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    Modern Indian food

    Hopefully this will be of interest to all those on the forum who lament the lack of spice in BsAs... Due to popular demand... We are popping up on Wednesday to serve modern Indian food. We guarantee no chicken korma! www.vialondon.tumblr.com. [email protected] Best.
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    spanish tutors

    God are you kidding? I did about 30 hours of it and in retrospect it was a total waste of time - I still couldn't string a useful sentence together. It concentrates on the 'progressive' tense (eg ella esta nadando) which nobody ever uses. In contrast, I thought Michel Thomas's courses...
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    Transferring money to Argentinian bank account

    If you have the account number and SWIFT code then that's as good as an IBAN. Matt
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    Transferring money to Argentinian bank account

    Hi I use Caxton FastPay. It's free and offers good exchange rates. It's a brilliant service - caxtonfx.com. Alternatively you could pay via SWIFT from your bank, but it will cost £16 or so - search for 'international banking' on your bank's website. Either way, you'll need your friend's...
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    Dinner and Drinks in Palermo (Friday, Jan 15)

    I am chuckling about me getting up with children as in the event I slept in till 11!! Could've gone on but for some reason I was feeling uncharacteristically sensible. Next time. It was nice to meet everyone.
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    How to get USD for rent without fees?

    I just tried to use xoom but found it completely useless - transactions would never go through and I got no explanation about why. I just opened an account with Caxton FastPay and it's excellent. Think it's just for UK residents though. http://www.caxtonfx.com/online_payment/online_payments.asp
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    Quick intro

    Hi there, My only other experience of forums is as a doula - woman experienced in pregnancy, labour and birth who is hired as a birth partner - in London and I guess this is similar to the community of fellow doulas back home in terms of having much in common and info to swap. I am 36...
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    Would love to make some new friends

    I'd like to come along if everyone's still up for it... Keely
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    recommended babysitter

    Hi there, I'm a newbie - going to write in newcomers bit in a while - and wondered if anyone could recommend an English-speaking bbsitter for Villa Crespo area? We are a family of four from London, UK - two girls aged 6 and 4 - travelling round South America and in BA for a few months, maybe...
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