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    Situational awareness / the need of vigilance

    I used to think I would blend in, but I'm starting to think otherwise. My wife definitely will not. We've already taken measures to ensure our phone and money will remain safe and unsnatchable while we're out though (not without some real effort at least). Still, we now know we'll stick out like...
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    Visas Entering Argentina for more than 90 days

    The only people who may check are the airline at check in. They do not check at the border.
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    Banking Transfering a large sum of money from Canada to Argentina

    I can set you up with people who would charge very little. For Canada might be a little more than 1-2%, but still nowhere near 10%, let alone 20-30. PM for details.
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    Coming to BA this Dec/Jan - some questions!

    Hello everyone ;) We're a family of three from Australia – my husband, our little 7-month-old boy, and me. We're considering a visit to Buenos Aires for a couple of months. However, we've heard concerns about safety due to the current economic situation. Some people have suggested that traveling...
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    Legal Vacations: Labor Law in Argentina

    Oh, and also. Some companies here have timeframes for vacations. For instance I worked at 2 different companies where you could take vacations only on Jan, Feb and Mar. I know because I wanted to take July to go to the mountains and I couldn't
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    Legal Vacations: Labor Law in Argentina

    I'm not an expert, just an employee, but AFAIK it is like this: You can take weeks (or at least at my job we can) but not DAYS. It is not like PTO were you can take a day in Feb then 2 days in March, etc. You can split the weeks, but you take the whole week, and that includes any holidays in...
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