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i survived, just. my thoughts on this mad, bad, schizophrenic city. http://beautifulbeats.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/a-year-in-ba/

don't forget that this sunday is critical mass or 'masa critica' as it's known here. last month's drew over 1000 cyclists and they took over the autopista. it's a super fun and exhilirating way to spend a sunday. if you feel adventurous, you can join the next full moon nocturnal one too, the...

i want to get the ball rolling on getting permanent residency here. i have my criminal reports and birth certificate apostilled. i know i need to get a copy of my mother's birth certificate in order to get the process going, and will have to get my various english documents translated into...

wowsers. we're trying to organise a reunion of people we've never united. basically, who's up for a drink with two hackney chicas? cheers. our last big night out...

for those girls who like vintage clothing, i will be resuming my stall at the san telmo flea/street market as of tomorrow all day. i trade on defensa, on the block between moreno and belgrano streets. i've had vintage stalls for several years on brick lane and at the upmarket, both in...

Quite a sobering read but interesting nevertheless. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/21/buenos-aires-slum-drugs-paco

i have been back in the country a week and itching to get back on track with my running. i am a 29 year old anglo-argie girl living in montserrat. towards the end of last year i was running in london 4 x a week for 1.15 minutes with sprint finish. i am a bit rusty but would be looking to run...

i am at a loss. just completed a TEFL course, am fully bilingual, applying to every job on craigslist, posted ads for one to one teaching, been looking for work since beginning of january. had some interest in one-to-one which has come to nothing, had an interview on friday, find out this week...

I am a 28 year old Anglo-Argentine fully fluent to mother tongue standard in English and Argentine spanish. I have just qualified with a distinction in a TEFL/ESOL accredited course here in Buenos Aires. I offer spanish and english lessons tailored to your needs, I mould my lessons according...

in response to a lot of talk in many threads about the rise in prices in argentina, i wanted to give my 2 pence worth on my initial reaction to life in BA after a week, for what it´s worth.... firstly, yes, i HAVE noticed a steep increase in prices from when i was here visiting in 2005 and...

so here´s the thing. i got passed passport control and then i was asked to put my hand luggage through the x-ray machine (i didn´t think one had to do that at the other end but in argie anything´s possible). when they saw i had a macbook the guy asked me if he could look at it. he pulled it...

Could anyone tell me if this 'tax' has been implemented yet, it would be nice to know what to expect on arrival in Ezeiza next Wednesday morning. Many thanks desde ya. Van

so i have two weeks left until i go and have just discovered that my travel insurance that comes with my enhanced premium back account for which i pay an amount/month to have favourable benfits, DOES NOT cover laptops and other effects, only luggage lost in transit, that kinda thing, and no...

i've been getting my eybrows threaded in a small indian beauty parlour in the heart of whitechapel in london for about 2 years now, i swear by it! i am conscious that here, given the area's large bangladeshi and pakistani community, salons are two a penny but in BA i might find it harder to...

i have a question...are there any other vinyl heads here on the forum? only i am deliberating as to what to do with my rekkids. i have decided to put all my cds on my laptop and bring a select few rare 'bits' that are let alone hard to find in the uk to play on my portable record player. i have...

hey all there are five weeks to go til i move to BA. however, two weeks ago, a bit of one of my molars came out, most likely due to my phobia of dentists (i haven't been for 10 years! so ashamed) due to some bad orthodontal experience in my teens. i am now 28. i am getting a bit of...

hey all. just been on the para ti (woman's mag) website and clicked on a fashion spread to get an idea of prices of clothes in the run up to my imminent move - this being one of my biggest passions in BA. i was frankly shocked as to how expensive everything was, even by UK standards, in fact...

as i've been temping here in the UK on and off between uni and travel as PA or medical secretary, i wonder if work of that nature, or temping work in general exists in BA and if it's even worth my while if i can teach.....although judging from the feedback i had to my thread about realistic...

does anyone know if there is a centre in BA that has the facilities for bikram (hot) yoga? i have just recently started doing it in london and am completely hooked, going every day! i want to know whether it's something i can continue doing in BA. would love to hear from anyone who has done it...

i'm afraid my guilty pleasure is starbucks coffee, and was worried i would miss my soy cappuccinos when i moved to BA. however, i noticed that they've recently inaugurated their first shop in the alto palermo shopping. has anyone been? how much for a cappuccino? are the prices astranomical? more...