US dollars. Buying any foreign currency, even with other foreign currency is just not allowed. People with stirling AFIP credentials and tourists with ATM receipts have also been refused after...
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    What makes it Christmas for you?

    Eating "pudding" bread, rellenos and turron, and drinking overly sweet bubbly "sidre" until I puke.
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    Border Crossing

    Yes, you certainly will avoid the reciprocity fee for Americans, Aussies and Canucks. The fee is only payable on ENTRY at the Santiago airport on international flights (similiar to the entry into Argentina where payable only on international arrival at EZE or AEP), no to entries at other...
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    Receiving Packages

    Expecting anything to arrive by parcels without incredible cost and hassle at Customs is pure foolishness. Search the site for the horror stoires. You have been warned.
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    Best option to extend stay as tourist?

    Still no credible story.
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    visa expiration problems, can anyone help!?

    Read this thread and relax. Just wait until you would leave for Urugauy anyway, and pay the fine, you will be fine and other then a little tongue lashing from the man on rentering, you'll be fine to come in. Take the advice about NOT going to migraciones...
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    Where to buy a bbq?

    WELL, at the risk of being bitchslapped by Stevie again, could I suggest the popular Northamerican term "Patio Lanterns"? That may be offensive to the Irish though, as it sounds like the great Irish bard Paddy O'Lantern.
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    Cfk wins

    Same for employees working legally as a montributista en factura (the preferred method for those schools not hiring en negro), not too many positions where Englsih teachers work on contract anymore. Argentine English teachers usually try to get a few hours working in the public schools so they...
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    Dont cry for _______

    Argentineans HATE this song.
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