Recent content by LuciaMax

Maybe more than 90% of the expats moved away after they first landed in Recoleta. Do not get me wrong, Recoleta is my neighborhood too. I started to visit Argentina from 2002, always stayed in Recoleta and bought an apt in Recoleta. The price of nice newer buildings in Palermo appreciated way...

the longer the expats live in buenos aires, they live in a true life of locals, Recoleta is not exotic anymore. They have more practical needs. They start to move outside of the center where the apartment/house has more functions(bigger), kids have to be in schools and Recoleta starts to feel...

I am ready to invest in Argentina if it has a crash.

After going through a robbery and its aftermath, I would be willing to bet that the person who is selling your phone is not the person who actually grabbed it from you. There seems to be a pretty organized and efficient system for selling stolen goods. I had a checkbook stolen and 6 months...

I heard in Chile Ex-pats forums that the Argie Police will do anything if you pay them! Why don't you make deal with the Cops and show up to meet the solicitor to purchase your stolen iphone? I'm pretty sure you have the iphone ID number that belongs to you? If anything else fails, then you can...

It's amazing. I've been hearing annoying sounds for an hour and half. I'm worried about the TV though. There are a few channels showing what's going on. I think every channel should broadcast this amazing protest. Why is that ?

My son does not play with his phone, he's not even fond of it and has few friends and no one to call. I do not believe they ever saw it. I just think they just intimidated him into deliver his valuables.

Dammit! No harm done, probably just a scare. At Plaza Almagro, by three other "kids" probably his age. He's 15 and was always in the company of another kid, either my younguest son (11), as today, or a schoolmate. This happened already twice in front of the Subway or/and Burger King on Avda...

It defeats the basic concept of isolation and safety that gave origin to those countries. Otherwise people would have not moved there since at their early stages it wasn't really convenient. No stores, no friends, just the bubble. Also, some were/are located only a few bricks away from their...

As an aside, it can be sort of tough if you already are in a decent place, know you can most likely get something a fair bit better for the same cost of even lower, but don't want to risk giving up what you currently know works fine enough only to find new hidden unpleasant surprises in the new...

The individual who initiated the thread may want to revisit this matter. According to my accountant, the exemption threshold does not extend to individuals without permanent residence, meaning temporary residents (including 'perma-tourists') are obligated to pay bienes personales tax on the...

Steve, I guess he did more than just jump turnstiles...

Unless you're earning a steady income in foreign currency, it's becoming more and more of a struggle to settle down here. I am 29, will soon be finishing graduate school, and need to start thinking methodically about practical and financial concerns. I love many things about Argentina, but being...