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Hi everyone, I need to transport some frozen items from Buenos Aires back to Vancouver next week. I checked with the airline and I'm allowed to check 2.5kg of dry ice. Does anyone know where I could purchase some, preferably near Palermo? Thanks.

I found some real cheddar last year in Belgrano inside the complex at Ciudad de la Paz and Juramento.

La frabrica del taco was recommended to me by a Mexican friend, so it's probably fairly authentic Mexican food. That said, the portions are pretty small and the prices are pretty expensive for what you get. I much preferred Lupita when I was in BsAs.

Actually, Canada is offered a single entry or multi-entry (up to 5 years). I purchased the single entry the first time, and the multi-entry the second.

Hey Mike, Sorry to hear what happened to you. I completely emphasize - back in 2006 I was walking home from a bar in Vancouver when four random guys decided to put my head through a window and then stomp on my face. I just had my third round of reconstructive surgery this last September to...

I don't think that's correct. The Canadian mint is known for producing some of the world's most pure gold, and it's 99.99% only (although they produced a few 99.999% coins one time). Gold ingots, coins and bars typically vary between 99.9% and 99.99%.

I think AirBNB offers both parties some protection though, so I think many want to stay within the system. https://www.airbnb.com/safety "When you book through Airbnb, your property is covered for loss or damage due to theft or vandalism caused by an Airbnb guest for up to $50,000." "All...

I rented my last apartment in BsAs from AirBNB (from May until July of 2012). The apartment was expensive by Argentine standards, but it was right in the heart of Palermo and was marketed as something a bit more high end. They asked me before I showed up what groceries I wanted (mostly beer in...

I was watching from Vancouver, Canada, and I agree, he didn't seem prepared at all. The very first thing he did was to mispronounce her name, which seemed really amateurish and showed lacked of preparation. That said, I was pretty blown away by the fact that CFK was almost 50 minutes late to...

Given that the unofficial exchange rate looks to be somewhere around 6.5 to 1 for USD, I was wondering what ways exists to basically make a profit off of selling USD. For example, if someone were to come for a visit and show up with $9,999 USD (I believe $10,000 is the limit at which you have...

Here's the announcement: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-18/imf-to-put-argentina-on-path-toward-censure-over-economic-data.html

I am trying to make some homemade margaritas this weekend, and apparently I need triple sec - anyone know where I can find it in BsAs? I checked two supermercados, but I couldn't find any. Thanks.

Devaluing a currency is basically theft - you can't create value out of nothing, the money they are creating to pay debts comes about because it devalues the holdings of all the people who have the currency in possession. So yes, while going off the gold standard caused many countries to be...

Welcome! I'm a Canadian guy living in BsAs right now. I actually spent a drunken New Year's Eve down at Whiskey River in your city a few years ago! Good times.

Also Warren Buffet isn't a typical investor, he owns a holding company (Berkshire Hathaway) and can invest time and resources into every single company he adds to the portfolio - the average investor doesn't have the skills or the time to do that. Of course he is going to lean towards...

You're missing the point - it's not supposed to provide an income stream, it's supposed to provide a store of value. Inflation here is probably like 30-40% - if you have money in pesos in the bank, you're going to lose that amount every year. In North America the official rates are between 2...

Thanks for lending your amazing insight to the discussion. Why not provide a better solution then, since you seem so knowledgable on the subject?

> What is the attraction or advantage of a Gold backed currency? One of the main reasons is that's it is scarce. You can't easily create new gold (not for less than the cost of the gold you are creating), so what's available is the amount that's been extracted from the ground. By contrast...

Also, the tickets say 8:30pm - is that the time the doors open, or is that the time of the actual Opera? Just trying to time everything. Thanks.

So I have tickets to the opera this Friday. When I bought the tickets I saw a sign saying something about a new dress code in effect at Teatro Colon. Does anyone know what the expectation is for men and women? If I wear a suit jacket and a shirt, can I get away without a tie, or is that...