Recent content by PhilipDM

From February 9 to 13, Carnival celebrations will be held in different places of the province of Buenos Aires. More than 50 municipalities will participate in these festivities, which include murgas, parades and shows. Many will take advantage of the long weekend to enjoy these street...

Hello Ant. As long as you do not enter the riot, nothing should happen! One recommendation is if you know there is going to be a riot in that area try to avoid it... but if you have to pass near this one, nothing should happen.

It would be nice to have a museum of both sides of the story. One side should show how the people lived it and the other side how the military lived it. My mother is Argentinean and she used to tell me that in those days, if you lived your normal life, nothing would happen to you. But if you...

Hello everyone, I want to tell you what I saw yesterday at the protest in front of the congress. I have a friend who lives near the congress to be more exact 1 block away. We were all afternoon watching and listening to the march through the window and when we saw and heard that things calmed...

Yes.

I just spoke with Franco Tealdi, my broker at Inviu who helped me get U.S. dollars for a real estate purchase. He said nothing has change with the bond swap and it continues to function normally. All that is needed is a DNI and an Argentine dollar account. In case anyone is interested, Inviu...

What if its two older desktops? Don't have the ganas to sell then rebuy. Rather just bring it through with me when I come back again.

You will get the official rate at any ATM. And a huge fee for using a foreign card. If you get an Argentine debit card, you will get the official rate minus the fee. With a withdrawal limit. If you got blue rate pesos from Western Union, you could deposit those into your Argentine bank account.

Don't spook the seller by asking for paperwork as steve suggests. But do call the cops, see if they will accompany you to meet the seller.

No company I have ever worked for has provided hookers for the Christmas party.

You usually could do this if there were no absurd currency controls, you'd just take a mortgage out against your property here in Argentina from an Argentine bank and take that cash and use it in the US. HSBC actually offered internationally secured loans as a service when I signed up with...

Actually you'd be surprised at the amount of maintenance those espresso machines need, they hardly ever break down but they're frequently serviced. (I was a barrista for a bit in highschool). I agree, they have a great business and great margins, I'm just doubtful that the costs are that much...

Its probably less over all, but I'm not convinced that its a small fraction. The coffee is all imported, milk costs more here than in the US. Those US18000 espresso machines have to be fixed with imported parts. They import (and pay taxes on) cups, lids, carrying trays, sleeves (some local ones...

I would get the fibertel evolution 30megs AND the 15mega arnet plan because your problem here is not just the speed (which is a problem) but the fact that with alarming regularity, the service just cuts out and becomes unavailable. The common solution for people who NEED to have internet for...

I don't know anyone other than Chesse either but it still doesn't surprise me. Marriage just proves commitment to your spouse and not even all that much by itself. What El Chesse's wife needs to prove is commitment to Argentina which she doesn't really have. The majority of her family is in...