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As we get ready to welcome 2025, I want to take a moment to thank each of you for being part of this community. Whether you arrived in Argentina recently or have been calling it home for years, your experiences, questions, and insights have made this space vibrant and supportive. This year...

This is a continuation of our previous thread: "Posts from BAExpats Replicated on Another Forum." To give you some background: It appears that numerous posts from baexpats.org are now showing up on the ExpatsBA.com forum. This has come as a surprise to me and to many original posters. Some...

Hi folks, I applied a pretty big software update today. If you see something unusual, please let me know. Thank you!

A very Happy New Year and all the best for 2021 to all our Forum Members. I wish each and every one of you good health and much happiness all year long.

Hello, I've updated our forum software recently. And among new features, there is an option to receive push notifications that is enabled now. How does it work? When you open the site on android phone (no iPhones at this time), there will be a popup asking whether you want to give this site a...

Ok folks, I am getting closer to upgrade the forum software. And it will happen within the next week or so. The idea is first to upgrade the platform, stabilize everything and only after that start adding features. So, at this point the major visible difference will be a greatly improved mobile...

Tell me, guys, what is it that you want? Collective moderation? Anderson Cooper as a moderator? Professional writers who know how to engage the audience and always stay on topic? Collective moderation is doable. The other two things - probably not :). Basically, there are some drawbacks that...

Hi folks, We are planning to change the forum software this site runs on. Our last big upgrade was in 2008 and a lot of things have changed since then. I believe that it is the people who make the forum and not the software, but having an enjoyable experience is important. So, we are trying to...

There is a possibility, that crime situation in Buenos Aires is better than it seems to from people's posts here. If a person has been a victim, he almost always shares his experience. People also write about what happened to their friends and friends of friends. At the same time lucky members...

We've added a Classifieds section to the forum. (The link is in the main menu). It is completely separate from the regular forums/messages. The plan is to keep the forums for discussions only, and to direct all commercial posts there. Forum regulars should be able to create classified ads now...

Tuesday, 14 February 2012 Where to Buy (Good) Beer in Buenos Aires[The Argentina Independent] Share/BookmarkGetting beer on draught at your neighbourhood bar or from a corner store is easily accomplished. It can be a little tougher to find stores that specialize in Argentine craft beer and...

Tuesday, 11 October 2011 Matinee Clubs: Just A Simulation[The Argentina Independent] Hike up your black mini sequin skirt, tie up your screen print tee and put on some ankle boots. It is time to go out… just don’t let your parents know. Alexandra N. Katz checks out underage... $1.051 Million...

Every couple of years or so we have another copycat and another attempt to split the forum. I am happy that there are people who find success of baexpats.org site inspiring. I am just a bit upset about the methods they use. And the pattern is always about the same. Basically, if you just...

Sunday, 02 October 2011 Think Pink[Gringo Starr] It’s one of the most recognisable sculptures in the world, and only 22 casts were made from the original mould. Of those, only one is in South America, sitting in Plaza de Congreso in front of the... Autoclasica 2011 - Antique and classic cars...

Saturday, 03 September 2011 Rolling on Down the Museum Mile[SaltShaker] There are three forms of visual art: Painting is art to look at, sculpture is art you can walk around, and architecture is art you can walk through.” - Dan Rice, artist Continuing on down the Museum... Love and...

Monday, 15 August 2011 Recommended Concerts July through December, 2011[BA Travel Guide] Numerous international concerts have already been announced for the second half of the year 2011 in Buenos Aires. Since tickets for some of the biggest ones (like Aerosmith and Eric Clapton) are... Heat...

Saturday, 16 July Argentine Residency: Mission Accomplished![Seashells and Sunflowers | Necochea, Argentina] My Argentine permanent residency saga has come to an end. Just the other week I went online to the website for Argentina's immigration service , and I found out that my residency...

Tuesday, 28 June Can Greece learn the economic lessons Argentina missed?[BBC] As the financial crisis in Greece drags on, experts hunting for precedents have repeatedly referred to the country that last suffered a comparable economic fiasco: Argentina. Monday, 27 June The Office: The Best...

Wednesday, 08 June Ciudad Emergente 2011: Exposing Underground Art and Music in Buenos Aires[Buenos Aires 4U] As Buenos Aires feels a distinct chill in the air this June, we are ever more grateful for exciting indoor activities to discover in this multicultural hub of South America, especially...

Friday, 20 May photo essay: buenos aires domes[line of sight] ArteBA ’11[Why on earth did I move to Argentina?] I can’t believe a year has passed. I just left ArteBA ’10 and we are already 2011. Go to La Rural to see this big art exhibition. There are a lot of really nice works, a lot...