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  1. Mahara

    HP 1600 Printer for sale $125 pesos

    Deskjet 1600 - only a few months old and hardly used. I found it very handy for the six months I have been down here. Have box, CD etc. We are leaving this next weekend. It works very well. Argentine plug but can be switched with a N.A. plug as well. PM me if interested. M.
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    Sharing some good news!

    http://www.nationalpost.com/Grey+nomads+tour+world/4256418/story.html Hi I received national coverage in Canada last week for my first book. If you are interested, please see the attached link. The story by Jonathan Chevreau includes BA. I was excited and grateful for this opportunity...
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    Can I share some good news?

    Hi I've attached a link to a newspaper article about my new book The Laughing Boomer. It appears across Canada on Thursday in 11 major newspapers. As a new author I was grateful and excited by the response. It's about a happy retirement being a state of mind, not a state of money and BA is...
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    Mailing boxes or paying overweight luggage charges

    Hi We've been here six months and are moving on at the end of Feb to Peru and Bolivia. I'm trying to decide whether it's cheaper to mail a box or two of our winter stuff/souvenirs, etc. to Canada or pay the overweight luggage charges. In a way I'd just like to get rid of it. Has anyone done...
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    Good Place to go for Vaccinations

    Hi I'm thinking I need to update my vaccinations. Does anyone know a good place to go - a travel medical clinic, for example? Also, anyone know how the prices are? Thanks, Mahara
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    Any idea what the phoney bird poop is made of?

    Just wondering.....
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    Smell Coming from Drains

    Hi Our drains in the kitchen, laundry room have been really smelly over the past week or so, but I notice that after the heavy rains yesterday the smell has disappeared. I'm trying to figure out if there is any link.......?
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    Prices Compared to Peru

    Hi: We are off to Peru and Bolivia in a few months. We will be needing to buy a few things for a bird-watching trip to the Amazon, specifically high-tech clothing, etc. These will probably be US brands. Does anyone know if the taxes/customs/prices are less in Peru than in Argentina...
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    Buses, Taxis on Christmas Eve

    Hi Searched the site, but didn't find anything specifically about Christmas Eve and taxis. Will they operate in San Telmo, Barrio Norte, Recoleta or should we book one. Looking at a later time - after dinner. Any advice would be appreciated. Thx.
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    Laughing Boomers, Gray-Headed Nomads

    Hi: At Nesika'a suggestion, I'd like to plan a get-together for over-or-around 50's plus folks on the forum. We could do coffee/lunch/dinner, or anthing else, but let's meet before Christmas. I can suggest Pertutti's or B.A. Grill , both around the 2000 block of Santa Fe. They are not...
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    Ordering a Book from Amazon

    Hi I need an English Bird Book of Peru, which I understand people from Peru order from Amazon.com as only Spanish copies are available in Peru. Does anyone know the time frame for receiving books. We have a couple of months, but I am worried about customs. Thanks,:)
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    The Garbage on the Beaches

    Hi We are birders and go to Costenera Reserve at least once a week and have been to Ribera Norte and Vicente Lopez Reserves as well. What always disturbs me is the amount of garbage at the shoreline and in the marsh by the walkways at Costenera. Does anyone know if there are any...
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    Bloomberg Report on Bank Robberies

    Hi: Further to the other threads, I cut and pasted this from Bloomberg. I imagine the hyperlinks won't work but you can get those, if you are interested at bloomberg.com. Mahara Banks Thwarting Stickups in Argentina by Offering Customers Free Accounts By Rodrigo Orihuela and Eliana...
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    Store Luggage for a few weeks

    Hi We are hoping to do a three week trip or so - join a bird-watching group to go to the South American Bird Fair in San Martin de los Andes and then go to Bariloche, Cordoba and generally tour the country. Our problem is that we have two 32 inch duffels and we would want to store one...
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    Split the 180 Days

    Hi We were in BA for around 100 days until April of this year and now are back here, hopefully for six months. We were planning a visa run in December after our first 90 days, but now are concerned because of the first 100 days here. Our total days - planned for 2010 would be 213 days. My...
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    Magnifying Glass

    Hi Does anyone know where I can buy a magnifying glass. I'm trying to read the nutrition labels on the food packaging here and find the print so small/fuzzy that I can't read it, even with reading glasses. Any pointers would be appreciated. Mahara
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    Selling HP DeskJet Printer D1600 for $50 US

    Hi I bought a printer in December 2009 because I was finishing a book. We are leaving March 26th. I paid $75 and have the original box, cd, packaging, etc. We are at Juncal and Junin, in Recoleta. My cell number is 6667 0329. It has the Argentine plug. I would need it until the 25th or...
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