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Good question—and an important one. The short answer is: it depends what you’re comparing it to. In a large city like Buenos Aires (similar in size and density to places like São Paulo, Mexico City, or even parts of Los Angeles), motorcycle theft absolutely exists—but it’s not out of line with...

Thanks for the update — that tracks with what we’re seeing on the ground. Most of the surge in motorcycle sales here in Buenos Aires seems tied to delivery work (Rappi, PedidosYa, etc.). The majority of those bikes are smaller displacement — typically 110–150cc — chosen for fuel efficiency, low...

Good question—and a fair assumption, but not quite the full picture. While many expats here don’t ride, we actually park a number of Argentine-owned motorcycles as well. One of our clients has been with us since 2006, so there is definitely strong local demand. That said, at this stage of the...

Good question—and just to clarify, this isn’t a condominium setup. The building is a 7-story parking facility only—no residential units, no condos, just vehicle storage. So there are no “condo fees” in the traditional sense. What we have here in Argentina are called expensas (monthly building...

Wow is right… and it’s not new. We started buying garage spaces back in 2006 in a 7-story high-rise with full-time admin and security. What began as “just parking” turned into something a bit more specialized—we created xfiltrate motorcycle parking to serve foreign adventure riders who needed a...

I came across a YouTube video titled “LIFE IN ARGENTINA” The Country of EXTREMELY BEAUTIFUL and OPEN WOMEN - DOCUMENTARY that, in my opinion, does a better job than most at capturing day-to-day reality here. It’s an easy 20-minute watch. Yes, the peso exchange rate mentioned is outdated (we’re...

Calling it a night… sleep tight—your Air Force/Space Force is awake. The rest, as always, is above our clearance level.

Glad you picked up on that… we like to think of it as subtle cross-marketing. Today: a garage in Buenos Aires. Tomorrow: secure parking for interstellar arrivals. Because let’s be honest—if aliens are advanced enough to cross galaxies, they’re smart enough to avoid street parking in BA. After...

If I had a direct line to the aliens, I can assure you your 401k wouldn’t be the first item on their agenda… although I suspect they’d admire how humans managed to invent a system where your retirement can disappear faster than a UFO on radar. That said, I’ll put in a request: “Dear...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15677677/nasa-scientist-evidence-nonhuman-intelligence-skies.html Following up on my earlier comments about Roswell—interesting to see a NASA scientist now publicly supporting evidence of non-human intelligence in Earth’s skies. Worth a read, if...

That’s a great question—and one people have been asking for a long time. I’ll answer it with an observation from my own life. When we lived in Tokyo in the late 1950s and early ’60s, we stayed in a traditional Japanese house that occasionally needed maintenance. The furnace needed fuel (yes...

Interesting question—and a fair one. My personal take? If there is something out there (call it UFOs, UAPs, or whatever term is fashionable this year), it likely operates in stealth mode unless it wants to be seen. The assumption that “more cameras = more proof” only works if whatever is being...

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Fair point — the U.S. definitely wins on quantity. No argument there. You can’t drive very far in a city without passing a storage facility… and probably a McDonald’s while you’re at it. 😄 But quality vs. quantity is a different conversation. Buenos Aires doesn’t seem to scatter them...

That’s interesting — my experience has been almost the exact opposite. 😄 I’ve lived for years in California, Florida, Texas, and Alaska… ridden coast-to-coast across the U.S. twice… I have lived years in Japan, Turkey, Costa Rica, Mexico, Spain and more than 20 years in Argentina...— plus...