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If you like to cook at all, I second the bring your knives and any other of your favorite kitchen gadgets. Measuring cups (liquid and for flour sugar) and measuring spoons for measuring USA - here they measure flour etc in grams on a scale. I would have brought my entire spice rack too...

Does anyone know where to buy Silica Crystal Cat Litter? I am so sorry to post such a dull topic, but if you have a cat and have ever used this type of litter you will never go back to the clay clumping stuff. The silica crystals I am talking about are clear crystal like and absorb all the...

Thanks to everyone I got a SIM (chip) from Personal for $6 pesos (just FYI for others - you do have to wait about 1 day before the chip can be activated) and then got a $30 peso card phone credit. However, my Nokia phone that I purchased in Germany doesn't work here. I got the phone...

I have a phone, but need an Argentinian phone number - so I would need a local SIM card before I could use any of those credits - right?

This is an update from my previous post - see what we did to prepare for the trip. One thing I didn't mention is that when we booked our flights with LH, we also reserved a spot for her in the cabin. I believe only a certain number of animals are allowed in the cabin, so let the airline know...

Hi everyone, where can I get a prepaid cell phone SIM card? I asked at a little mini market type store here in Puerto Madero and they said I could get a "chip" to load up with 30,40,50 pesos of calls at any "kiosk". So being just off the bus - where would I find these "kiosks" is there where...

Hi Evan, Um let's see, in the pictures she has a pretty red collar - perhaps you got that for her? Hhhmmm let's see you've relented and named her a totally darling name...Inca? I would say you are hooked! She is soo sweet and you are too. Take her with you to the States - and I don't say...

We will be arriving from Germany with our cat on Saturday on Lufthansa. We did the following to prepare: *Mircrochip (she had that alread in Dec 2007) *Rabies shot in March 2009 as well as RCP *EU pet passport (in German EU Heimtierausweis) yes there is such a thing. It documents the...

One last question before we leave - is the tap water safe to drink? We lived in Bangkok for several years and used tap water for brushing teeth and cooking. But for drinking water most expats used water delivery service in the big blue 18L bottles used with a water cooler. I found a thread...

Any BAexpats live in Puerto Madero? What are you impressions of this area as a place to live for the 3 months we are here? It is not Palermo where everyone else seems to live - but looks interesting. How long is it to walk across the bridge and get to the subte L.N. Alem or Plaza de Mayo. Is...

Just to clarify, I am not just taking the $ sign, I mean I see things (esp in the internet) are priced in $117 USD - with the USD. For instance a sailing trip I was interested in taking is priced in USD see: http://www.smileonsea.com/dia_en.php Someone sent me a link for a possible printer to...

Sorry to sound like the naive tourist, however, everything is priced in USD. So does that mean just as a base currency and you pay in ARS pesos on the exchange rate for that day. Or are there somethings that it is expected you really will pay with currency USD ie: rent.

Hi All, We will be in BA for 3 months and I was wondering if it was worth packing up my laser printer and paying excess baggage charges. Or can you pick one up at a reasonable price and sell it at the end of my stay? Is there anyone about to move that would like to sell their printer? Or...

Thanks to all who answered on the Winter clothes topic it helped a lot as I start getting ready to pack. So my next question is - I enjoy horseback riding and have heard there are wonderful places to ride. Should I bring my western style cowboy boots or english style riding boots? Anyone know...

Hi All, We are counting down only 10 more days until we leave for BA! We will be there for 3 months exactly during winter. So my question is what winter clothes to pack. Does it get cold enough for a winter coat and heavy sweaters? How about winter boots? Gloves, hat etc.? Thanks!

Hi All, We are working with the above named temporary apartment rental agency to find an apartment for a 3 month stay in BA. Has anyone on the forum had any experience in dealing with them? We have just heard words of caution in dealing with apartment rental agencies in general and was...