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I rented an apartment from ByT and as part of the rental agreement I had to pay a deposit up front. During my stay the landlady at this rental property on Santa Fe near Malabia claimed that the maid that she had contracted to clean both of our apartments had found and stolen the deposit money...

We are getting closer to the deadline for taxes in the U.S. and as a reflex action I almost went to make the call for the automatic extension like I did last year. Then it occurred to me that I made no income this year and have been out of the country for all but 2 weeks. From the info that I...

I am looking for places that can fill in the holes in the merchandise that I have seen in Ateneo, Cuspide, Galerna, Distal, ....etc. I like to read and I almost know the catalog to Ateneo and Cuspide by heart. I also have some smaller local favorites near my place in Palermo but I realize that...

Alright, I admit it. I have succumed to the histeria over Omega 3. When you live long enough you have the opportunity to see a number of health trends come and go. So far I have seen the Grapefruit Diet, the Cottage Cheese Diet, the High Carb Diet, and the Atkins Diet gain in popularity only...

I love, love, love Asian food because I hate, hate, hate, vegetables and I need to eat them and in my opinion the only culinary tradition in which vegetables are made in such a way as to actually look and taste like something edible is in the East. I have been amazed by the quality of many of my...

Has anyone been having problems withdrawing up to the 500 peso limit using there VISA lately? I had trouble getting money in 2 out of 3 attempts today and usually I don't have any problems.

What is the answer to this riddle in BA? I feel embarassed because I have been here too long to be asking the question but I seem to get irritated looks from clerks regardless of what I do and I have recieved contradictory information from local friends. In the US the clerk bags the groceries...

I am in the process of trying to finalize my divorce. I was married to a Brazilian and according to Brazilian law we were separated and we had to wait one year until we could get the divorce. The problem is that my wife's Brazilian laywer is asking me to sign a document, a power of attorney...

Help!!! I am not a winter person. I know that this winter has been relatively mild but I need a ray of hope. I need to be able to see some light at the end of the tunnel. When will it be warm again. When can I put my heater away and hang out all day and night without a coat.

I'm was pleasantly suprised to find that there are places in BA that have live jazz but I've been dissapointed that the music stops so early when other clubs go so late. So far I've been to Notorious and Thelonious Bar. Is there anything else that I'm missing? Also does anyone know where I would...

Is anybody out there really considering not buying beef? I'm not an Argentinian by birth but I am for anything that will make things that I want cheaper.The problem is that I am dying for a bife de chorizo right now. When I go out and buy one in a few minutes am I going to be a scab crossing the...

I am living in BA now and I'm having too much fun to go home and deal with my taxes. I have been in denial about the fact that I was planning to get back before April 15 when in fact that was never going to happen. Now I need to know: A. Is there a tax provision for expats that would provide...

Hi all, I am not only new to this forum but I am new to participating in these types of forums at all. I have been traveling a lot lately(I just recently spent 2 months in San Jose, Costa Rica) and after using the information that I have found here anonymously I have decided to throw in my...