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Although my time there has been limited, I like Flores. Once the weather cools down a bit, I'll probably resume my walks there. If you're coming here to experience Buenos Aires and meet porteños, you'll probably enjoy it, too.I've stumbled across some cool cafes in Flores, as well as one...

Go the the "Expat Life" forum on this site, and scroll down to "Container back to USA."

There are two big supermarkets in Barrio China that seem to have fresh seafood (at least fresh enough for me). I don't remember their names, but one is on the 2200 or 2300 block of Arribeños (river side of the street), and the other is on the 1600 block of Olazabal (on the side of the street...

I said this once on another thread -- maybe even to you -- but I'll say it again...One of the best sources for food information -- for both restaurants and ingredients -- is Dan Perlman, an American chef who lives in Buenos Aires and runs an in-house restaurant, Casa Saltshaker.Dan writes an...

If you haven't found these places in the city of Buenos Aires, you are either incredibly lazy or simply not opening your eyes and ears. I can think of four nice ones right off the top of my head, and I've heard of a few more that I simply haven't gotten around to checking out yet.

If living inexpensively is the most important thing for you, then yeah, perhaps you'd better move on.

This is one reason why investing in this country is such a crap shoot.Based on my last year's ABL, I took the sum...divided by 12...and every month put that much money in an envelope. You know, kind of thinking I'd get a little bit ahead of the game. LOL! Well, the game suddenly changed, as...

First of all, don't expect to find goose here. Duck, yes (it's called pato); goose, no. You can get duck in Barrio Chino, and some of the poultry shops in the mercados and ferías. Quail, too. Don't know about pheasant or venison. Wild boar is here somewhere, because I've had it in...

There are DVDs all over the place in English. Just go to any DVD rental store. If it was made in or by an English-speaking country, it's almost certainly in English. The racks are full of them. And almost all DVDs have options for subtitles. In my experience you can pick English, Spanish...

There are two ways to measure inflation: (1) by price increases, and (2) by what you're spending. Despite last year's price increases, my spending -- which I track assiduously on a customized Excel spreadsheet -- only rose about 4%. I did this by very carefully and methodically altering some...

If you own property and want to sell it, apparently the AFIP will be much more stringent in examining your taxes and such if you are a non-resident. I have two friends who are selling properties as non-residents, and it's taking them quite a while -- like several months -- just to get AFIP's...

If you are not buying real estate or shipping furniture down or in need of a DNI, the case for residency is not really that strong.If you are planning to own real estate, being a resident will apparently make the sale process quicker and easier when and if you sell.If you are shipping furniture...

Because it's an English phrase, and porteños speak a dialect of Spanish. LOL! Listen for someone saying "discuple" or "lamento molestarle" or "no me di cuenta." In general, learn Spanish and learn what to listen to. Porteños are very polite and, in my experience, more than willing to admit when...

It is a little known fact in Argentine history that when the Pedro de Mendoza expedition first arrived in what is now Buenos Aires, the area was populated by the Roo--eee--doh indians. These indigenous people were known throughout the local region for their propensity to sing and dance and...

Try Argenmove, at Suipacha 612, 3rd floor. Telephone 4325- 4364, e-mail is "[email protected]" They move the U.S. State Department, and they also moved me down. I was happy as a clam using them. They can advise you on using lift vans, which are small containers that fit into a 20'...

A friend of mine is renting a small office in Palacio Barolo, in Avenida de Mayo, for $500 pesos a month.

For $50, you can join the South American Explorers. They allow members to store luggage at the clubhouse. http://www.saexplorers.orgClick on "Clubhouses" and then scroll down to "Buenos Aires" and click through on that. Once you get to the Buenos Aires Clubhouse page, look on the left and...

You might consider reading John Gimlette's book, "At the Tomb of the Inflatable Pig: Travels Through Paraguay," before you go.

Send me a note with your e-mail, and I'll give you some pointers.

Yeah, but you're the same guy who made that silly post about the so-called new tax in September. Credibility, dude, credibility.