Search results

A report back from my footballing debut with the porteños last night: “Bring your slippers” – the e-mail from my footballing porteño contact Fer told me. Had he seen me play before? Alas, this was not a sleight on my lackadaisical playing style, merely an interesting translation of “astroturf...

This is great. Thank you. I will put my shinpads and lipstick on and get down there.

What sites do you use to watch UK sport with? Am keen to try and work something out for The Ashes. Senor Suitcase www.senorsuitcase.com

Hola, I'm playing in a futbol match with the porteños soon. Are there any spanish phrases/customs in a futbol match that I need to know/say/look out for?! Apart from Ggggooooooolllll!? Senor Suitcase www.senorsuitcase.com

wear something waterproof! :) Senor Suitcase www.senorsuitcase.com

Have been in BA a week now with a decent internet connection. However, at the weekend it was almost non-existent. Is this a regular occurrence in BA at the weekend? Peak time, everyone back in residential areas and on t'interweb? Senor Suitcase www.senorsuitcase.com

on this note, perhaps a stupid question, but if we're going to Patagonia and crossing over to Chile (Torres del paine) and back into argentina, will this effectively restart the 90 days?

Saw Fuerza Bruta the other night. Is as mad as a bag of snakes but probably the most original show I've ever seen. It's on at the Centro Cultural round the back of Recoleta Cemetry. Tickets are good value considering it was 4 times the price when in London. Check it out. Wear something...

from our experiences: bytargentina.com - has a wide range of apts. but customer service not super hot. buenosairesstay.com - good website and some nice apts. tmtargentina.com - less apts. but good customer service craigslist - lots of apts. but not very easy to separate the MTVcribs from the...

on the food note. anyone know if there's any good butter anywhere? not weird foamy stuff. Am looking for a genuine nice, full fat salted butter. No weird preservative or foamy crap. cheers, J.

Thanks guys. Davonz - when you dial 151, do you know which options I have to hit? The automated woman speaks at like 400mph and my spanish is still in it's infancy. Do I need to enter the pin number from the pre-pay card? thanks, J.

I recently set up with PAYG on the Personal network and got a 30 pesos card and charged it up. What I'd like to know is: 1) does anyone know how I can check how much money I have left on the card? Can you do this via text or online? 2) How much approx does it cost to send a text to US or UK...

Hilarious!

Thanks ArgSteve. Forgive my ignorance but where is the Alamo?

Anyone have any idea if it's possible to watch the Ryder Cup (golf!) on TV in Buenos Aires? I don't imagine there's a massive golf scene in BA but might someone be showing it?

Hi F. Carlos I have Twitter and Facebook. Send me an e-mail if you want either of these. cheers, james

I am also very interested in playing some football. will be in BA from 29th Sept onwards. Please include me in any further thoughts/plans on this. cheers, James ([email protected])

Hey, Great forum. Am arriving at end of Sept and need an apartment for a month. Which are the best agencies/websites to check out and which should be steered clear of? Thanks, James