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Saturday, 31 July
Argentina Increases Rentista Visa Income Requirements[Discover Buenos Aires]
Once again, Argentina has made a major change to their policies with little advance notice. The rentista visa , which is a popular option for expats wishing to live legally in Argentina, now has ...
Argentine TVs Most Expensive in Latin America[The Argentine Post]
It costs more to buy a TV in Argentina than anywhere else in Latin America. According to a recent survey by IFR Monitoring, it costs 101% more in U.S. dollars to buy a 32″ HDTV here than in...
Friday, 30 July
AFA Says Chau to Maradona[The Argentina Independent]
The roller-coaster ride that has been Diego Maradona’s tenure as coach of the national football team was brought to a halt this week, as the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino opted not to renew his cont...
Colectivos (buses), Part 1[LandingPadBA]
How old were you when you got your first car? Rare is the day when a fellow American makes it to adulthood (21) without owning an automotive vehicle of his/her own. Think back to high school and how...
Michael Buble says he'll marry in Buenos Aires next year[ctv.ca]
Michael Buble says he'll marry his actress/model girlfriend Luisana Lopilato in her native Buenos Aires next year and he's steeling himself for what's expected to be a heavily scrutinized nuptial for one of Argentina's most well-known stars.
Thursday, 29 July
French-Style Architecture on Florida St.— The Argentine Rural Society[Wander Argentina]
A typical turn-off-the-19th-century home along Florida St. At Florida 460, between La Valle and Corrientes sits the Argentine Rural Society in one of the few remaining former aristocratic ...
BA Buyers Seek Florida Real Estate Bargains[InvestBA.com]
Argentine buyers are choosing Florida condos and townhouse projects like this for a variety of reasons. Back during the go-go days of the Florida real estate boom , many Latin American cable ...
Shot Through the Heart: The Life and Death of René Favaloro[The Argentina Independent]
On the tenth anniversary of his death, Hannah Vinter looks at the life of Dr René Favaloro, the first doctor in the world to successfully perform a cardiac-bypass, who took his own life with a shot th...
Buenos Aires Television Guide (Part Two)[Gringo in Buenos Aires]
Cable TV Cable TV is absolutely huge in Argentina. The biggest provider is Cablevision Digital , but there’s also Telecentro and Multicanal . Their lineups are pretty similar. DirecTV ...
Wednesday, 28 July
La Boca colorful[Buenos Aires Daily]
Entrance to the exhibit and sale center
Tuesday, 27 July
BAFWeek - Buenos Aires Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010-2011[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide]
The most important event for the Argentine fashion industry, BAFWeek, brings together the most established brands in the fashion world and the independent designers, for the launching of their Spr...
Galería Jardín—Computer Gear on Florida Street[Wander Argentina]
The architectural travesty that was the 1970’s for Buenos Aires, as with many other cities in the world, is on display at Galería Jardin, Florida Street 559 . The ugly 23-floor office building...
Buenos Aires Television Guide (Part One)[Gringo in Buenos Aires]
Everyone thought that the rise in popularity of the internet would kill the appeal of watching TV shows. But actually, all it’s done is give us more ways than ever to watch the shows we love! Nice...
Monday, 26 July
The Naval Center—A Beaux-Arts Gem on Florida St.[Wander Argentina]
At 801 Florida Street , across from Galerías Pacifíco , the huge arched doorway overlooked by a cast iron sea nymph blowing his bugle while a sea God stares soberly over him, gives a hin...
A Day At The Museum, and Folding Empanadas is Harder Than It Looks![The Buenos Aires Life]
This is the story of my weekend. On Friday I went to meet two girlfriends for a quick beer at a tiny hole-in-the-wall parrilla, which turned into a three hour gossipfest accompanied by a very deliciou...
Working in Argentina[LandingPadBA]
Work Visa? What’s That? In case you haven’t noticed—maybe you have been too busy counting all your General Motors stock or investing in oil futures—the world is in something of an economic crisis...
La Rural[Why on earth did I move to Argentina?]
Click to view slideshow. At this moment, you can go to the 124th “La Rural’, which is a Rural exhibition, where livestock and horses are showed (but also cars, food, clothes,…). It...
Sunday, 25 July
Gluttony on a budget[2sporks1cup.com]
Champagne on a beer budget is a good Aussie expression I like to refer to, even though I know it doesn’t sound like much fun to skimp on food! Fine tuning our taste buds, to reflect our wallet, ...
16 years later: Pain, anger in Buenos Aires[ynetnews]
Thousands gather to commemorate victims of horrid suicide attack at Jewish community building in Argentinean capital...
Buenos Aires on a leash[CS Monitor]
When the jacarandas are in bloom, dogs wind up with violet snouts from sniffing sidewalk cracks where petals have collected...
