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    Newcomer Long-term scooter rental in Buenos Aires

    Public transportation here is great and very inexpensive. Taxis are dirt cheap.
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    Politics Caught Up in the Meaningless Protest Last Night

    Hey, Im just the messenger, dont shoot me for telling it like it is in BsAs
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    Politics Caught Up in the Meaningless Protest Last Night

    Hi folks, Im orginaly from NYC and have been coming to BsAs for business and to be an expat for months at a time since 2005. I was walking up Santa Fe Avenue last night and had never seen so many people ( 100k-150k ) angry with the government and certainly never seen so many middle class...
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    Electronics Iphone 5 To Be Announced Sept 12!

    http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/04/technology/iphone-5-launch-date/index.html Not sure when it will be available but I will be excited to see the new features!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Legal My Divorce From Argentina

    I'm a local just got back from the US, lived there for a while and you are right about everything. Unfortunately is not easy for us to relocate there. To be honest I don't get it why you guys move it here in the first place. I love my country and all but is very hard to live here just be happy...
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    Trip Reports Reasons to be happy

    4. Wine 5. Women 6. Song
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    Newcomer Who's considering it after thinking they would never...?

    A lot of good comments have been made and I shall only repeat one.. takes time to go over, in the mean time can plan for it, do the paperwork, and pull the trigger when you have the option to do it. Employment is important. One of the worst thing that can hurt a man self esteem is unemployment...
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    Newcomer Need a massage in casa

    Just had a baby and totally destroyed can't move much. Can anyone recommend a good masseur that comes to your house ? Thanks
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    Food & Drink My prices are out of control whine.

    Coffee is imported so it moves with the dollar... to that you need to add the costs for getting the dollars to pay for imports, all the administrative costs to get the authorization to get the stuff out of the port, plus poor logistics and market power from the coffee importing firms in...
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    Banking 15% surcharge on foreign transactions on Argentine credit cards starting Sep 1

    And how many times have we all heard that lame comment/excuse? Que vamos a hacer? Es lo que hay...etc etc etc. It don't wash any longer, especially when we are all being shafted up the rear end every day that passes. And yes, Nico is right. They are all so omnipotent now that they don't actually...
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    Newcomer Mailing a book to Buenos Aires

    There is no import tax or ban on books. It was discussed and not implemented. However, the mail system is poor and it may or may not arrive and the time frame is anybodies guess. If it is very important I would send it via Fed/Ex. It is track-able and they will get it delivered directly to their...
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    Visas Iguazu

    Thanks for the replies! Flights appear to be very expensive, but perhaps if I pay in cash at a reputable agency (with my Xoom rate), a flight may be doable. If not, I appreciate the bus tips!
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    Visas Iguazu

    Hi all, Wanting to plan a quick trip up to the Cataratas before it gets extremely hot and am turning to the forum for advice. Is it worth venturing over to the Brazlian side (I will need to obtain a visa). How much are r/t flights to Igauzu? Assuming a fortune, which is the most reputable long...
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    Politics Cristina's Recoletta Flat Robbed

    http://www.clarin.com/politica/robado-departamento-Cristina-Recoleta_0_759524226.html Horrible news, i feel really sorry for her.
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