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  1. starlucia

    Six Months After: Ba Vs. Madrid

    Six months ago today, I took my final remis ride to Ezeiza and, after 3 years, left BA for good. I had never moved down there to live like an expat, but to be with my Argentine partner. I genuinely enjoyed living there for the first couple of years -- while I'd always recognized the basic...
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    Book sale

    Hi, all. I'm moving soon and have some books available for sale (20 pesos each.) Some are almost-new, some are in good-but-used condition. Send me a PM if you are interested or would like to see photos. The Age of Innocence - Edith Wharton Cakes and Ale - W. Somerset Maugham Empire Falls -...
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    What a difference a few years makes

    While looking through some old newspapers, I found a few supermarket ads with prices (and random, now-extinct brands) that were just too fun not to share... even though we all know that inflation is out of control, it's kind of shocking to see, in print, just HOW cheap Buenos Aires was less than...
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    Italian comfort food?

    I have always found it odd that in a city so proud of its Italian heritage, I have yet to see any of the following dishes on a restaurant menu: chicken cacciatore, pasta e fagioli, sausage with peppers and onions, eel, fried radicchio, zeppole, or rum cake. Can anyone recommend a restaurant...
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    Organic milk, farm-fresh eggs?

    Can anyone recommend a place to buy organic (or just hormone-free) milk? I do know OF places -- La Choza, El Galpon -- but, after getting sick more than once from improperly-handled food here (and being served an organic-but-curdled latte at Meraviglia), would like to be sure it's a place where...
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    Declaring cash upon leaving EZE

    Has anyone actually done this? And made it out of the country with all of their dollars in tow? It's a very straightforward process when leaving the US or EU with more than 10K in cash -- you fill out a form and as long as you don't look like a money launderer, they send you on your merry way...
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    Current OSDE info?

    I'm returning to BA for just 2 months and am looking into private medical insurance options. The alternative is to extend my current World Nomad travel insurance, but this doesn't cover some routine exams I'm due for (dentist, OB-GYN, chequeo anual, and I'd like to see someone about a horrible...
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    Government-proposed ban on British imports

    Looks like it's time to start stocking up on the Twinings: http://www.clarin.com/politica/gobierno/Gobierno-empresarios-productos-Reino-Unido_0_654534745.html
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    French tutor for beginner

    Can anyone recommend one? I didn't see any advertisements on Craigslist...
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    Teaching jobs available starting mid-January

    I'm getting ready to go on an extended vacation abroad, and will be leaving behind a few English students. These classes are through an institute, so while the pay is lame, the students are lovely and the director will treat you well. Please contact me if you're TEFL-certified, preferably...
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    Remis on Christmas Eve?

    Does anyone know whether it's even remotely possible to book a (sober) remis driver for after-dinner hours on Christmas Eve? If so, any recommendations for a reliable remis company (for a ride from Zona Sur to CF)?
  12. starlucia

    Looking for German/French textbooks

    I'd like to get my hands on a couple of elementary-level French and/or German textbooks. Let me know if you have any available for sale or trade (to exchange, I have dozens of English and Spanish fiction, non-fiction, poetry/short story anthologies, and all 3 books in the Thomson/Heinle...
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    Undocumented and at large in Colonia

    So today, 5 minutes after I'd gotten off the Buquebus and stepped foot into the Colonia terminal, I realized I was at large in Uruguay... with no entrance stamp to prove I'd been allowed in (the BA-side migrations official had given me an Argentina salida stamp, but nothing for Uruguay.) Not...
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    Last day of Granix promo tomorrow

    All November long, the all-you-can-eat vegetarian cafeteria Granix has been offering a 20% discount on Mondays and Wednesdays (bringing the total down from $57 to $46.) I checked it out last week and ended up having a great lunch: soup, salad, pasta, quiche, stir-fry, eggplant milanesa, dessert...
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    Aerolineas, we're through

    Well. I stuck it out with them for 2 long years, but between this and this and that, looks like I won't be flying with them ever again. Shame, since their flights to Europe are usually $200-800 cheaper (with double the baggage allowance) than any other airline.
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    I may bitch about BA, but...

    ... being able to eat my weight daily in fresh, insanely-cheap strawberries (2 kilos for $3.50 USD) makes up for an awful lot :D
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    English teacher needed immediately

    The institute I teach for is looking for a teacher to pick up an in-company class -- I'm unavailable, but offered to help find someone. This particular class is only 2 hours (80 pesos) a week, but you could and probably will be offered more students soon. Ideally, the new teacher would start...
  18. starlucia

    La veda and booze

    Erm, I'm trying to figure out exactly when the ban on alcohol sales kicks in this weekend. Clarin seems to say that it begins at 12am Sunday, and La Nacion says "12 hours before the polls close" (but when do they close?) :confused: But searching previous threads on this subject, the ban might...
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    Poll: English teaching careers in BA

    Just for fun... those of you who are or were English teachers in BA, how long did it take until you burnt out? What were the reasons? Or if you're a seasoned veteran still going strong, what do you love about your job?
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    Argentines bringing used electronics into Ezeiza?

    I'm trying to get a sense of what to expect from customs for an Argentine bringing a used laptop, received abroad as a gift, through Ezeiza. My GF will be flying to Europe next month, where I'll be giving her a used Toshiba laptop (bought in the US 5 months ago, and brought over to Europe from...
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