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  1. John1017

    Good Cheap Headphones

    I'm looking for some headphones to use on my flight back to the USA. I want to spend around 300 pesos. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know I can get some knockoff beats for pretty cheap. Anyone know of any good stores, places to buy?
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    Tourist Visa Renewal At Ezeiza

    I know this has been discussed hundreds of times but I thought I would just ask (forgive me for being lazy and not looking this up on the migraciones websites). Has anyone paid the fee recently. My tourist visa expired June 2014 but I'm going back to the USA and figured I'd pay at Ezieza...
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    Buying Baby Plane Ticket At Ezieza

    My wife and I bought our plane tickets to fly out next month on delta. They told us that we needed to buy the ticket for our baby at ezeizA. We are poor and couldn't afford to buy a seat for the baby so we are just going to hold her in our lap. They still charge taxes and I think 10% of the...
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    Baby Formula Questions

    1. Cheapest place to buy? (Carrefour Sancor 1 800g 140 pesos, Nutrilon 1 309 pesos) 2. Anyone else have bad reactions (lots of crying) with Sancor 1? Our two week old was fine and just recently started crying a lot usually after being bottle fed. She breastfeeds and is topped off with...
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    Tourist Visa Renew

    I know this has been talked to death here in the forums I just wanted to ask if anyone has been to retiro recently to renew their three month visa. I hear it's 600 big ones now, do you still just go with photocopy of your passport wait in line and pay? I was planning on doing all of that when...
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    Dhl And Ezeiza

    I know this topic has been discussed but I wanted to see if anyone had any recent updates. My parents sent me a package from Oregon, which contained documentation for my wife's visa, little did I know my mom, as nice as she is, innocently included baby clothes for my future baby. Now it...
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    Health Care For Pregnant Wife

    wife is pregnant, 23 weeks, we thought her visa would come so we would have the baby in the USA but we now know we will have the baby here in Argentina. Because of this prior uncertainty we don't have health coverage here in Argentina. We tried Galeno but they won't take here, and OSDE wants...
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    Visa Documents To Nvc Via Email?

    I've been working on my argentine wife's visa for a year now and we are getting close to getting the visa. We have been stuck because we needed a co sponsor and that co sponsor had to get his taxes in order. Anyways, I've been planning on sending all the information the NVC request for the...
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    Best Way To Mail Taxes To Irs

    i don't want to pay the 500 pesos or so to ship with Fedex. Does anyone have any advice on the best and cheapest way to ship tax documents to the IRS. Im thinking of just using correo Argentina but they scare me. I normally e-file but I got married last year and it won't let me efile. Thanks
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    Accessing American Tv (Netflix, Hulu, Espn)

    I found this site which so far has been pretty great. Free 14 day trial but I ended up paying for a month. It's an easy setup and I have noticed no speed issues. Below is my affiliate link to help you get setup, I would definitely recommend trying it out if you miss American TV and can no...
  11. John1017

    Looking For Job

    I've been teaching English here in bsas for six months but need something better to pay the bills. I have a lot of IT experience and a BA in International Studies... Any suggestions, or recommendations would be appreciated, resume/cv available on demand Jonathan Lewis
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    Apartment Wanted Near Pacifico/palermo. (Santa Fe Y Justo)

    my wife and I would like to rent a nice modern apartment as close to puente Pacifico, Santa Fe y Juan b justo as possible. We have been renting a nice apartment for around 1000 usd/month and we want to pay around that amount. Of course we want it clean, safe, and modern, with wifi and cable...
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    Good Cheap Men's Haircut In Palermo/recoleta

    I keep getting horrible haircuts here, I don't think the barbers here know how to cut my north American hair. Or maybe it's because I'm cheap and don't want to spend more than 100 pesos on a cut. Can anyone recommend a good Barber for a North american Rubio (bushy brown in reallity) Hair...
  14. John1017

    Buenos Aires Tourist Guide

    I'm not really in to plugging my own blog but I just wanted to share it with other expats as I believe it could be of some help, specifically for new comers to the city. Basic common sense tips for living and visiting buenos Aires. Do you have any other tips I could include? Most of the...
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    Axel Kicillof Needs A Pr Rep

    Politics and economy aside, this guy drives me crazy. He is representing Argentina and Argentina's money and he can't comb his hair or put on a tie? Maybe he is the perfect metaphor for Argentinas financial state. They say dress for the job you want not for the job you have but he looks like...
  16. John1017

    Fabricated Argentina Vs. Usa

    I'm no expert on international finances and I don't speak Spanish well enough to capture everything Cristina has been saying but I have a couple of doubts, opinions and questions. Is Cristina ignorant enough to believe it is the USA vs Argentina in all of this or is it just easier to get the...
  17. John1017

    Safety On Colectivos

    I take the 59 bus everyday to work on Santa Fe. I just wanted to give people a heads up that today on the way home I heard a scream and a man jumped out the door as soon as it was closing, he robbed a cellphone out of a ladies hand and timed is capper perfectly. It only took a split second...
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    Dish Washing Sponge Vs. Brush

    Has Argentina not grasped the concept of washing dishes with a brush instead of a sponge. I hate using a sponge. Using a brush you don't have to get your hands dirty and you don't have to touch one of the dirtiest things in your house ( kitchen sponge) Has anyone had any luck finding a dish...
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    Real Madrid Vs. Barcelona Viewing Locations

    Does anyone know where I can catch this game, I imagine most places with TVs would be willing to change channel to let me watch. Does anyone know what channel this will be on here in Argentina..?
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    Colectivo From Ezeiza To Palermo

    I've taken a colectivo before from Ezeiza to capital back in 2007 and 2010 and I think I paid like 4 pesos, which was a lot back then. Does anyone have a current estimate on the bus fair from Ezeiza to plaza miserere? I have 12 pesos in my wallet, can I get monedas in Ezieza and expect to be...
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