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No, people just don't want to have to drive/bus/train over an hour away to buy their stuff in Lomas de Zamora! Plenty of expats live in less prestigious barrios of Buenos Aires...yet in Capital, the prices really don't vary much. It's not realistic for anyone that works to have to go out to the...

If you're heading over to the Salvation Army (which is worth a visit if you get there early)...you should also check out the Centro de Donaciones, Don Orione which is just a few blocks away in Cachi 566. They both close at around 12-ish for lunch.

We looked into renting a car a couple of weeks ago and found the rates to be absolutely extortionate. The thing that shocked us the most was the insurance liability. One of the major companies (I think it was Hertz) wanted to charge us over 2,000 pesos for two days and a night (for limited...

You can "denunciarles" at the municipalidad. You should go down to your local registro civil, which should be able to help you. Please don't expect much, though. Chances are, the architects/construction people have paid everyone off so its highly unlikely that anything will get done. We've been...

I've been to the Park Hyatt spa and would thoroughly recommend it. I've had a couple of packages of treatments there (one, in particular that included a hot stone massage was fantastic). As part of the package, you get free use of the facilities (a lovely indoor pool area, gym, sauna and hot tub...

I would find it highly unlikely that they'll be around before Tuesday. Maybe you should call then and find out. I doubt they'll give you (and stick to) a specific time but maybe they could give you a day. This happened to our PH building once and after 3/4 days everyone started turning their own...

We weren't hit by them in September. Apparently, even though the increase came into effect on the 1st of Sep, the system wasn't fully in place to implement it (at least not with our provider). We've been charged the 15% as from the 1st of Oct

I agree that if there is a waiting list for apartments in the building, you probably don't have much wiggle room and should be prepared to walk away. I think it also depends on how much you're paying. Maybe if you've been renting "for years" at a lower market rate, your landlord is just hitting...

There's a place in Colegiales along Lacroze (almost at Alvarez Tomas, if I remember correctly) that specialises in herbs for herbal remedies. It looks like a chemist type place and has a load of small plastic farm animals (which it also sells) in the window.

You can't import anything (certainly not on any kind of significant scale) without being subject to massive restrictions/all-out bans. At best, you can bring in a few items for friends (or to sell on, I guess) but you will have to pay a 50% import tax if you declare these goods/are caught with...

Hey NOLAchef, I'm pretty sure my hairdresser isn't taking on new clients (he quit hairdressing a few years ago and has been cutting the hair of his old clients since then to make some money on the side every few weekends)...but he is coming over this weekend so I'll ask him and then PM you his...

I pay 60 pesos for waxing at a decent place in Belgrano, 80 pesos for a hairdresser that cuts my hair at my home (that does not include washing or blow-drying...but he's really good so I don't care) and around 200-250 for highlights at a salon in Palermo (not including blow-drying)...I think...

Last time I was in Recoleta, I saw separate bins for recycling too...there was one for glass, another for paper. Haven't seen them anywhere else in the city though

You won't have to pay any tax on a grant/scholarship (or related maintenance fees) but if the university employs you (to teach, for example) that wage will be taxed (automatically, without you having to do anything). If you do freelance work to subsidise your scholarship, you will be responsible...

This is such an inaccurate generalisation. I saw a collection of photos of the "snubbed upper classes" taking to the streets to protest CFK...And they all looked like normal, working people. Is it wrong to go to work 40 hours per week to earn a wage that is worth less month after month and then...

You should come over here and try it out before deciding anything. Olivos/San Isidro and Martinez are literally a few minutes away from each other. They're connected by two train lines (the Mitre and the touristy tren de la costa) and also by a load of buses. It all really depends on exactly...

Most large supermarkets have a gluten free section (a large Coto, Jumbo, etc) as do most dieteticas. Everyones right about the yoghurts. You can either get a single serving Yop (or Yog, can't remember the exact name...its in a blue and transparent tub) brand natural yoghurt or ones in glass...

My experience is much the same as this.. I've had several small, plain packages (in padded envelopes) go missing over the years (from the UK) and know plenty of people that have had to go to Ezeiza and pay through the teeth just to release items like sweets, used clothes, books, etc. My last...

Definitely follow your passion. I think many of us want to leave for practical or economic reasons but as much as I love BA, I can do what I love to do anywhere...it's not so tied up in BA like the tango. Personally, if I were you I might find out about transferring credits from La UBA to your...

What's the "allowance" for? A 17k salary is very low in the UK...I'm not sure what minimum wage is, yearly, but I can't imagine it would be much less that that. 17k is more of a basic secretary type role or a supermarket assistant type role...not middle management for an oil company! However, if...