Photo: Nestor Galina / CC BY 2.0 Stories and News of Expat Life in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Stories, news, practical notes, and family-life observations from moving from NYC to Buenos Aires and figuring out Argentina one day at a time.
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Wow! Obama and Macri must have really gotten along when they met today as news just came out that Argentina will no longer require US passport holders to pay the USD $160 reciprocity fee to visit Argentina. That’s right – as of March 24, 2016, US visitors to Argentina no longer have to pay the … Read more
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know that I’m a big miles and points junkie. I regularly use miles and points to reduce the cost of traveling internationally with a family of four. Of course, good things don’t last and there are two major negative changes coming to redeeming miles on American Airlines … Read more
It was bound to happen sooner or later… Netflix has announced that they will begin cracking down on those who use proxies or “unblockers” to access content outside of their geographic region. Of course, many expats use these tricks to get the version of Netflix from their home country. I love being able to have … Read more
We’re having a moving sale! Lots of household items, furniture, appliances, electronics, baby items and much more are for sale at http://enventa.discoverbuenosaires.com Check it out! We’re adding more things daily… (And yes, we are leaving Argentina. More on that in a future post.)
I did something today that I haven’t done in over 4 years… I used the ATM in Argentina to withdraw money from my US bank account. That’s right, with Macri’s new government recently eliminating restrictions on buying dollars and devaluing the peso, the gap between the blue dollar rate and the official rate has dropped to only about 5-10% … Read more
I love globe squash. Said no one ever. Luckily, I did not even know what a globe squash (zapallito) was before moving to Argentina. I’m sure this is something my mother would have tried to force me to eat had they been in our local supermarket. Anyhow, hot on the heels of yesterday’s Fruit Seasons in … Read more
I love strawberries. Back in the US, you do not think twice about going into the supermarket and buying strawberries whenever you want – fresh, frozen, organic – they’re always there. In Buenos Aires, you quickly realize that fruit selection is seasonal. One day your local verduleria is stocked with strawberries, the next day they’re … Read more