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Don't forget the corralito. That locked up so much local money and allowed expats to come in and swoop up properties. Argentina went from expensive to a relative bargain basically overnight. I remember seeing dozens of gorgeous apartments in Recoleta available for about USD $40K.

I am really sorry to hear this. It sounds so stressful, especially for those expats living on a fixed income who don't have the option to just move home to make more money.

Pick Up the Fork Buenos Aires always had the best, updated restaurant recs. I see it's a couple of years behind now, but there are still some great places listed in there. A lot has changed since the so-called golden era for being a BA expat, and much of the food is definitely repetitive (and...

We have friends who moved from California to Idaho a couple of years ago. Wow, that weather is not great. The "mud season" last year lasted into July, with no spring. Personally, I liked Boise much more than I thought I would, but I think I'd get restless living there very quickly. I don't think...

Those were pretty sweet days! It got annoying for a bit, but it was still fun being in the center of the chaotic expat planet. Most of the posts here then were about where to take visiting parents for steak and whether Ryan was still doing the best highlights in CABA...

Most of the comments I add here these days seem to be for a shoutout to Belgrano Day School, where our son attended back in the day. I’m glad there are still some families relocating to BA who don’t just want to mimic a US school experience. BDS is not on a northern hemisphere calendar, but...

She’s the local!

My intel is a bit old since my child went there ages ago, but he and we loved Belgrano Day School. It’s a Cambridge IB school, so follows that standard curriculum if you more elsewhere. He had a Spanish teacher half of the day and English the other half. Amazing playfields (out of the city) that...

100% agree. I remember it too.

Best neighborhood in CABA, but owners stay there forever and can’t afford to keep up their property.

I was in town but missed this post. Sorry not to be there. Thank you Gracielle for organizing CC!

I wrote about this earlier, around the time of the 17th version of requirements. But, since proof of Covid insurance is still required, I’ll add here. We have full medical insurance but they couldn’t get us a letter or proof of specific Covid coverage, and definitely not covering hotel stays if...

Never will I defend landlords in BA, but I will say that our experience of owning and renting legal, short-term rentals near Pinamar was a neverending nightmare. I was sad and so hugely relieved the day we sold it all. I would hazard a guess that the Baexpats community is not representative of...

As a previous 15-year homeowner of property near Pinamar, I highly recommend you rent anytime you want to stay near the beach. Owning a home in that area is not only expensive to buy, but also to maintain. The gardener, cleaning lady, roof repair guy (because the roof will leak, I promise you)...

Buenos Aires - not for the faint hearted Just in case anyone with romantic ideas is reading this thread…

It sounds odd, but you actually check them as cargo. I believe we paid about $125 each way for our dog. We had an extra large crate so she had plenty of room to move around. If you have a large crate (or even in general), you will need to call the airline and confirm that their cargo hold and...

I did the exact same thing with my dog using Delta and LAN (back in the day). No problems at all. We showed up about three hours before the flight, and they took our dog out during the layover. I'd be tempted not to fly American just for this reason. My dog had no problems.

Salad dressings that aren’t easy to make to taste like at home….Caesar, blue cheese, ranch, etc. Maple syrup Spices that aren’t super common (dill for me) Nuts that aren’t peanuts

I wrote this on a previous thread but it fits here. It was a challenge to find the Covid travel coverage so here’s what I found… My insurance was checked by the airline in the US, and they did check it closely. My regular insurance does cover Covid, but there was nothing written they could...

Don’t forget it will have to be apostilled with a stamp, signature and a sticker. And somehow you’ll have to do it all at Migraciones.