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i just need to state this for the record, in case i mentally block it out later. it seems important to report this for posterity. i watched an argentine cooking show. the theme was 'game day.' the tv chef made a 'super triple.' the 'triple' part apparently referred to four large ham and cheese...

(well, including one week in chile) ...crazy boyfriends, crazy roommates, infectious disease, being homeless (see: the aforementioned roommates), being extorted by villeros, altitude sickness, landslides, and bedbugs. oh and on the bus back from chile today i sat next to an old woman who paid...

so - unfortunately i and a friend of mine ventured out into our neighborhood at like 4 am to our all night restaurant where there were a bunch of local young dudes hanging out. they asked me to buy them a liter beer. i obliged. then one more as i was leaving. i again obliged. what was i...

i was quite late for an appointment today because i failed to realize that there are actually TWO 168s, with similar, but different routes. just more of an fyi, i guess: if you're using the various bus route internet sites, and you get two listings for any one bus route, make sure to check both...

i kid you not. empanadas that were $3 are now $3.50. a docena de facturas that was $15 is now $18. how often does this happen???

are the tomatoes especially good here or is that my imagination? i'm having a rough time with the food here and am keeping track of the things i actually like here lol...

(this includes gay women, of course) have been here 2 weeks, would like to meet some fellow gay expats... anyone else interested in getting together to hang out, go to the clubs, whatever... apparently a 'pink drink' has been organized on this board in the past... was thinking something like...

as a tourist. I'm American. he's totally wrong, right? he keeps saying everyone he knows got DNIs as tourists... but they were MERCOSUR. i've been here for two weeks and am just BORED... i need to find some sort of work or i am going to be leaving the country early...

so a friend is setting me up with a depto in san cristobal for when i come to BA next month. any thoughts on the neighborhood? recommendations for bars/restaurants in the area? apparently it's on the other side of the 25 de mayo highway from the entre rios subte on the E, a few blocks off entre...

i see that the price of electronics is quite high in BA... does this include electric razors? i don't see a way to bring mine to BA. i just use a cheapo US$20 electric razor and have perma-stubble lol - will i be able to get something like that in BA for a reasonable price? thanks in advance

have read the various health insurance threads on this site and am convinced that traveler's insurance won't cut it for 6 months in BA - definitely going to buy some sort of argentine private insurance. regardless of what company i choose, can it be done from the states, or is this something...

Hi, Do the buses run all night in BA? If so, are they safe to 1) ride and 2) wait for at that time? If that helps, I'm 6', 180, 30 y.o. male, and everyone keeps telling me, 'oh you look argentine, you'll be fine.' LOL I also posed this q in my thread in the newcomers section...

Hi everyone, I'm moving to BA in early Jan. and have some Q's about apartments. My Spanish is very good, but not fluent, if that influences your answers. I posted these Q's in my post in the newcomers forum...

Hi everyone, I'm moving to BA in early Jan. to spend 6-7 months becoming fluent in Spanish. I was in BA (Monserrat) for about 10 days this spring (er, fall) and got a sense of the basics (the lack of monedas, the cash economy, the un-spicy food). My Spanish is good but I don't know if I can...