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A little taste of home is a good excuse

sorry to interrupt the doom and gloom, but to get back to the original point of the thread - does anyone know if the Wendy's on Cabildo / Mendoza is open yet? Thinking about heading up there for lunch today. (I'll be sure to bring my wheel chair and insulin shots)

TripAdvisor status is worth more than its weight in gold. We were just in Mendoza where the hotel were we stayed was fighting tooth and nail to stay in the top position. The front desk manager emailed me to request that I write a review. Same thing in Rosario at another hotel where there was an...

@2guys - If there were a Super Thank You button, I would press it. Thank you, this is awesome to know

If you want a unique experience, head up to Barrancas de Belgrano and visit the Milonga de la Glorieta. It's outdoors and basically just people in the neighborhood getting together for tango in a public space. Look for the big gazebo at the top of the hill. Starts around 7PM and goes until 10 or...

I have a 3GS I bought last summer in the US. Jailbroke, unlocked it and now it works well with my prepaid SIM. No cell data though. My partner is Argentine and we've thought about having him sign up for a data plan. Does anyone know if that would work with the iphone I have from the US? I...

Now that's a bit harsh. Not all of them are disgusting little people. I've had some horrible experiences of course, but generally speaking a big smile and an ounce of respect towards the person on the other end of the counter goes a long way. You are right in that they are sadly not really...

I better wear a chastity belt next time I log in! ;0

No Ass-U-Me-ing Steve! ;) I definitely am not in the apartment letting business. Thank God. My partner and I are both freelancers. As an American, my clients transfer cash into my US bank account. He's Argentine, so he gets Western Union transfers every once in a while in USD. And yes, it worked...

I am so jealous! When I got mine a couple years ago, it was only for 90 days ;( I was staying for two months.

Ah... I don't actually. The dollars come from another source.

So today we did our shopping for the week and realized how some legwork went a long way. In the past I have done both scenario 1 and 2 below. I'd never really calculated the difference between the two... Scenario 1: Put 800 pesos worth of groceries into cart at Coto. Pay with US CitiBank...

My partner just visited the WU office on La Pampa in Belgrano to collect a wire transfer from one of his clients in the US. He collected the cash in dollars as usual. Went to our local Supermercado Chino and exchanged some of them at the rate of 4.70 (not fabulous, but better than the official)...

We had dinner last night at Casa Mun and it was great! Can only say good things about Mun and his cooking.

Thanks, Lucas. Although I should stipulate that my comments didn't have any political connotations. But yes, maybe the same pos attitude about a country could be a good thing politically.

Has there ever been a verified example of someone being denied reentry (in the clean sense) from Colonia or Carmelo? I know there have been some threads of people claiming to have been denied, but they never seemed to be verified.... Heading to Carmelo next Sunday on day 90. First time in a...

And to GSI - good luck to you back in the US. Please don't interpret my above comment to be any kind of attack against you. It was more just my general thoughts about approaching things and the general kinds of comments I've seen on this forum. I'm sure you did everything you could to make the...

To me the 'value' of living in BA comes not through economics, but in the life I've made for myself here. My Argentine partner of four years, his wonderful loving family where asados last for 10+ hours with laughter, drama and tears (usually the good kind)... The amazing friends we've met...

Not true. My partner does freelance work for US companies. As of two weeks ago he was still picking up greenbacks at our WU office in Belgrano. The wires are always initiated in the US in USD and he picks them up in USD. But not all offices have always had dollars. And now who the heck knows, I...

It has to be for Breast Cancer Awareness. The Chilean Presidential Palace is also lit up. The photo looks to be the exact same color of lights as the US Ambassador's residence in BA and the Arg Presidential Palace. Looks purple but is suppose to be pink... In which case, its not such a joke...