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Anyone know any good gyms in the Monserrat area?

Does anyone know of these will be on sale tomorrow? I'm thinking about going with a couple of friends of mine, one of whom has tickets and the rest of us do not. Is it worth trying to buy them there?

Does anyone know of any good/cheap/both sushi restaurants in the San Telmo/Monserrat area? I'll be living near the Independencia subte stop...anything close by? Anything at all?

As for Maple Syrup, I searched pretty thoroughly recently in an effort to make french toast for some argentinian friends of mine, and was totally unsuccessful, so I ended up making my own from scratch. Obviously it didn't quite work - had to use vanilla extract to approximate the maple flavor -...

All three big grocery stores in Chinatown - Casa China, Asia Oriental, and Itchi Ban - sell various varieties of Peanut Butter. Casa China is SLIGHTLY cheaper than the rest. One thing to watch out for is wasting your money -- The cheapest brand is only 9 pesos, I think, maybe even less but it...

Casa China has a wide selection of Curry's and the lowest prices I've yet been able to find, so I'd recommend getting your stuff there. Just made Channa Masala with some spices I brought with me from the states, though...delicious!

Let me ask you this -- if I'm coming from the airport, and I want to take the Manuel Tienda Leon shuttle, what hostel would be close to where the bus would drop me off? I know you can get the shuttle to take you to various neighborhoods, but presumably just a single spot in each neighborhood.

I've heard it's a bit risky to unlock a phone manually. Any truth to that? I've got a razr that I would love to unlock before getting to ba.

Wow, that's still pretty cheap compared to american prices. Jesus, I can only imagine what beef costs!

Interesting. How much per kilo are we talking about for Merluza or Calamares?

Thanks everyone! So many choices!

As someone moving to Buenos Aires in a bit, I have to say it's a bummer to hear about the expense of fish. Is there anywhere to get decent fresh fish that I can cook myself? I'm not a big, picky eater, and I'm very excited about the Asado culture, but I also like variety. I've heard of a few...

In what barrio do you live?!

Thanks for the recommendation! Question -- if one just gets a room in a dorm, do they have some kind of lockup for your valuables? I'll be bringing my computer with me, and I'd like to be able to store that somewhere.

Hey again everyone! I'll be heading to Argentina for about 5 months coming up the beginning of April. I've been checking out rooms to rent via craigslist and there seems to be some nice stuff there, but I certainly don't want to commit until I see the place and me the people. Plus, I have a...

So as a dude, I am I going to stick out if I walk around in a long sleeved collared shirt, jeans/khakis and some relatively worn sneakers? I figure I can buy some stuff while I'm down there anyway.

So basically, if all I want is a phone that is functional for calling and texting without any gadgets and frills (internet and all that), I should just buy one over there rather than trying to unlock the one I have here in the states?

Also, as someone who is just doing this now, you can link up your bank account to your brokerage account 100% online. You just need your routing number. I'll fill you in on the amount of time it takes, but should be all set to transfer funds between in 1 to 3 business days.

I just signed up for this in prep for my trip, and it does seem to be pretty easy. My card should be coming within 7 business days, which is about the amount of time it should take for me to get my bank account linked up to my Schwab account. No ATM fees, 1% interest in your checking, PLUS...

For what it's worth, I've found Portenos to be some of the nicest, warmest, friendliest people I've met in ALL the time that I was traveling around South America. I was shocked to find that they had a reputation for being arrogant/rude/snide/whatever (and, to be fair, I do believe that they...