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Aside from money matters, let's consider this about life in Argentina. Yesterday I had to go to MetroGas to dispute an incorrect bill. I have trouble getting around, so the taxi driver took me under his wing, parked his car, went into the office with me and did battle in my stead. This took...

With today's Blue rate at 1,130 pesos per dollar, I've started to look around for the EXIT signs. Specially, considering that my power bill just went from 35 to 76,000 pesos. Per month. Argentina has almost become more expensive than Uruguay

10% of the purchase price is usual Official notary fees are 2%, but many accept 1%. Ask around.

Has anyone tried Microsoft Teams? I only need to phone USA's toll free numbers and landlines. No group calls or anything else - just plain one-on-one calls.

Must be sad, having to live in what you see as a "shitE hole". Hope you can escape soon....

I had similar bad experiences in Italy, France, and in the US in Washington, DC, Boston, and San Francisco: had a wallet lifted, phone stolen, Traveler's checks pilfered, and a huge Italian Salami filched from my shopping cart in a Boston street market. Still, those thefts were far outweighed...

In two separate occasions, in two different restaurants, I left behind my MacBook and my iPhone. Once on an outisde windowsill, as I was sitting at an sidewalk table. Both times they were waiting for me when I returned in a panic. How sad that some people's inner-porteño is so negative, and...

Last week I made a great pork shoulder stew: meat, carrots, leeks, onions, green peas, celery, and the secret ingredient: half a bottle of the cheapest red wine. The kind that comes in a carton - that's how cheap it is. Lasts in the refrigerator for about five days, and gets better as time...

Has anyone seen Marmite anywhere in Argentina? Could crawl over broken glass for a fix.

This listing of luxury train itineraries had me drooling. Feliz viaje....! https://luxurytrainclub.com/general/luxury-train-news-february-2025/

Thanks, V V..... that's exactly the kind of information I needed. Now I have a starting point. Best of luck with your academy. Although I have a hunch that with your wise attitude, and good judgement, you are the kind of person who makes her own luck.

Hi, I would like to know the going hourly rate charged for private English class, by a native speaker - American college graduate. Does anyone know what the current rates are? Been out of the market for a while. But thanks to Milei I'm back in,

At the end of Peron's regime, all wheat and white flour were exported. The locals had to survive on sickly-looking grey bread for over two years. Yajjjjj.....! Same thing is happening now. I tried to buy plants for my yard, and was dismayed at the poor selection. The nursery people...

Not in San Isidro. Many are almost empty, just 20% of the tables occupied.

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I spent a year in East Orange, NJ, many years ago. It was a pleasant residential place, with many rental apartments in high rises. The was a nice shopping district at Central Ave. and S. Harrison St., full of specialty shops and eateries. At that time, Newark was already dangerous, but our...

I tried strawberries but they take up a lot of space and yield very few berries. Raspberries are more rewarding, as they grow up and can be trained on a wire frame. Some varieties yield two crops per year. The plants were in the ground, into specially made beds with wood sides, raised about...

Hope you have better luck than I did. I tried and failed to grow tomatoes for two consecutive seasons. Spent a small fortune in special soil, raised beds, and wire frames, and ended up with a few miserable sickly-looking, totally flavorless tomatoes. Today I got some beauties at the local...

Out of business in May

Without power in Las Cañitas, same for a friend's home in Colegiales