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First of all, you need to decide if you are an uptown girl or a downtown girl. I am a downtown girl who finds neighborhoods like Belgrano and Colegiales pretty, but boring. Going out to Belgrano feels like going out to be 'burbs to me. As for Palermo, if you don't like it, that's fine. There are...

Thought Steve would have popped up by now. He's your guy. I don't know anyone in real life, no. My husband had the option to become a citizen a couple years go not having any Argentine relatives/children and chose not to because he didn't see the point, but he's from an associated Mercosur country.

Some of y'all might appreciate this: http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/leaving-united-airlines-after-merger

I fly almost exclusively with United, only because I'm from their main hub city and they go everywhere I go, or I wouldn't. Ask any Houstonian who flies how they feel about United and you'll get an earful. That airline was a damn disaster for years following the merger. They've cleaned up their...

LOL, yes there is. You just have to take a ferry to get to the good one. :P

I'm sorry those people were shot. I didn't mean to imply they were "scum." I simply disagree on how common it is to know people who have been shot and killed, at least now. And yes, I would also take Medellín over Buenos Aires at this point, if I had to stay in Latin America. It's a damn...

Okay. There is no such thing as a single version of "educated Colombian Spanish." The number of different accents and dialects from region to region is astonishing. The Spanish people typically talk about as the "best" on the continent is not found outside of Bogotá and surrounding areas. I...

Really? Constantly? I gotta tell you, as someone who has Colombian family through marriage and having lived in a couple of cities in Colombia (I'm here now), I think that if you're constantly hearing about friends of friends getting shot and killed, you need to find a new crowd to hang with. The...

Saw it and loved it. Really, really great. The wedding was my favorite, followed by the restaurant one. I'm also a fan of Dos más dos, which others have mentioned. I will have to look for Plata quemada! Sounds interesting.

Some thoughts, after our trip: One thing no one mentioned is that the water in Buzios is freaking freezing. It does vary from beach to beach a bit, but overall, it's cold as hell. My husband didn't even get in the water half the time. I did, and at most beaches it gave me goosebumps and I...

I hope no one out there actually believes this ridiculous comment. If you have unpleasant side effects, you need to talk to your doctor and/or try something else, not take multiple breaks a year. What on earth...

To repeat what citygirl has already said, they're not looking. I used to work for the PR company that reps Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston (every show is free and open to the public), and we repped a bunch of other arts organizations, too. I've seen free touring broadway shows, free symphony...

Then leave the forum, please. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out.

A bi-continental lifestyle working the seasons sounds amazing! If you can make it happen, more power to you. Patagone needs to take a chill pill.

No free concerts in the U.S. or Europe, huh? I have always been a fan of the accessible cultural offerings in Buenos Aires, but that is a ridiculous statement. And yes, this is just one of a billion stupid articles about Argentina that barely scratches the surface. What else is new?

The secretive Ceviche finally reveals a personal detail! Never thought I'd see the day.

Ahaha yeah, I have heard Argentines complain about the food in Brazil, too. I was just in Buzios and Rio for two weeks and high cost aside, I loved a lot of the food, but remain perplexed at the habit of providing both white rice and french fries as side dishes--I don't care for either, but...

In a couple days I'm going to Buzios (four full days) and Rio (nine full days) for my honeymoon! I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for these places. In Buzios, which beaches did you like the most? Were there any you would skip if you could go back and do it again? Recommendations...

I got an MRI in Buenos Aires a few weeks ago. You always get a printout of your medical exams in BA. It's nice, because you can travel with them when you move, etc. I got the big printout of my MRI plus a sheet of paper with the info about what was up with my spine and a signature from the...

These things are not mutually exclusive. You can care about shitty salads and also care about children on the streets. With that said, I agree with those who say salads are extremely easy to make here. I complain about the food in BA, but dressings and all that are so easy to make at home that...