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I've had a meal or three at the Tropicana. When in Lima and not staying with family I liked to stay at this hostel a couple blocks from Parque de Amor. Quieter than the places by Parque Kennedy. I remember in Arequipa every day of the week having it's own soup. Rice, too. Some say if rice isn't...

I switched from VWs to Toyotas after I started getting tired of repair bills and paying for expensive parts that sometimes had to be shipped from abroad. In my experiences, whenever I had a car problem Toyotas were easy to get fixed anywhere, parts were cheap and readily available, and the...

Lately I've been missing licorice. Not the cheap, flavorless stuff, but the really good licorice. For all I know it's here and I just haven't looked for it yet.

Thanks for those recommendations, FP. They don't really know BsAs at all. Might spend a day there after arriving from Peru depending on the itinerary. I'll see if I can find out from them what info they have on Peruvian restaurants in Cordoba. It's kind of interesting seeing them as expats since...

I just signed up with this affordable service based out of the UK. You get a number based in pretty much whatever country you'd like and then all calls and texts made to that number get forwarded to whatever number you choose. So you can have a number in your former home country or whatever...

LEDs are new to me for growing, but I've built a few panels for product photography lighting. Last time I did a grow was eleven years ago with reliable old HIDs and then outdoors in the summer. But now I'd be restricted to a spare bedroom instead of a converted garage or warehouse so I'd have to...

So a lease here means that the price of rent isn't locked in for the term of the lease? The only thing locked in is your obligation to stay, or at least pay, for the duration of the lease whatever it is the landlord decides to charge? I've been wondering how that's all handled here. I get a...

Thanks for that clarification. I wish it were only quality coffee I was referring to. Even the less expensive coffee with added sugar is subject to inflation; not just the 100% pure coffee. Same brand for both - Cabrales. That sugar added to the grounds isn't luxury in my book, but coffee's a...

I've only been here a few months, but I'm noticing that inflation affects some things more than others. Coca-Cola seems to hold steady, whereas beer is subject to inflation. Wine doesn't seem that bad, but coffee bounces all over the place. One day this brand has an inflated price while another...

I'm super stoked to at least be again living in a country where it's not only legal, but easy to cultivate. Medicinal is legal in Peru as well, but they make it nearly impossible to cultivate your own. But here in my little pueblo alone there's at least two grow shops with organic supplies. I...

Whereabouts? My in-laws are Peruvian, and for those times any of us are in BsAs (which is where I assume you're talking about) knowing where to get the best Peruvian food would be valuable. We're outside of Cordoba, where Peruvian food is non-existent. In the city there's a place that's...

The sad state of black tea in Argentina has me drinking more green tea. Not that what I've tried is perfect, but I've found it to be be better compared to what passes for black tea here. Probably healthier for me as well. One of these days I'll get back into a mate habit.

I soon started two bagging my tea as well. If I was the conspiracy theory type I'd say the flavorless black tea was part of a devious plot to get us all drinking mate.

I've only been here a couple of months and don't live in BsAs, so I'm no wealth of information on what's available here. I agree with whoever mentioned that the tea here is weak sauce. Pretty much flavorless. As far as bringing things from "home," I used to always bring maple syrup. The real...

That's what I said. I'm not medical expert, but I explained that anti-biotics only work on bacterial infections and not viruses. The response was that it will help with the symptoms such as sore throat. I'm thinking I'm better off with some over the counter medication that helps with sore...

Also pretty sure I've got it. Right before I was about to go for my booster. Going around in the family and brother in law tested positive. Everyone else had it for 3 days before recovering. Today's my third day. If it's still around tomorrow I'll do some over the counter to treat the symptoms...

One of life's simple pleasures is, or should be, the ability to choose your own fruit. Can give a feeling of being in control of at least one aspect of life to even the most unfortunate in society.

I'm kind of in the same boat. Argentina making banking transactions far more complicated than they were for me in Peru means I'm having to come up with x-fer solutions that go beyond going to the nearest ATM with my Charles Schwab debit card and withdrawing US dollars. I'm not gonna whine about...

Years ago, in a country with similarly low to non-existent standards of customer service, I saw pretty much the same thing happen on a hot, summer day. The customer waited patiently to be checked out but after a couple few minutes it was obvious the clerks knew he was there but weren't...

Thanks for the response. Figured that was the meaning as I've been reading the Western Union thread and have come across that word as I'm researching the best way to get money to myself from my US bank. Nowhere near as easy as when I lived in Peru and just used my Charles Schwab card in any ATM...