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Ah yes. Of all the things we consumed in Argentina, coffee was the closest to US prices. I noticed it each morning but never thought to ask why. Sure did taste good though.

I hear you, macroeconomic predictions are most often wrong and nobody really knows. It's just fun to speculate and I'm no exception here!

Interesting, what does he base that on? My favorite "Big Mac Index" is always fun to compare currencies, says the peso is 15% overvalued: https://www.economist.com/big-mac-index

Thanks, I got most of my ideas from you guys!

I met with the builder a couple of weeks ago, all they had left was a 1br on a low floor and a studio on high floor

Feel like I should congratulate you for seeing two properties, I was there 10 days and saw none :) Like Johnny we decided to look at new developments through @BuySellBA. They are excellent communicators, as are the people they've recommended so far.

That's probably fair, El Preferido was definitely better The milanese at La Cabrera was as good as anywhere, but chicken is a lot easier to do well than steak. Also I forgot to compliment our excellent waitress at El Preferido, I had left my phone on the table and she chased us across the...

That part was interesting, most restaurants you could pay the bill with cards but tips are cash only, and we made a point of tipping well for everything so cash was nice to have. Other things cash was either necessary or very preferable and you felt naked without some in your pocket. Cambios...

Oh wow good for them! There's at least 3 or 4 others offering Boca experiences on AirBnB if someone wants to go, and you can also check out https://landingpadba.com/

Thanks! It was a fantastic trip, mostly pleasure though so we were on our own dime. It's so cheap though my only thoughts about money the whole time was finding cambios and Western Unions. Here's a link to Boca Juniors for Rodrigo: https://www.airbnb.ae/experiences/1293561

Thanks Betsy, I sure hope so too!

Bummer! Yeah we used AirBnB experiences again, there's a family with tickets and one of the brothers takes you to the game. Luciano & Rodrigo. Should have mentioned that because the experience would be difficult to get on your own. Rodrigo drove us right to the stadium and back (they know...

Two great experiences to end the trip: San Telmo and Boca Juniors. San Telmo on Sunday is something you don't want to miss and once again I'm grateful you all talked me into it. Such an extraordinary neighborhood with cobblestone streets and beautiful structures, and outdoor markets that seem...

I went to Boca Juniors vs San Lorenzo yesterday and asked our guide about buying shirts/swag on the streets near the stadium vs official Adidas gear. He said the Adidas gear would be higher quality but we could find it in the US cheaper than at the Adidas store in BA.

Oh dear, sorry to hear that. Guess our timing could not have been better, the weather was quite nice the whole 10 days we were here. Some chilly mornings but it always warmed up by midday.

Didn't notice really. I'd say it's not very noisy for such a massive city with so much going on all the time. I'm in Palermo Soho on the 25th floor of a high rise, so I expected some noise to filter up but at 9pm on Sunday it's totally quiet even with the window open. I did get woken up one...

I did not David, partly due to time but also I found the constant helicopter noise around the park really irritating and decided not to contribute to it. They've done such a wonderful job making Iguazu so accessible without ruining its natural beauty (if you've been to Niagara you appreciate...

The weather was fabulous, felt like Hawaii. I quickly glanced at the weather forecast before stuffing some clothes in a day pack, it said 18 to 30 so I assumed that was Fahrenheit because it's winter so I packed my puffy with hat and gloves, luckily also packed some workout clothes. I didn't...

You can say that again, what a special place that is.

Hi Betsy, actually FlyBondi was late on the way there. Aerolineas managed to arrive back a few minutes early, which was good because I met up with my pal for our first late night dinner and I was hanging on by my finger nails!