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Definitely be careful with your phones especially in Soho. You were really lucky @CraigM that you got it back. That was a really honest waitress. Especially if it was a nice model like an iPhone. They steal those a lot here and sell them for parts I heard which can fetch several hundred...

I like that a national store like Diarco is doing it. I think stores like Coto have long accepted USD but the exchange rate wasn't as good as cuevas. These rates are better than cuevas. Hope that trend continues as the dollar is really artificially low...

Yikes! Over 2,000 people have gotten arrested and in prison in Venezuela. https://en.mercopress.com/2024/08/04/maduro-admits-over-2-000-arrested-in-venezuelan-riots?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)

Add wife beater to the long list of miserable things that this ex President did. https://en.mercopress.com/2024/08/05/alberto-fernandez-a-wife-beater?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)

I love La Plata!

This is a great article on Mate by an expat. https://geologotrader.substack.com/p/yerba-mate-why-you-should-drink-it?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1745304&post_id=147342700&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=yvwda&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

He moved to Medellin. He lived in Buenos Aires for several years but it just got too expensive for him. He was in his apartment for 2 years but his long term contract ended in BA and the owner jacked up the rent over 250% of what he was paying before. He couldn't get another rental without...

No, I didn't hear any jeering at all. Mi presidente drinking my favorite drink.

Have you gone to Igauzu @TonyTigre? Did you get the Yellow Fever vaccine?

I was just curious did any expats end up moving out of Argentina since Milei got elected due to cost of living increase? I had a friend move to Colombia but he said he is planning on moving back to BA again. He moved out when it was 1,000 pesos to 1 but now at 1,500 to $1 and inflation slowly...

@Avocado I was just curious is the maid still working for you? Any other incidents? My friend living in BA just had the same thing happen to her. She fired her however but the maid has now sued her for firing her.

No, this did NOT change. CDC recommends Yellow Fever vaccine but then again US government recommended COVID-19 vaccine and I wish I didn't get it. Argentina and Brazil do NOT require it. I visited a travel medicine doctor in the USA and they wanted about $225 to get vaccinated for this. I did...

Exactly. No one is saying that things are going to totally improve overnight. But it's a good start and framework for change. Milei has said that he is just starting the turn around but that it will take many decades.

There are places with better food and drinks. Even the coffee isn't the best there. But this place is an institution. A must visit on the weekends. Some of the waiters have worked there for 30 years.

Is there a spreadsheet or total tally the government is keeping of how much fraud and theft they have uncovered? Saw this morning another fraud the government found.

I actually feel really sorry for President Biden. Poor guy.

@Larry get your facts straight. This was in Uruguay NOT Argentina.

Correct. Friends have been living there for 6 years. Combination of border runs but the last few years they don't want to leave Argentina and plan to pay overstay fee. There is chatter that they are tougher and will make people wait 6 months to re enter. Not sure if it's true or not. I heard...

Ha. My husband was saying the same thing! We were going to use points to stay here as it was very expensive for January. But based on @earlyretirement's post of lack of heart and soul we are going to stay in Palermo instead.

My husband and I will be flying into Montevideo next month and spend a few nights there and then will travel to Buenos Aires. I know there are a few different options. What would you all recommend? How long does it take on boat, plane, etc? We will be in Buenos Aires for 10 days.