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You can get a SIM pretty much anywhere. Most supermarkets have them, usually right by the checkout in the larger ones.

I occasionally used Urban Station when I lived in BsAs a few years ago now. It seems it's still going strong so this might be a good option for you. In my time, you could pay per hour, or a block rate. Price included snacks and drinks. I used the shared desks area, but they have meeting rooms...

I'm assuming it's the same concepts as UK/Europe. the reason NOT to choose your own currency is that you're converting the money twice. Firstly at the conversion rate of the bank collecting the money (the card machine/retailer's bank) and then again at your own bank's rate (because they are told...

Perhaps not quite what you're after, but if all else fails this might be a good option for you: www.trustedhousesitters.com. Some homeowners ask for payment from the sitters, but it's mostly a way of having someone occupying your home whilst you're away so that it isn't sitting empty. I was a...

Downunder - Retiro refers to this strange little place down by the Retiro bus station that you might have to go to collect a parcel sent to you internationally if it's anything bigger than an envelope. You'll (eventually) get a card telling you it's waiting for you there. You might not get the...

I'm not in Argentina any more, but I'm about the same size as you, sometimes bigger in cup size. I once tried to buy a bra on a Triumph store. The assistant convinced me that the largest cup size they had (smaller than what I'd asked for) looked like it fitted me fine. I stupidly bought it...

Having never needed any medical assistance whilst I was there, I can't really comment on quality/service, but I would imagine Sanitorio de los Arcos on Juan B Gusto (between Paraguay and Guatemala, Palermo Hollywood) might fit the bill for you. My friend gave birth to her daughter there (her...

I think if you're not earning over a specific amount, then you don't have to pay... at least that's the rule if you're in the UK and, for example, earning less than the threshold so assume it would be the same if you were abroad. Not sure what proof they'd requite about lack of earnings though...

They aren't bearing the brunt... the migrants aren't trying to get to Kos etc, it's just the first port of call. They stay there for as along as it takes to get their papers in order and move on. I'd much rather have my holiday 'ruined' watching them coming off a boat alive than find their...

I used to live round the corner from there - it's and Armenian Deli. On (I think) Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays lunchtime they do takeaway shawarma or falafel wraps, rest of the time they sell empandas arabe, spices, nuts, houmous, yoghurt, cheese etc. Very tasty and it was always busy on the...

For some reason I would get Chilean quite a lot... I'm Welsh, but have dark hair and features so I could blend in quite well as I tend to do anywhere that traditionally the people have dark hair/eyes etc (I've had waiters in Turkish restaurants in London insist on speaking Turkish to me, even...

Ah, the supermarkets! One of the things I do NOT miss! People back home used to think it was very odd when I answered the question 'what do you miss from home?' with 'Tescos'. They all thought that doing the weekly shop was a chore that had to be endured. Ha! I mastered my zen zone out abilities...

I managed to get pomegranate syrup when I lived out there - have you tried the Armenian delis? My favourite was Damasco on Scalabrini Ortiz, it is about a block down from Cordoba on the right hand side if you're walking down towards Santa Fe.

Brixtongirl - we should have met for a coffee before you left, after 5 years in BA I've been back in the UK for about 3 years now and living down the road in Clapham! I never saw threading in BA, and had a few hit and miss experiences with waxing/tweezers before finding Ladygardens, which is...

I remember when travelling all through South America, you'd always have to search for the tiny selection of tampons in a sea of pads, and they'd only be non-applicator ones. I stuck to using those when I left Argentina as the applicators seemed so wasteful but if I ever stop and look at the...

I used to buy plain unsweetened yoghurt at the Armenian deli on Scalabrini Ortiz. They make it themselves I think and sell in those clear plastic tubs. I think it is called Damasco, about a block and a half down from Cordoba street walking towards Santa Fe, on the right hand side.

I can third the Home Hotel recommendation - I tried two or three places in BA and this was by far the best and most 'pampering' of the lot. You can go for just a basic massage, or if you are happy to spend more upgrade to various levels of packages,

I had this at Heathrow - can't remember if it was with British Airways or Iberia. They wouldn't let me check in without proof of onward travel out of Argentina. I found an internet place, booked a Buquebus boat to Colonia, went back to check in and they were happy with that. It's a formality...

I'm afraid that for me I found Argentina (or at least Buenos Aires and the area around - wasn't so much the case when visiting friends in Patagonia) to be one of the most racist countries I've come across Matias. How many people in the upper to upper middle class in Argentina are indigenous? How...

If I remember correctly (though I might be completely making this up), basically every job has it's 'day' in Arg - including the 'paper delivery boy' where there's hardly any newspapers that day as they can't be delivered (?!). I knew someone who's wife was a perfumista for a big brand company...