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Hi Nikad, yes, please let me know the name and contact details of your friend. We are completely bamboozled and until this mess is sorted out, my husband can't come to Australia.

Would it be possible to give me a contact in Buenos Aires for the person with whom you dealt? When I go online, the Andreani website doesn't say much about house moves. If someone in Buenos Aires knows about this service, I can quickly check if they cover Australia. Thanks in advance.

I went on some website where you ask for quotes and took one of them. Its difficult, Argentina is full of rip off artists. I am struggling to find a shipping firm that has a decent reputation. The goods, meanwhile, still stuck in Buenos Aires and I will probably have to travel from Australia to...

Hi - thanks for the comment. I thought Andreani is a postal service. Do they do household moves, as in furniture on ships? We are trying to find a reliable firm but its always difficult in Argentina, especially as our shipment is supposed to go to Australia.

Wondering if anyone has had an international move (ex Argentina) handled by a company called ASFCOMEX ? Warning: this company is run by a con artist called Carlos Albamonte. An older guy, he seems very helpful and friendly. His scam is to take your money (US$ cash, naturally) and then wait til...

Flores/Caballito

Can anyone give me a recommendation on a reliable painter for interior of a house? We asked Argentine friends and colleagues but they all recounted ghastly experiences. It´s rather strange. Surely there must be a reliable painter somewhere in the capital? We don´t want a super duper job (we´re...

I am looking for a good place to stay for one week! Would the people who kindly sent information to this request from NobodySpecial please send the same to me? Grateful for any help.

G'day - we are looking for a responsible person to mind the house and more particularly the dog, in the period 14-26 November. The house is near Parque Chacabuco, easy walk to subte line E or A. It is about 10 km from downtown. If you may be interested, please send me a pm. Cheers, Sarah

Yes, portenos are embracing the future in the dog turd department. Even in Flores, people are starting to scoop the poop. They look a little embarrassed about it, as if they expect someone to yell: 'put that down!' But they are definitely catching on.

thanks for that

Hi, We need a reliable person to look after the house and dog in the period 13-23 November. Please let me know if you can recommend anyone, Argentine or expat. House is near Parque Chacabuco, Flores (next to Caballito). If the person wants to stay a few days more, either before or after the...

Hi, Does anyone have experience singing classical music in buenos aires? I am hoping to find something like CP13 in Paris, that is, a serious choir that admits enthusiastic amateurs even if they are not accomplished sight-readers and has a strong focus on teaching. It would be easier if there...

With real estate it all depends on the price you ask and the barrio. We live in a PH, it has the advantage of being as big as a small house and having a lovely terraza with quincho, which makes for a lot of living space and allowed us to build an extra bedroom. It was a good price, albeit in...

It is a bit like apple crumble (british desert) but on a pastry base, like an apple tart. Definitely Something Good Made in Argentina!

I bought a whirlpool stove from Coto. Price low...so is quality (altho it isn´t actually dangerous, so long as you have an asbestos apron) So I was muttering about Argentine rubbish and then I came across www.consumeraffairs.com, which gives Whilrpool stoves a satisfaction rating of 1.5/5. So...

What do you mean Rich? Review of the food? I can´t speak for the brownies castrados but the apple cake slice was excellent.

Well, I´m a brit who spent most of my life in Australia and Canada. Politness, like many other things, have gone down hill since the period between the two wars (for younger readers, that would be WW1 and WW2) - inversely proportional to the quality of coffee, thank goodness. However, where...

Please add my name for the coffee chat. I hardly ever do anything here.. will have to dust the cobwebs off my subte pass

Hi, and sorry for the late reply. I just got back from Belize and I am flat out writing the report this week. Really sorry that I cannot make it. Have a great meeting and hope to see you in August. Cheers, Sarah