Recent content by HouZzz

Hi Everyone, My wife and I are visiting Argentina in January, and will be spending some time at the beach near Pinamar. We will need a driver/car to take us from the airport (Ezeiza) to Carilo. Looking for (and willing to pay for!) quality vehicle and dependable driver - does anyone have any...

Thanks all for your responses. As always, some spirited debate. Just a note on prices. I'm told by my mother-in-law that you need to be on top of these companies as they will overcharge you unless you call them regularly and ask for discounts and upgrades (and threaten to leave if required)...

Palermo. It looks like there are only about half a dozen options anyway.

We are looking to change ISPs from Telecentro. I know there are a lot of variables to consider, but any recommendations as to the "best" based on people's experiences? Thanks!

I thought it was a tipping country with restaurants and cafes? Thanks for the responses. I feel 10% is a good amount and maybe a bit more if the service was amazing. I really hate tipping culture and everything it stands for. I'd rather people get paid a livable wage then make me play a...

Curious on the normal rate for tipping for cafes and restaurants here. I'm from a non tipping country so I'm not used to it but I do around 10% here. Is that the norm? Some of my Argentine gf family say I tip too much but my gf says they're just stingy with tipping.

After five years, i'm leaving for many different reasons but the bottom line is the pesos i earn are worthless. if you're offered a job in pesos, don't bother, because it's very unlikely you'll be able to change them on your way out. Thus, saving money is pointless. i'll let the others detail...

Well, I sure am glad I asked! (ignorance truly is bliss) As I do not speak Spanish very well, I looked at the "Actuacion Notarial" and see my name on it and decide everything is fine! Well, after all of your well meaning and thoughtful comments and questions, I have come to realize that when...

Thanks for the info. I would love to talk to the Lawyer you know, as I am getting new advice every day from the firm I have spoken to. They now say that I should accept the title from my "cousin" and then proceed with a divorce in Argentina (which would stipulate that I was the sole owner of...

So, in 2000 I met an Argentine and in the haze of love, married her in 2003 and then bought a condo in BA. I was ignorant about real estate law and and took the advice of the escribano's. We moved away directly afterward and rented the place out. Then we got an overseas divorce, noting that I...

Hi guys – I am flying in to BAires next month, and with me I am bringing the rest of my fiancee's stuff... I'll have 2 big checked bags, and two carry ons, packed with various things, like: - 2 laptops (one will be new, but out of box, another an old macbook) - an old iPad - about 5 pairs of...

I'm still confused about all this PayPal news. They're talking about 2 Argentine accounts, but are people still successfully transferring to their US account using Argentine credit cards? I haven't tried recently, and have seen many people ask, but no clear answers. Thanks.

I think what the critics mean is: 1. Countries of Argentina's socioeconomic tier do not charge $160 to come in. 2. It is perverse to raise prices and generally increase obstacles to tourism during an escalating economic crisis, an environment in which the government is badly starved of foreign...

My landlord has just asked to switch my rent from the official rate to the "light blue" rate, when we had previously agreed to use the official rate exclusively. I think it might be fair for her to ask this, but I don't think it's right to have agreed to one price in the beginning and then...