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Hola! My professional and personal expenses during my upcoming 3-month stay in BA will be more than I’m willing or able to carry up front in cash from the US. Instead of making frequent ATM withdrawals of pesos, which would be inconvenient and costly, can I use Xoom to regularly send myself...

I’m looking for a quiet, attractive apartment for 3 full months (Nov-Jan) in Almagro or Villa Crespo, possibly Monserrat if near Corrientes & Callao. Sunny, good kitchen, separate bedroom, washing machine in apt. Trees, garden, balcony a plus. Open to other locations, but it would have to blow...

I bought my airline ticket for this visit for a week longer than 90 days. When I made that choice, I understood that a 1-day visit to Colonia would solve the problem. Is this still a valid solution or is there something else I should do to stay out of trouble? Thanks.

I'm looking for a good hair colorist. I'm a straight morocha - nothing complicated, but I want it done well. I live near Congreso. Thanks!

Hi, expats. I lived 20 years in Italy, visiting the US only a few months or weeks per year and found that my administrative reintegration when I returned was a piece of cake. However, now that I'm on the verge of Medicare age and with our current government, I want to know whether if I live in...

Looking for our best source for clean drinking and cooking water in BA. Taste matters, but health is paramount. - If we get a filter, I want it to remove fluoride, as well as chlorine, metals, pathogens and any other nasties I missed. - If we get delivery of water, I want it to know that it's...

Hi everyone! I'm a nutrition enthusiast returning to BA soon for 3 months and would prefer not to bring a whole suitcase full special foods and supplements. Seeking the following in their purest, whole food forms, free of pesticides and additives. I've found a few of them on Mercado Libre, but...

("Bulletproof" coffee lovers, that is.) This may be the most ideosyncratic request on the forum, but who knows?: I've moved from a paleo to a ketogenic diet (kind of a next logical step), and the quart of MCT oil I brought is running out! That's "medium chain triglicerides". This stuff is...

Is it possible to get a copy from some online files? Or do I have to pay all over again?

BAExpat friends, please help me find the right place to live! Last March and April I stayed in Barrio Norte, a block from Santa Fe, and I found the neighborhood chaotic with traffic noise so bad I literally had to sleep with earplugs. There were some nice buildings in the neighborhood, but I...

Hi all. I'm getting a new iPhone and want to use my older one as my phone in Argentina. It's been difficult for me to adapt to the primitive little phone I got for my Claro account. However my iPhone is an AT&T-dedicated phone, and would have to be modified to use with another company. That's...

Does anyone have a link available to a page where my student can pay his reciprocity fee online? He's only found a page in Spanish, which doesn't help him. Thanks!

Hi everyone. I´m writing from a quickly borrowed computer. My power cable is suddenly not working and my battery is low. Anyone know where in BA I can get a new power cable for my Macbook Pro, or get this one fixed? Thanks!!

After 2 months in BA, I'm ready to do a week of detox. (I've been getting organic produce some weeks delivered to my home by El Rincon Organico, which has been a big help.) The cleanse programs I usually follow, designed by my favorite nutritionist, rely on hemp seeds and organic sprouted rice...

On my various visits stays in BA, I've made the rounds of different circuits of milongas. Though no experience I've had in North America or Europe matches tango here, I still feel like Goldilocks, looking for her milongas that are "just right". I'm a tango veteran, very skilled, and I can...

Hi friends. Last week, the small sailing company I'd contacted notified me that Saturday would be perfect sailing weather. So I cleared my schedule and invited a good Porteña friend for a private sailing expedition on Rio de la Plata with http://riodelaplata.wix.com/sailingtours. I had been...

What's the best canned fish to get, especially from a health-conscious point of view? Considerations: low mercury, good fishing practices, fished from cleaner waters, . . . and whatever you want to add. For those of you who think I'm too picky, just let the organic/paleo peeps answer. All...

Can anyone recommend, from the organic "underground" of BA, a hair stylist/colorist who avoids toxic chemicals?

Hi everyone. Do you know someone who loves, loves, loves Argentine Tango, but struggles with anxiety or feelings of inadequacy in milongas? I'm the Tango Mastery Coach, and I specializing in helping men dance Argentine Tango like a dream and make women melt in their arms. Their tango then...

I'm coming from the US soon and want to bring some small, thoughtful gifts that my Porteña friends (all women on this short list) will really enjoy. Suggestions? (I said "Porteño" in the topic title because I think it would be nice to have ideas for everyone in the thread.) Thanks in advance!