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Hi all I am in a bit of a pickle. I have been in Argentina for a month now and stupidly got my visa debit card blocked when moving to a new hotel, as I could not remember the number. My bank in the UK have told me that to unblock it I need to go to a link machine here...which I did do but I...

Hello all. So I am back in Argentina again and as usual all changes within a year...ha. What is the best way to get pesos at the moment. I normally use Azimo website and collect the money at an Argenper.....is this still the best way? At the moment on Azimo it's £1 for 20.592 pesos....and...

Hi this is a question about the below that I have copied off a hotel website: Please note the based on local tax laws, all Argentinian citizens and resident foreigners must pay an additional fee (VAT) of 21%. Only foreigners who pay with a foreign credit card, debit card or via bank transfer...

Hi everyone, I am going to send a package from England to my girl in Buenos Aires and I was just interested to see if anybody has had a problem, and if the whole system has improved now since Macri has been running the ship? It will be a box containing some English tea and chocolate..the things...

I am off home at the end of the week and fancy a new suitcase as my one is worn out just about. Where is the best place to get one here any suggestions? Or shall I wait until back in England....from what I have seen in shop windows they look to be quite expensive here for a good one, like 2000...

Can one buy brown sauce here in Buenos Aires? as in HP or daddys sauce as we have in England. I know there are some import type shops here but not sure where, as I have read about them in the past. I want to take it to my girls house to and use it and show them. I like the food here but a lot...

Hello all I am in this great city again enjoying my 5th time here in the last few years. It has been kind of quiet since I arrived with many things closed due to Easter and Obama shutting down things also. I was down near the Kirchner cultural center the other day when he arrived and his car...

Today I had another bad experience here in Buenos Aires (I was robbed last time here in La Boca which was talked about in a previous forum post) Anyway this time was in Burger King near the Obelisco. I have had many people come up to me to try to sell something in the past in there and Mc...

I'm in Buenos Aires now enjoying this amazing weather...well compared to the UK. Been here 2 weeks and got one more to go. my fourth time here and still learning about this great city :) People always look at me strange when I walk the streets...is it because I am a fair skinned Gringo? lol or...

Hey all, I got robbed of my camera yesterday in La Boca. I was taking photos outside the stadium which I had done before on my recent few trips, but this time I walked back towards San telmo, well I was a few streets from the stadium when 4 kids about 16 turned and demanded my camera, I...