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The first casino I went to anywhere in the world was in Mar del Plata. We were bored and it was kind of chilly outside, so we wanted an indoor activity. I had fun and even won 100 pesos (not too shabby in 2011) from a slot machine, which I promptly spent on drinks. Woo! In BA I went to the one...

I took the bus from Retiro for 17 hours, and it was hell. It was just too damn long to be stuck on a bus and it's not something I think I would ever do again unless it were the only way to get to one of my dream travel destinations. Fly if you can.

Well, the first thing I would say is to keep in mind that December is the high season for travel all over Latin America. So hotels/hostels, flights, etc. will be a lot more expensive and popular travel destinations will be a lot more crowded than usual. But you probably already know that. I...

That I am, tomorrow morning bright and early! Really leaving forever this time, I am almost positive. I've said that before, but this time I really can't imagine anything that would bring me or my husband back to BA for anything other than a short vacation. I've had a lump in my throat all weekend.

David, you are one of my all-time favorite forum members. I'm still bummed I had to miss that one coffee chat you hosted, because I never got to meet you in person. I was in NYC recently and you popped into my head, actually. I had such a great time there, and I wasn't even on vacation. There's...

Unfortunately, there are plenty of reasonably intelligent people who buy into her rhetoric and somehow manage to turn a blind eye or simply shrug when she says something like what she's saying now. You tend to have to leave Palermo/Recoleta Island to find them, but they exist. CFK is a...

Ha. I'm still on the Madrid embassy mailing list and have never gotten an e-mail like the one they just sent for Buenos Aires. Embassies all over the world will send these e-mails depending on what's going on at the time. If nothing's going on, they simply don't send e-mails (or if they do, they...

It's white or yellow corn flower used for making arepas, bollo, etc. I've seen it all over Colombia, but I've never seen it here. Hell, if you want arepas here you have to go to the few restaurants that have them (like this place...

PRICE CUTS! Tequila: 600 500 pesos Chia seeds: 50 pesos per bag 60 pesos for both bags Dried chiles morita: 150 pesos 100 pesos I won't lower the prices again. We have enough room to bring this stuff with us, so if you want it, it's now or never!

I agree. Call me old school, but as much as Google street view is cool, it's also creepy as hell. Although I did immediately go and search for every apartment building I've ever lived in here. Well, that didn't take long! It happens to everyone. You manage to leave, you're so thrilled to have...

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We are moving away soon and didn't get a chance to eat/drink this stuff: Leyenda del Milagro Tequila Reposado 750 ml bottle: Our roommate back in Bogotá brought this to us after he completed a work assignment in Mexico City. We brought it down to BA with us, but never got around to opening it...

Telling someone to eat fresh jalapeños when they are looking for canned is a lot like telling someone who is looking for pickles to simply munch on a raw cucumber. I've never made my own, but Napoleon's recipe would work. You could even add carrots and onions and make some version of Mexican...

If you are living in Once or Almagro, you will be very close to the Children's Museum in the Abasto shopping mall: http://www.museoabasto.org.ar/index.asp

~Slightly related~ I have contemplated using the ignore feature, but never have. That just makes any and all posts from the person you're ignoring invisible to you, right? So what if one day someone posts a question, the person you are ignoring answers, and then you answer too with the exact...

Parties where I have to kiss 20 people who have zero intention of actually mingling or talking to anyone other than the friends they came with have always irritated me. It's so fake. (Also, why go to a party if you plan to be antisocial??) Other than that, I got used to all of it with time...but...

Yep, I have a new-ish passport (a year old) but it's the old one with a zillion Argentina/Uruguay stamps that has the sticker in it!

Wow, they are really doing this now, huh? Just to add a data point--I got back in last week with no problem after paying the fine for the first time ever when I left (I've been to Uruguay a ton). Just got asked couple questions, including the address where I would be staying. I hadn't even...

Cop that attitude with the judge if you have a green card hearing and see where it gets you. No one said you were trying to scam either government or that your marriage/relationship was not real, we said you're not using the green card the way it's supposed to be used and could suffer...

Christ on a cracker Matias, to this day I've never had a maid with a smartphone, much less an iPhone. Hundreds of iPhones everywhere, huh? I'm beginning to think the Buenos Aires you live in is part of an alternate dimension.