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    Looking for Philadelphia Cream Cheese

    or de closest thing to it. Casancrem won't do. Any ideas?
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    Where to ski, Tierra del Fuego or high Andes resorts?

    Good response, Carride. I take it that ArgentinaVet is a "world traveller", but his comment does not help. Sounds more like showing off than real advice.
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    A few questions about multinational marriage, surnames, banking

    Check with your bank - they should know the best way to do it. Argentine banking regulations change all the time, and only banks keep up with them. If your local branch people don't know, they will steer you to their international transfer desk. It may take a day or so to reach the right...
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    Has Argentina Become Worse Or Better for Foreign Retirees recently?

    $1100 for a single bedroom plus utilities in posh Palermo Hollywood sounds like a bargain, compared to an $2,600 efficiency apartment in a nice area of Washington, DC.
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    Bold, Like an Argentine

    Good piece - thanks for posting it.
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    Argentina, the ultimate refuge

    Self-sufficient in food, energy, and far from Northern Hemisphere conflicts. In Spanish, but worth reading. https://www.infobae.com/opinion/2026/03/17/la-lluvia-de-dolares-y-el-refugio-del-fin-del-mundo/
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    CABA laboratory tests with home sample collection

    Laboratorio Hidalgo and Diagnostico Maipu also offer home services. They are both top labs, with decades of experience.
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    Live camera at Crown Eagle nest, in La Pampa

    Sorry the website did not open. It is working - here's the link
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    Live camera at Crown Eagle nest, in La Pampa

    In La Pampa, west of Santa Rosa. This is a critically endangered species - fewer than a thousand Crown Eagles, worldwide. With almost no money, a group of volunteers localized the nest, and hiked in to set up solar collectors, cameras and all wiring in the middle of nowhere. It is people...
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    Has Argentina Become Worse Or Better for Foreign Retirees recently?

    For me, it is not cheaper than living in the US but still much preferable. I'm fortunate in having other options, but choose Argentina for its people.
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    Has Argentina Become Worse Or Better for Foreign Retirees recently?

    Cost of living has become almost untenable, with the peso wildly overvalued.
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    Housekeeper pay

    $8500 for 16 hours per week, in my neighborhood.
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    Homelessness is on the rise in Buenos Aires

    Last winter, for the first time, I saw people sleeping in doorways and sidewalks in Colegiales. Single people, not families.
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    Looking for an American-style breakfast

    Thanks, that's just around the corner for me. Will be on the lookout for the store opening. Let's hope their hash browns are good - they are the hardest thing to get right. I've tried making them and always end up with a soggy mess.
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    Looking for an American-style breakfast

    Do you recall where in Cañitas? I often shop there.
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    Looking for an American-style breakfast

    Where can I go to get hash browns, bacon, eggs, and pancakes.....?
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    How's everyone hanging in there with the cost of living these days?

    Hello Ronnie.... glad your move worked out. Where in Brazil are you?
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    Eye glasses prices in BA

    Now that I think about it, my daughter had Varilux lenses in Foulcault. She paid something like six hundred dollars for the lenses. They must have been the top of the line, plus she added all sort of bells and whistles; her glasses turn into sunglasses in the sun, and have all sort of...
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    Eye glasses prices in BA

    There are several Varilux varieties. I didn't do well with the most advanced lenses and had to go back to an older style. Maybe that's the reason for the price difference. Check around for prices - I had some made at Lookout, a small local chain, and they work fine. Just as good as the pair I...
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    In Argentina, locals are taking loans to buy food

    Don't waste your breath trying to reason with a bumper sticker "mind" - just empty slogans, prejudices, and personal attacks. No intelligent thought behind them. Let such posters vent their spleen as needed.
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