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This can't be good news for those Argentine soy farmers: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-05/china-said-to-seek-brazil-u-s-soyoil-supply-on-argentine-ban.html I'm sure American and Brazilian soy farmers really appreciate Argentina's new trade policies, though.

Oh, also, if anyone is thinking of heading to Medellin from BA but worries that they'll miss El Alamo too much, have no fear; an El Alamo will be opening in Medellin on July 1st: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120249187987583

Medellin seems to be attracting a lot of expats these days. I'm looking forward to checking the place out myself.

Unless things have changed recently, it's only collected at Ezeiza airport. I flew into Cordoba from Brazil and into Mendoza from Chile a few months ago and didn't have to pay the fee.

Anyway you could share some here, BKK to BA? I'm actually interested in going in the opposite direction (if Thailand doesn't descend into civil war, that is) and would love to hear some of the pros and cons of living in Thailand and how it compares to Argentina (a place I know pretty well at...

Oh, NYKate, bless your heart. But you're wrong, so wrong. RTDP!: http://www.varasanos.com/PizzaRecipe.htm

Well, yes, your list was certainly specific and I guess we're really just in agreement that having a network of family and friends to help you out, anywhere, is a good thing. And, for travelers, "expats" and immigrants everywhere, it's always easiest, at least at first, to establish a network...

Yep. And, actually, it might save us all a lot of time (and, for some, embarrassment) if everyone just read that page and learned a bit about what it takes to make a good pizza. And, as I wrote earlier on this thread, and as the author of that page acknowledges, it's perfectly cool to like...

Hah! Yeah, I read through this page one day and was ready to hop on a plane that night, no matter what the cost, just to get the hell out of Argentina and get some good pizza: http://www.varasanos.com/PizzaRecipe.htm Be careful... :)

Well, of course these kinds of things are great, but they are also true of any people from any place. Having a network of family and friends who you can call on for some help (and who will call on you, as well) is certainly useful. But what are things specific to Argentina that you think...

Lucas, you do understand the difference between New York City and New York State, right? Regardless, I'm still absolutely certain that the pizza at Cobbs Hill in Rochester is better than 99% of the crap in Argentina, despite their poor photography. Argy pizza is just crap, dude, and you're...

Hah! My brother-in-law's mother is Argentine and he and my sister came down one time and we hung out with his Argy cousins and got a few chuckles whenever they'd insist that something Argentine was "the best in the world." When he and his brother and sister were kids, his family would visit...

Wrap in your own trap? Anyway, it's easy to go down the slippery "everything is relative" slope. If some guy enjoys eating street rats raw, who can say that it's bad food if the guy likes it, right? But I think that those of us who grew up with a great variety of excellent food, while...

Like what? What are those things that foreigners aren't aware of?

I think you're trying to make some point about Americans living beyond their means and not really acknowledging the reality of Manhattan real estate. There are loads of people throughout the world that would love to snap up a piece of Manhattan. A few Americans overspending and going into...

Eh, I can't say that I ever feel very far from family or friends because everyone is just a Skype call away and I can always read about their daily nonsense on Facebook or whatever. Maybe if I didn't have the money to just head back home whenever I wanted to I'd feel a bit more disconnected...

Eh? Care to explain that? And, again, I'm talking about real estate on the island of Manhattan. How would some credit crisis drive prices down? I'd love to buy a brownstone in Manhattan so if you can tell me what signs of impending credit doom to look out for so I can swoop in and get one...

This should help: http://tinyurl.com/y84glsh

I don't really think that property in Manhattan is overvalued. It's an island. That lots and lots of people want to live on. Very limited supply of housing units and incredible demand; what exactly would drive prices down?

This should help: http://tinyurl.com/y2gao73