Hi there, nice to meet you. When are you planning on arriving? I've found this site helpful for finding apartments to rent etc., so post a thread if you're looking for a place and odds are that someone will help you out. If you haven't visited before then I can tell you that BA is a great city and has a lot to keep one occupied. On a purely practical note some helpful advice we got before arriving was that electronics are really expensive here (massive duty tax on smart phones, computers etc.) so bring what you need from home. Also, import restrictions and cultural preferences mean that many foods that we have in Aus. and NZ are either very hard or impossible to find or are very expensive. I suggest bringing foods such as peanut butter, curry paste, packets of stir-fry sauce, earl grey tea bags, baked beans (assuming of course that you like any of these!). If you fly with LAN Chile they will allow you to bring 46kg of baggage! Also, clothes here are a little cheaper than in NZ but are often of pretty poor quality. Stock up before you arrive! But if you want leather shoes then this is the place to buy them.
