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    French Tourist Dies After Being Robbed in Retiro.

    No doubt the Tourist authorities will want to say: 'But he didn't die DURING the commission of the robbery'
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    Rental Prices in November 2023

    On MercadoLibre, I note that they are still advertising apartments in USD, but this is the only website that seems to be doing this
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    Rental Prices in November 2023

    Most of the 4 bed apartment rentals on Zonaprop are no longer displaying a price, but just say Consultar precio - this was not the case in October. Does anyone know/suspect the reason for this recent change?
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    Is it actually even legal to have a rental contract in USD?

    Two things from this, below: In addition to the changes mentioned above, the reform — which will be in force once it is published in the Official Bulletin — also establishes that rent contracts can only be made in the national lender, the peso. 1. The reform will only become law once it is...
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    Spanish language learning

    I've been using this lately and it has helped me enormously: https://try.lingopie.com/spanish The basic idea is that you watch subtitled Spanish language TV shows, which together with other language learning tools, help you gain a better contextual understanding of Spanish. I'm not affiliated...
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    Thanks again. Dominic
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    Many thanks, earlyretirement - this listing looks like good value and I will be contacting the owner for verification. The bathroom in photo number 21 might however pose a bit of a challenge for someone with wide hips!
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    Remarkable. Reminds me of the archetypal image of a spiv who flies from London to Zurich to make a 'deposit', hoping to God that he isn't mugged or otherwise relieved of his briefcase along the way...
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    Paying for an apartment in 100 dollar bills? The bodyguarding sector must be booming, either that or people are handcuffing briefcases full of cash to their wrists.
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    I take your point. I'm just looking for an inoffensive space to cook pasta in, but there are many in Battersea who think that a kitchen is just not a kitchen without a £50K refit, an Aga and an artisan bread maker. Somewhere along the way, values have become distorted.
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    What really irritates me is those bathrooms that have pretentious 'free-standing' wash basins where the water splashes all over you - oh and 'gold' bath taps - I've seen plenty of those in my Buenos Aires apartment search. It would be refreshing to see herds of savvy bathroom and kitchen...
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    As a comparator, take a look at this 3 bed, 2 bath 100m squared centrally air-conditioned apartment in a good area of Barcelona, which is considered to be an expensive City to live in. https://www.idealista.com/en/inmueble/101980770/ Pristine condition with an enviable kitchen/bathroom set up...
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    Thank you for all of your informative comments. It looks like although Buenos Aires is a veritable bargain for the day-to-day stuff e.g. restaurants (especially when using Western Union for currency transfers), it falls behind for property rentals. My budget is $US 2000 - 2500 monthly for a 3...
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    Apartment for a Newbie

    Hi all, I'm looking to move to Buenos Aires with my family (4 people in all) and I'm looking for a 3-4 bedroom apartment to rent. I have a (fairly) generous budget. After looking online, what occurs to me is that there is no comprehensive database of apartments in the way that you might find...
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