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I hired a company called Grintours a few months ago to take a group of 11 of us around town for a full week. The driver was great and the company gave me a pretty nice discount from their initial quote after negotiating a bit, but I did hire them for a total of about 50 hours and I paid cash...

Amazon Prime does an IP check and won't stream content to Argentina. I use an IP mask and that fools Amazon into streaming content, but you will probably take a significant performance hit with any IP masking service. Mine is pretty good and the video will often pause to buffer more content...

I'm arriving in BA early Tuesday morning (Oct. 30). I'm bringing some dollars and I need to sell them. Please send me a PM with the amount you'd like to buy if you're interested. I'll sell for a few cents off whatever the blue quote is on http://www.ambito.com/economia/mercados/dolar.asp Or...

I use http://hidemyass.com/vpn/ to avoid any problems in US websites using my US credit cards. This product changes your IP address to the country of your preference. It's safe and much faster than the free options out there. I've had a the annual subscription for a couple years now and have...

Breakfast Cereals! I'm flying down to BA myself in a couple days and half of one of my bags is all breakfast cereals. The selection of breakfast cereals in Argentina is pretty sad.

You, sir, speak the truth. Something far more important is happening on September 12 than the iPhone 5 release: http://www.visualstudiolaunch.com/vs2012vle/Home We get the next generation fo the the tools you so accurately described!

Same here! :) I'm an IT professional and I've managed to avoid all Apple hardware. Unfortunately, I'm ashamed to admit that I did break down and opened an iTunes account in order to get all the movies and TV shows from the US. I used to buy all my movies and TV shows using Amazon Prime, but...

1.- It doesn't snow in Buenos Aires

The Catholic Church as an institution might be 100% ok with using corpses to study medicine. I don't know if that's the case, because I know very little about the catholic faith. However, I do know that UCA as an institution has chosen not to use corpses for instruction and they have told...

I don't know about the Catholic Church, but I do know about UCA from an UCA student that they will not be practicing on corpses as is common at other med schools.

Awesome link!

I can't answer all the questions you listed, but I'll mention two med schools that I know about thru a family friend: Universidad de Buenos Aires (http://www.uba.ar/): I'm pretty sure it's regarded as the best med schoool here. But it has seen better days. Apparently their facilities are in...

I tried Xoom for the first time too and I'm very happy with it. Here's the bullet point version of my experience: - Setup my account and sent US$500 from my credit card to my wife's checking account in Santander Rio - Xoom insta-cancelled my transfer and blocked my account due to "security...

I have a new Kindle here in BA that I don't need. I sent you a PM with the details.

Yep, you'll need a US address, but you can get one at usaboxdotcom. I used them for about a year when I first moved to BA and they're reliable. You get a US address and they'll forward your mail here. Just be aware that if they forward anything other than documents, Argentine customs will...

Yes, there is a 2-year temporary residency. It is granted to MERCOSUR citizens. My wife is a MERCOSUR citizen, but I'm not. However, by applying jointly we both get our residency under MERCOSUR rules. And under the rules that apply to MERCOSUR citizens, we can now apply jointly for a...

Thanks for the detailed reply! This is my first time renewing and based on what you're telling me it sounds like the best thing for me to do is just to re-apply for a temporary residency. Another two year temporary residency will cover the time that I still need to be here.

I'm currently on a temporary residency that expires later this year. When it expires I know I have the option to apply for a permanent residency. Does a permanent residency create additional liabilities for me like taxes on income outside Argentina? I'm going to be in Argentina for another...

Hmmmmmm.........No. Those are the rates used by Martercard / Visa / Amex when you use a US credit card or debit card for making purchases in pesos or making ATM withdrawals. That "official" rate, even if we all know it is blatantly manipulated is VERY relevant.

I'm planning to go to Carmen next week. Is there a dress code for the ballet at Teatro Colon?