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Bad news for my wallet, good for Argentina. I'm glad.

Never heard of that - my bank did not require it, and neither do others.

To buy an apartment in 2016 I had to open an account in dollars in an Argentine bank with the SAME IDENTICAL TITLE as the foreign bank account sending the money. They were called mirror accounts, cuentas espejo. But local banking regulations are as changing as the winds and the weather...

Try Galeria Jardin, in Florida St. Three floors of computer and tech stores. https://www.lagaleriajardin.com/

I get only free range chicken now - it is quite good. Same for eggs, easily available in Buenos Aires. Quite different from chicken sold in the US - they are fed fish pellets and taste of fish.

Food choices are VERY limited, but the food itself is not terrible. Fresh pasta dishes are great, and steak, chorizos, milanesas and fried potatoes are also very good. But that's about it. Ethnic restaurants are dismal when compared with those in the Washington, DC. area. Haven't been...

Economists an newspapers insist on declaring Argentina dying, in extremis, or DEAD. And yet it stubbornly keeps coming back for more of the same. Misquoting the great Mark Twain, The reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.

So, I'm still looking for help with my Macs. Any ideas, anyone?

May I ask what went wrong? I'm scheduled to take my ancient machines to Emiliano - need to clean ports, fix a non-clicking trackpad, and tighten a loose lid. Is he all right for such stuff? I'd like to fix and update my faithful old Macs - one is ten years old, the other seven. I got a 2023...

"Neuquen, San Carlos de Bariloche, Mendoza and/or Cordoba" are your list of possibles. My own personal rating of the four places: 1-Mendoza - at the foot of the Andes, scenic views, many different good-sized towns to choose from, near Chile and the sea. 2- Cordoba, landlocked, nice but not so...

Thanks for the referral - exactly what I need.

Hello Karla..... Ask your vet for the paperwork to bring animals to Argentina. It is no hassle, but try to arrive on a weekday so the admitting vet fee is lower. You may try coming in as tourists to start with, and see how you like it. And learn as much Spanish as you can - not speaking...

The best: Lomitos de Atun La Campagnola. Comes packed in oil or water. I find oil-packed tastier, just wash excess oil out by rinsing in warm water. Atun desmenuzado is dismal: just processing-table leftover crumbs.

What was the return like?

No offense intended, but it's hard to believe people read that rag. Reminds me of the publications sold at checkouts in American grocery stores: "Jackie pregnant with alien baby....!!!!!!"

"Tourists" mean anyone NOT FROM SAN ISIDRO or nearby privileged neighborhoods. On weekends, Porteños stampede to have lunch along the river, anywhere from Vicente Lopez to Tigre.

On the other hand, my fellow San Isidrenses feel compassion for those not lucky enough to live in San Isidro, or at least in Vicente Lopez.

Kansas is for tourists, and for snobbish Argentines yearning to live in Miami. Most Northern residents prefer smaller, non-chain restaurants hidden away in back streets. However, the names of those restaurants are a well-guarded secret of the locals, eager to avoid floods of tourists and...

And it is only beginning. Just wait until the tariffs hit.

Tienda Leon is above all the other companies. Their cars are new and very clean, its drivers are polite and willing to help with luggage, and they always arrive ten minutes before the requested time. Can be booked in advance and paid by credit card.