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Violeta Kandel (Argentine) is an incredible Thai massage therapist who also teaches yoga out of her house. I believe it costs around 100 pesos for 1.5 hours (I haven´t been for a while and don´t remember). Thai massage is like passive yoga - the massage therapist stretches you. It takes place on...

Hi group, I have a friend coming into town for the week between Xmas and New Year´s and she asked me if there are any restaurants open on NYE. I have never gone out to eat that night and I thought she was crazy but it turns out a lot of places do close on the 24th and the 31st. (I called a few...

Some of the dietéticas carry broth (caldo) and instant soups by the brand "Bon Wert." They come in envelopes instead of cubes. It is currently the only gluten-free broth on the market. Dietética Viamonte http://www.dieteticaviamonte.com.ar/ downtown has a good selection of products for celiacs...

Where does bondi come from? I use it all the time and never thought about the origins. Everytime I ask my boyfriend about the etymology of a word in lunfardo he has no idea and we have to look it up.

Hi everyone, I´m selling 4 tickets to see the Harlem Jubilee Singers, an amazing Gospel Choir under the direction of Gregory Hopkins. The show is at the Teatro Gran Rex on Oct 9th at 9:30 pm. The venue is small and so I chose the Pullman (upper level) Rows 8-15 seats (we didn´t pick up the...

returning to the main topic of the post, "heavy" is a word used a lot, like to describe a sketchy neighborhood or when something bad is happening in someone´s life. even better, "re heavy" is used for a substitute of muy pesado in the context of a tough situation, for example. it´s already been...

Davo, Mil thanks for your detailed response to my questions. I already arranged with a tech to look at it this morning, but if he can´t get it to work I´ll write you. When I explained to him your suggestions for setting it up, he didn´t agree. So we´ll see... courtney

Robin, I sometimes miss bloody marys (maries??) too, but it´s not a popular or even known drink here, except among "gente culta." As MizzMarr points out, tomato juice and the spice do not entice local palates. In the U.S. I make my own---I am kind of a bloody mary fanatic--- but here the...

How do you know what to set the IP address to in the wifi router after you´ve checked the IP address and netmask the modem gives your computer? Also, since Fibertel assigns dynamically, I don´t really understand why we have to configure the wifi router with a specific IP address. Finally, why do...

Definitely check Scalabrini Ortiz, between Córdoba and Corrientes. There are a bunch of furniture Outlets and regular shops! You´ll have to ask about prices because they vary.

Hema, I´m the manager of Casa34, a short-term rental agency. I´ve been living in Buenos Aires since 2006 and in February started working full time in rentals. Each year both local rents and furnished tourist/expat rents go up. In fact my two year "local" lease has a 20%(!!) increase built into...

I just went to Migraciones for my work visa about 3 weeks ago and submitted my FBI background check with no apostille. All documents I presented were translated by a local public translator and then legalized at the Colegio de Traductores Públicos. The workers all know that the FBI background...

oxente!, as katie says, you can get the info from the CTPCBA website and then call around for rates (instead of going in person to the Colegio de Traductores Publicos and looking at their hard-copy list). thanks for the tip about remembering to go to corrientes 1834 afterwards for the...

It seemed to me that going through an attorney, and one that caters to expats, would be more expensive than going directly to the Colegio de Traductores Públicos, for example, and having them legalize the translations there. I´m guessing it will cost 200-300 pesos since I have a diploma...

The court in Colegiales (Parque Deportivo Colegiales) is at the 100 block of Freire. You can see it on the map, between Matienzo and Concepción Arenal. My boyfriend says that Saturday afternoons they have pickup games, around 2:30 pm or later. For those who dare to venture out and can actually...

Howard, thanks. Martín´s people sound expensive. I was looking for a localish rate. Have any students gotten stuff translated for University/Grad School? How much does it cost? A friend of mine who is traveling told me it cost approx 150 pesos for all of her docs.

I need a public translator (not an interpreter) for my birth certificate, university diploma, and transcript. Can anyone recommend someone? I´m interested in current recommendations. Please provide full contact info (especially telephone number) if possible since I would like to get this done...

Ries your suggestions were great, however I disagree that Pierino, a fantastic neighborhood joint (in Almagro), is a good place to take clients. Depending on your budget BA Billy, perhaps Rodizio in Puerto Madero would work for Italian. I was pleasantly surprised by La Cabrera last month. Of...

this website has worked for me: http://www.mensajesacelulares.net/ if the cell phone is from Capital, you need to fill in 11 and then the 8-digit number after the 15 (like in the example).

They are on vacation until February 1st so I´m not sure who you spoke with - perhaps a security guard? Try calling after Feb 1...