Argentina Increases Rentista Visa Income Requirements[Discover Buenos Aires]
Once again, Argentina has made a major change to their policies with little advance notice. The rentista visa , which is a popular option for expats wishing to live legally in Argentina, now has ...
Argentine TVs Most Expensive in Latin America[The Argentine Post]
It costs more to buy a TV in Argentina than anywhere else in Latin America. According to a recent survey by IFR Monitoring, it costs 101% more in U.S. dollars to buy a 32″ HDTV here than in...
Friday, 30 July
AFA Says Chau to Maradona[The Argentina Independent]
The roller-coaster ride that has been Diego Maradona’s tenure as coach of the national football team was brought to a halt this week, as the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino opted not to renew his cont...
Colectivos (buses), Part 1[LandingPadBA]
How old were you when you got your first car? Rare is the day when a fellow American makes it to adulthood (21) without owning an automotive vehicle of his/her own. Think back to high school and how...
Michael Buble says he'll marry in Buenos Aires next year[ctv.ca]
Michael Buble says he'll marry his actress/model girlfriend Luisana Lopilato in her native Buenos Aires next year and he's steeling himself for what's expected to be a heavily scrutinized nuptial for one of Argentina's most well-known stars.
Thursday, 29 July
French-Style Architecture on Florida St.— The Argentine Rural Society[Wander Argentina]
A typical turn-off-the-19th-century home along Florida St. At Florida 460, between La Valle and Corrientes sits the Argentine Rural Society in one of the few remaining former aristocratic ...
BA Buyers Seek Florida Real Estate Bargains[InvestBA.com]
Argentine buyers are choosing Florida condos and townhouse projects like this for a variety of reasons. Back during the go-go days of the Florida real estate boom , many Latin American cable ...
Shot Through the Heart: The Life and Death of René Favaloro[The Argentina Independent]
On the tenth anniversary of his death, Hannah Vinter looks at the life of Dr René Favaloro, the first doctor in the world to successfully perform a cardiac-bypass, who took his own life with a shot th...
Buenos Aires Television Guide (Part Two)[Gringo in Buenos Aires]
Cable TV Cable TV is absolutely huge in Argentina. The biggest provider is Cablevision Digital , but there’s also Telecentro and Multicanal . Their lineups are pretty similar. DirecTV ...
Wednesday, 28 July
La Boca colorful[Buenos Aires Daily]
Entrance to the exhibit and sale center
Tuesday, 27 July
BAFWeek - Buenos Aires Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010-2011[My Buenos Aires Travel Guide]
The most important event for the Argentine fashion industry, BAFWeek, brings together the most established brands in the fashion world and the independent designers, for the launching of their Spr...
Galería Jardín—Computer Gear on Florida Street[Wander Argentina]
The architectural travesty that was the 1970’s for Buenos Aires, as with many other cities in the world, is on display at Galería Jardin, Florida Street 559 . The ugly 23-floor office building...
Buenos Aires Television Guide (Part One)[Gringo in Buenos Aires]
Everyone thought that the rise in popularity of the internet would kill the appeal of watching TV shows. But actually, all it’s done is give us more ways than ever to watch the shows we love! Nice...
Monday, 26 July
The Naval Center—A Beaux-Arts Gem on Florida St.[Wander Argentina]
At 801 Florida Street , across from Galerías Pacifíco , the huge arched doorway overlooked by a cast iron sea nymph blowing his bugle while a sea God stares soberly over him, gives a hin...
A Day At The Museum, and Folding Empanadas is Harder Than It Looks![The Buenos Aires Life]
This is the story of my weekend. On Friday I went to meet two girlfriends for a quick beer at a tiny hole-in-the-wall parrilla, which turned into a three hour gossipfest accompanied by a very deliciou...
Working in Argentina[LandingPadBA]
Work Visa? What’s That? In case you haven’t noticed—maybe you have been too busy counting all your General Motors stock or investing in oil futures—the world is in something of an economic crisis...
La Rural[Why on earth did I move to Argentina?]
Click to view slideshow. At this moment, you can go to the 124th “La Rural’, which is a Rural exhibition, where livestock and horses are showed (but also cars, food, clothes,…). It...
Sunday, 25 July
Gluttony on a budget[2sporks1cup.com]
Champagne on a beer budget is a good Aussie expression I like to refer to, even though I know it doesn’t sound like much fun to skimp on food! Fine tuning our taste buds, to reflect our wallet, ...
16 years later: Pain, anger in Buenos Aires[ynetnews]
Thousands gather to commemorate victims of horrid suicide attack at Jewish community building in Argentinean capital...
Buenos Aires on a leash[CS Monitor]
When the jacarandas are in bloom, dogs wind up with violet snouts from sniffing sidewalk cracks where petals have collected...
