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I have passed through EZE airport since 2010 perhaps 3 or 4 times each year. I have never encountered anything like this. That’s why I was so shocked. The guy first tried to trick me to pay him a bribe. Then later attempting to steal money from my wallet. Unbelievable! My husband who is an...

Thank you for the link. I will definitely report it.

I arrived to Eze airport close to midnight last night. One young guy asked me to open my luggage after X ray machine. I only brought some dry noodles, coffee and some nuts so I knew there's nothing that are not allowed to bring in to Argentina. However, The guy who opened my luggages just kept...

You can buy different varieties of fresh fish and seafood at Chinese supermarkets (affordable prices) in Barrio China. I personally like this one: Ichiban Supermarket. Arribenos 2233 Belgrano.

I was coming down with a bad flu with complications of numbness in the limbs and terrible headache and dizziness.. I thought I was having a stroke and I was quite panic. My husband took me to Hospital Aleman emergency department right way once I have these sysmtopms. I was in great discomfort...

I went to emergency department of Hospital Aleman last night. For consultation it was 125,000 Pesos. For blood tests and X-ray scans it was 360,000 pesos. They also charged 500,000 pesos in advance in case I need to be admitted. They refunded this amount later when the doctor sent me home. All...

This is great! Thank you for creating this website!

When I did the renovation of my place the tradesmen that did the tile job went to the tire store and pick them up, and brought back to my apartment. They charged extra of course. Can you ask your tradesmen if they are able to do this?

HI, if you are non-resident you can contact Banco Piano central office (located in San Martin 345 CABA). You can open accounts with them with CDI and passport. You need to provide documentations to prove the origin of funds. I used Banco Piano in year 2022 and this year. All went well. Go to...

Thank you! Very helpful advice!!

Hi everyone, This is what happened: I purchased an apartment (still under construction) in July. I paid 50% of the total amount with USD, and The other 50% will be paid.with 15 monthly quotas in Pesos ARG. The issue is, the day I signed the boleto, the builder used the exchange rate of "1450" ...

Hi, I know this is a popular topic and I've searched all the related topic on several threads. I was going to do the bond swap but the process is quite long and I have a property purchasing settlement date approaching soon. Can anyone share their recent experience with cueva or financiero, to...

Yes after I got robbed I went home quickly (by taxi, not bus, lol..), and erased my iPhone device from my Mac. Also changed all the passwords of the accounts. From what I read online my data is all wiped out and the thief will never be able to to use this phone unless they have my Apple...

Thank you all for the recommendation. A friend of my friend will be traveling to BA soon so I will ask him to bring it to me. It's quite stressful to deal with this situation. I never thought I will be robbed on the bus. but I guess it's my fault. I was sitting very close to the door and I...

Hi, Does anyone know a reputable/reliable to buy an iPhone (new and original) in Buenos Aires? I was on the bus yesterday and someone robbed my phone and ran away. Never thought it would happen to me...I will appreciate if someone can give me some suggestions. Thank you.

Hi I have dual citizenship too and I've previously used one main passport for the visa run. If I took Buequebus I always got warning. If I went to Chile and returning to EZE airport I didn't have any problems. This year I'm applying for residency and somehow at the final stage the immigration...

Excellent explanation Quilombo! I'm also wondering if you know what's the exchange rate for the booking made on Airbnb? I've been asked by many Argentines who wanted to book my place but they want to know what will be the price in Pesos. I can't answer them because I don't know how it works...

I would suggest you to find a local person to help you to talk and deal with the greedy landlord. I will share the similar experience here. I have a friend who recently visited Buenos Aires from Europe. She called my boyfriend (a Porteno) one afternoon and asked my boyfriend to talk to the taxi...

Last week I successfully purchased a property and the USD fund was brought in legally by Banco Piano. You can ask them all the details by visiting their central office at San Martin Street. I was searching for many methods to bring in USD to purchase the property. At the end I choose Banco Piano...

Hi everyone, This is an old thread but I'm looking for reliable contractors to renovate my apartment too. I'm going to renovate the bathroom and kitchen of my apartment. Anyone can give recommendations or share their past experiences? I.e recommendation of reliable contractors, or any...