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That will be Rosario, Santa Fe. I can't imagine what you will be quoted for a remise, especially a return journey (which I guess would involve the driver either charging you for his stay in Rosario or to go back and forth from capital). There are loads of buses from Capital (the retiro stop) and...

I have no idea how people with kids here do it (unless they're extraordinarily wealthy). From what I've seen, the kids here from a similar class to me growing up (lower middle class) seem to receive just one or two things from their parents/Santa, whereas we'd get quite a bit more at Christmas...

I have so many but the best two: 1. When I first arrived here (10 years ago), I ran out of makeup (foundation) so went to the Clinique counter in Alto Palermo to replace it. I'd been using the same brand for years so knew the exact product I wanted (the lightest colour available). Sure enough...

Definitely bring the shoes that you need. You will find up to 39 in most shoe shops here and occasionally a 40 but anything bigger is really difficult to get hold of. I know that there are a couple of special shops that do up to a 41/42 (I can't remember the names now) but you certainly won't...

A friend just forwarded me a post that was published on BA newcomers. I know there's quite a few animal lovers on this forum so I thought I'd take the liberty and re-post here: Recently a lady died and her granddaughter turned her two cats, one male and one female both beautiful black and...

I think the main problem with rentals isn't so much the per day price, but the amount of money that their retain on your credit card (just in case) and the amount of money that you're liable to pay in the case of an accident (I was told by one place that there was a minimum liability of 20...

I was told by our airline just over a week ago that the policies in Argentina regarding the transportation of pets via air-travel were changed recently and that users MUST now use a broker. I would call up your airline to confirm this before trying to go it alone...

I was told by British Airways that I have to use a broker to ship my cats over to the UK too and we were quoted 1,000 per cat. You should check out the thread I started when I was mis-sent a quote for 2,000 per cat. There is one reply from a lady that went with the same broker that British...

With supermarkets, its usually deducted right there when you pay. However, for the discounts that are offered at clothing/electronic stores, etc, you are charged for the full price and then the 10 or 20% off is automatically refunded to you (into your bank account) usually within about 10 days...

Definitely bring your own. You should probably call a taxi service (like Premium taxis) and let them know in advance that you'll be requiring a functioning seatbelt for a child's car-seat. I cannot imagine many cabs you hail from the street either having a seat-belt or being willing to wait...

There's a really small place on Cordoba and Dorrego (on Dorrego, just past the petrol station) which on Friday and Saturdays sells a small selection of organic veg, yoghurt and some pre-made stuff. I like the vegetables at El Galpon but was not overly-impressed by the dairy selection and, after...

The protectoras, while they do excellent work, are not the nicest of places for animals (and should only really be used as an absolute last resort...when a dog has been abused or found run-over or something). The dogs will spend a lot of time in the cages and are more likely to get sick...Plus...

Yeah, I definitely think the regulations are a lot stricter going into the UK so I think a lot of that cost is paperwork, etc. And yes, we are hopefully leaving (just waiting on a visa so not 100% certain by any means). I'm sure I'll find plenty to moan about though so the blogging will indeed...

Yes, fortunately the UK brought its rabies regulations in line with the rest of Europe so while cats and dogs have to be microchipped and have their rabies shots up to date, there is no other quarantine/blood test requirement when coming from Argentina. Thank you all so much for your replies...

Thanks so much for that Alexandra. I think I'll get in touch with DAF again though because if they're charging 1,100 to ship a boxer to New York, I'm still a little surprised by the 1,900 quote to ship a smaller animal to the UK (its pretty much the same flight time). I'll have to see if there...

I've touched on various aspects of this subject a couple of times over the past 6 months but I was wondering if anyone had flown with their animal from Buenos Aires into the UK specifically. We just got a quote from the cargo service (DAF) that shocked me a little...US$1900 PER CAT!! (we have...

I had to do this a few years ago. You can either do it through the UK embassy here in BA (they charge a fee on top of the usual apostile fee) and just send it to the UK in a batch...you then collect it a few weeks later from the embassy, or you can send everything over yourself (the quicker...

We are hoping to! Just waiting for a UK work visa to come through for my husband and if it doesn't we'll probably try our luck somewhere in Europe!

Hi, Please write to me at [email protected] (I don't want to lose track of the messages here). Those books are still available. They can be picked up from my house either today or one evening next week. (I am about 5 blocks away from the B-line, Lacroze stop) and the 168/151 buses...which...

My husband and I are planning a move within the next couple of months and have decided to start getting rid of some of our stuff now. It's mostly books (about 40 in English) and a few, barely used clothes...all reasonably priced (some free). And there is also some computer stuff and a few...