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One transaction! 4 separate transactions would be like $5USD x4 of BofA charges and 17 pesos x 4 of Citibank charges which would be really expensive, about $35 dollars (and instead I pay the cost of one transaction to get same amount of $$) However, I am about to avoid even this one payment by...

I use a Bank of America debit card in Citibank non-banelco ATMs to withdraw up to my daily card limit ($1000 USD or a bit more than 4000 pesos).

You know those people in the parks doing acrobatics on cloths tied to the trees? I really want to learn how to do it and I asked some women who were doing it in Plaza Francia how they learned. They said there are a ton of classes. I thought I could easily find some on google (and found a couple)...

You may not be able to get a new Monodero card (i think they are phasing them out bc i couldn't get one at tribulanes the other day). Ask around to your argentine friends to see if anyone has a monodero they don't use anymore. This is what i did. My SUBE card snapped in half and I had trouble...

The Argentine limit is definitely more than $2500 or $3000 pesos. I have withdrawn $4000 pesos at a citibank ATM (NOT in the banelco network) and have never tried more but my friend says he can take out 6000. Avoid pesky service charges, get a schwab card or use citibank large withdrawals (do be...

I'm going out for Christmas with Argentines and I feel rather guilty... this is the time when I am usually reading christmas stories to my baby cousins or putting out cookies for Santa!! or maybe even a church service! ... but now I'll be dancing to some Avicii and Don Omar! jaja

jajajajajajajaja ... 13,600? buena suerte!!!

bomba del tiempo is 40 pesos cover. buy a cheap beer outside and bring it in in your purse! very fun times.

did you owe her rent (not clear on this) or leave before you promised verbally? i dont think it is worth the 800 pesos deposit to fight this, much better for your mental health to forget it. I got robbed by my ex-roommate of an entire month rent and deposit and though it sucked financially...

Everyone should use CITIBANK ATM's that ARE NOT Banelco (you can withdraw up to some 6000 pesos at a time). I always withdraw a ton at once to avoid paying that 17 peso fee (and a $5 charge from BofA). (just read above post that said this doesn't work... not sure why that is but it has always...

Have you tried the series of hiking outlet stores on around the Cordoba intersection on Paraná? I shopped for shoes there and found some good ones for about 300-400 pesos from brands I had heard of (Timberland, Merrell). Which is actually not that much more than the cost in the US..

Was in Punta last week and withdrew a ton of USD there! From multiple ATM's. Just select Dollars instead of Pesos on the screen.

uconn vs. harvard d1 basketball (both in top 25!!!) - probably not high on everyone's thursday night game wish list. ill just keep hitting refresh on espn.com

does anyone know if casabar or el alamo has espn 2? really want/need to watch a game tonight!!!

I have eaten at Mai Mai and it was great. I would recommend it if you are young and looking for a romantic and/or slightly hippie place. http://www.maimailounge.com.ar/

The bus tickets are pretty cheap, 170 pesos uruguayos from MVD to PDE. I was in Punta this past week and the waves on the Brava side were enormous. Wasn't safe to go in the water. Perhaps (hopefully) it has calmed a bit over the past few days!

I think it would be quite hard to find a 1 bedroom much less a studio for only $500 a month Furnished in a classic barrio (without garantia?). 400-500 seems to be the going rate for a room rental/shared piso in these neighborhoods. I would start looking in Nuñez and the less expensive parts of...

Use COT bus company http://www.cot.com.uy/ They go to la paloma. Another company is COPSA though I don't know if they go. For the future, Uruguay bus companies: http://www.omnilineas.com.uy/companies/index.html A great way to avoid overpriced Buquebus.

I asked a taxi chofer about the hikes last night and he said the increase hasn't been approved yet but likely will.. He also mentioned that the cab drivers will get paid the same (?) and the profit from the hikes goes to the 'negocios'.. the drivers don't want the increase because less people...

The pasta I buy at disco has gone from 12 to 17 pesos since september!! also i went to a laundromat today and ONE LOAD was 40 pesos... WTF... never using a laundromat again. that's nearly $10 USD!