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Oh I hear you! Devastation. I honestly thought the Kennett curse would last a generation.

Thanks for that!

What fun! On your way to Bolivia I recommend visiting Salta and doing a day trip to Tilcara and Humahuaca. A day trip to Cachi through the Los Cardones National Park is also good. I took the bus from Buenos Aires to Salta which took 21 hours but wasn't half as bad as I thought it would be...

Hi, I am hoping to fly from Argentina to Brazil with TAM airlines. Does anyone know if the prices quoted on the booking website are the total amount I will need to pay or if TAM airlines add additional tax for foreigners?

There is one on Jose Antonio Cabrera (between Dorrego y Arevalo) that is well priced and often has fresh herbs as well. There is also one on the corner of Arevalo y Honduras which tends to have decent produce, but is often overpriced.

Welcome Kathleen. Good on you for aiming to see more of the world and get different experiences before getting trapped in a full-time job. I wish I'd had the brains to do that when I finished University! Finding work here is hard but I say give it a go anyway. Buenos Aires is a fun city and...

Embassy voting hours can be found here: http://www.argentina.embassy.gov.au/baircastellano/home.html

Further developments in the campaign: Abbott is a Netball Dad! Now if that doesn't qualify him for PM nothing will. Meanwhile he continues to trot out hateful policies - reducing tax free threshold from $18,200 to $6000, abolishing the clean energy fund (we'll bring back the coal!), stopping...

I too like to lazy/pragmatic option! That said, I haven't been able to find curry paste. The carniceria/deli in the corner of Dorrego y Niceto Vega has garram masala, cinnamon sticks and the likes though.

It isn't up to any of us to 'buy it' or not. Chelsea Manning has told the world that she is a women and has politely requested that people respect her name change and that she would like to referred to with female pronouns. I don't really see why the world would not respect her wishes given that...

Ah, so you're a transgender-phobe. What's your fear? What makes you think she couldn't 'back you up in a tough situation'?Transgender people are totally normal and more common than you may realise. The problem here is your attitude, not Chelsea Manning.

Come on then Ghost, what is so wimpish about Snowden? And what would make you think that Manning is 'F..ed up mentally'?

Yet I bet your kids' generation are well aware of Independence Day despite not having lived through that. The reason your kids' generation doesn't know about the My Lai massacre is because the USA has chosen (culturally and politically) not to tell them about it. It is culturally awkward to...

I do hope your reference to Chelsea Manning being transgender wasn't the reason for you saying that she is 'F..ed up mentally'. People who are transgender are not mentally ill or 'F..ed up'. And what is so wimpish about Snowden? The man has put his future at significant risk by taking on the US...

I find that the fruit and vegetables here last a lot longer than in Australia because (almost) everything is in season and grown locally. In Australia a lot of our fruit and vegetables are in cold storage for six to twelve months, so when they're brought out of cold storage they're half dead...

Finally, a use for the knowledge I gained growing up on an (Australian) dairy farm! The difference between fresh and long life (UHT) milk is the temperature to which it is heated during processing. Fresh milk is heated to about 75 degrees Celcius for 15 seconds which kills most bacteria but as...

I have only travelled in the economy section and I thought it was perfectly OK. As for Montevideo itself I recommend checking out Teatro Solis to see if anything is on. I also recommend a visit to the restaurant Tandory (which you'll find listed on Trip Advisor). The food and service were...

Please excuse my limited knowledge of the Spanish language. Is LAN stopping flights within Argentina or just from Jorge Newbery? Is this an 'effective immediately' thing, or something that may happen in the future?

Your trip sounds amazing! Did you hire a car or do group tours? I'm travelling up on my own in a couple of weeks so I'm looking for a good group tour company. Thanks.

Hi, has anyone taken the Colonia Express ferry to Montevideo? Is it worth putting up with a bit of discomfort for the cheap tickets or should I stick with Buquebus?