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Hahaha the clue is that you are in Paris? Xoom users are having it difficult now it seems. There is an alternative to Xoom which has been mentioned can be used by Europeans but Ive no experience of it. "Ways of escape" the name of Greene's second autobiography - seems like there is a bit of...

Have a look at the photo which says it was taken circa 1970 - Im having trouble posting photos so see on here http://www.travel-with-pen-and-palate-argentina.com/victoriaocampo.html Yes the link posted previously to mentions this was his favourite novel...

I dont know why this thread is in Newcomer's Forum Seems to me to be all the boring old same old same old .. "Oh why can't they be sensible .... and be just like us?" There should be another place for this. Preferably with padding and soft music Has anyone read this? Seems to be...

It is rumoured that in high season you can actually find some sand on the beach at Mardel http://akworld.net/BAweekly/?p=317 Might just be a rumour But no chance in Brighton just pebbles and also more tons of lard ps still having irritating trouble loading photos :mad:

Thanks BienTeVeo. I have read the Honorary Consul of course (after seeing the great film 'adaptation' with Michael Caine etc) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085236/ Ive found the dedication in The Honorary Consul (1973) "...with love, and in memory of the many happy weeks I have passed at San...

I hope Foto Ruta is going from strength to strength! However you may not be picking up in your current business model a significant number of BA Expats who will be put off by any suggestion of Buenos Aires "beauty" What it seems will go down really well is a celebration of all that is really bad...

I hope Foto Ruta is going from strength to strength! However you may not be picking up in your current business model a significant number of BA Expats who will be put off by any suggestion of Buenos Aires "beauty" What it seems will go down really well is a celebration of all that is really bad...

If she fails to get through then IMHO there is a strong possibility she will end up in court unless she is quick on her feet like Menem (which she isnt) My gf is convinced that so far it is only females who have been sent to prison for economic crimes in Argentina Of course the despicable...

(CFK just ordered about 400 trains from China to replace the old wooden train from Belgium about 100 years ago, about 406 coaches will be replaced with modern trains from China with TV and current commuinicaion devices) Anyway, here is the economy summary: Argentina's (2013) economy's growth...

Mar del Plata? nearest UK comparison is a combination of possibly Brighton Hastings and Eastbourne but larger.. Because of the distances there are fewer "day trippers" more weekend/week long visitors and high proportions of elderly many on limted pensions living there for long periods of the...

In London your car gets torched after being stolen by joyriders/ petty criminals who know this will destroy DNA evidence since they are already on the PND - 25% of the UK population http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8580657/Quarter-of-UK-population-will-be-on-new-police-database.html...

:D slight hyperbole for literary effect

TAM? Food?? you are kidding - beyond any reasonable doubt the worst airline in the world for food. Air Cristina is far better for food in comparison. Which is perhaps wierd because Varig was sooo good for food/drink - but then they went bust. And the heat is ok - compared to this...

Phew - congrats on one of your first posts or do I mean threads Chicaargentina!! I can hardly wait for the next one!!! :)

Yes excellent example :) Edited - see this also

Kings Cross and St Pancras, Somerstown and the other "railway lines" now under development again in London were located where they were to "deal with" i.e get rid of by demolition and clearance of one of the biggest "rookery" areas of disgracefully dilapidated housing areas in London at the time...

It's been talked about before but the Danes were the first to try a "Fat Tax" Had to be dropped because of the controversy and unintended consequencies http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21566664-danish-government-rescinds-its-unwieldy-fat-tax-fat-chance I'm sure that was the guy who was...

Ah so similar to a substantial number of Ex-Pats on here if the postings are to be believed! With dodgy documentation then :D Villa 31 is "illegal"? Nope FYI there is a quiet but informed effort to substantiate and secure the tenure of Villa 31 inhabitants many of whom are second and third...

Um sorry SB not best coffee in town Corner Cafe coffee is variable - some very bad. Fun to search out the good ones and those with ambience of which there are so many fine and good examples Starbucks on the other hand is consistantly bad soapy fatty mock-coffee that can only survive with...