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    Apartment Rental Airbnb property manager

    humm my locks are the skeleton key type..an a big metal door...does it still work? handyman type thing?
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    Food & Drink Attacked in a "posh" bar called Mute in Las Canitas

    Ok so I went out tonight to Las Canitas to celebrate a great month. I went to mute and bought a bottle of very expensive champagne for myself and immediately offered it to the couple beside me. It took the Argentine douche bag jealous ass*ole only about 15 minutes to attack me without...
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    Newcomer Med Schools in BA???

    Not true. My best friend is a great neonatologist who studied in Rosario city many years ago, and he is invited to teach and to share his knowledge by really important Universities all over the world.
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    Economy No dollar purchases (for locals) unless travelling abroad?

    Husband local, up until now has been approved for purchase of up to 1000USD a month. Yesterday at both Santander and at Citibank (he has accts at both) he was told that NO ONE is authorized from this point forward to buy dollars for savings. The only dollar purchases allowed from this point...
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    Economy No dollar purchases (for locals) unless travelling abroad?

    Has anyone else come across this recent development? My spouse just visited Santander Rio to acquire dollars, and to our surprise, they flatly declined the purchase. According to the bank, you're now only allowed to buy dollars if you can provide proof of upcoming international travel and have...
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    Economy Blue Dollar: Peso has devalued 22% over the last 30 days

    I've run out of dollars and I have a stinking suspicion that when I return with some in July, I'm not going to be able to sell them, or else it will be dangerous to do so. To the guy who sold U$D10,000 -- do you call up and say, "I've got 10,000 dollars" and they quietly bring you the pesos and...
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