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Hi again, I have a few pots and pans (of good quality! Brought down from the US), Revere Ware, copper bottomed. Some of you were interested a few weeks ago but I couldn't sell them until now, so here's the list: small copper bottomed pot 35 medium copper bottomed pot 45 small copper bottomed...

Hi all, As I was actually using the iPod I had for sale in my previous post, I decided not to sell it until the last minute. Which is now! 2nd Generation iPod touch. 16 GB. In perfect working condition with some light scratching on the back surface. 750 pesos. Limited time offer! Must pick up...

Hi starlucia, I sent you a PM!

Hi everyone, My time has come, after a year and a half, to leave Buenos Aires. And leave some things behind. :eek: These are gently used items that I'm selling because they are not as easy to come by here and might be of interest to fellow expats. I would have been interested in them in my...

I find it hard when you're hungry and you're out and about- unprepared with no healthy snacks that is, and a sandwich of whatever nonsense you can find is just about as appetizing as it can get. Because on-the-go healthy food is NOT generally available. (I try to stick to bananas and almonds as...

Going on 1.5 years... no porteñas. No twenty-somethings, anyway.

I think it depends on what kind of account you have.

:cool: Smart kitty!

Cranberries! (Please?)

Yes, petty theft really is serious here. It's not a question of being a "scared suburban kid lost in the big city." Someone who shows up here waving their flashy technology around will be probably be judged as being exactly that: someone rich and priveleged and an ideal target for theft. You...

Unfortunately, psoriasis is thought to be a systemic (and not topical) disease. As much as outside influences can cause a flair-up, even when it disappears it can still be in your system (forever). You can first try moisturizers, coconut oil, etc., as it could be worthwhile to find a 'natural'...

I agree that it's a question of smart shopping. Go around to your local grocery stores and chinos and compare, and then keep it in mind. For example, I find that milk is exclusively cheaper in big supermarkets (like Coto) and eggs are exclusively cheaper in chinos. Other things I keep in mind...

People have the right to complain. If you sit here reading the complaints and don't like them, don't read them. :) "How many of you want to leave Bs As?" (thread title) = I do! I find it comforting to read other people's experiences here. I don't know many other expats at the moment (suffering...

This thread pretty much touches on everything I would have to say about the subject, but as an open forum I'll throw in my two cents anyway. Optimism and complaining: Re: I think that it's a strange duality, really. In the U.S., I think people complain more, but this is how we get things DONE...

There is a lot of solid advice on this thread. I'd say I agree with a lot of the others here in saying that you will be facing a "lower" quality of life here, in terms of money and material things. (That said, of course there are other aspects of life to consider.) It depends on how picky you...

I'd say there is a fair chance of getting sick here, if you've never been to South America before. As with travel to any new continent, the 'bugs' here can be different from the ones your body is already immune to. In the first 6 months I was here I got sick with much more frequency than I ever...

As the others have said, I don't think there is a market here for Spanish-taught-by-English-speakers. Most of the people who make it all the way to Argentina are not the same people who back in the US would prefer the English-to-Spanish worksheets. However, I will reiterate that if you want to...

I VERY rarely find discounts for buying a larger quantity in BsAs. It seems like they just assume that you won't do the math- and that you'll assume it's cheaper. Especially at Disco. Other examples include when you buy a dozen (empanadas/facturas/etc.) and the price is... the same. Multiplied...

I find that Argentine men can be just as hysterical and drama-inducing as (people say) the women are. In the end there will always be (communication) problems between men and women. Coming from another culture/language means you get to skip some of them and add some new ones.

We stayed at a place called "Hostel in Salta." South of the main square, we got a room with twin beds. It was comfortable and they had a nice patio/downstairs/parilla area. http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Hostel-in-Salta/Salta/12864