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Based on Taos’ (The Argentine Post) successes in bringing both a 40″ and 55″ HDTV with him on flights to Buenos Aires, I decided to try my luck at it too. (This all happened in July 2010, but I’ve been really late in getting it posted!) Now, you may ask, “Why would you bother to … Read more
We usually don’t take part in these “best of” competitions, but what the hell… Discover Buenos Aires has been nominated for best blog in Argentina by the editorial staff of Go Overseas! and we need your help to capture the top spot! Please take a moment to head over to http://www.gooverseas.com/argentina-blogs and vote for Discover … Read more
UPDATE: We found a studio apartment in Palermo and it is now available for rent. If you happen to know of anyone selling a nice studio or reasonably priced one-bedroom apartment in Palermo Soho or Palermo Hollywood, please let me know. Ideally looking for something new-ish, 30+ sq meters, lots of light, amenities, etc. Send … Read more
File this one under “I’m surprised it didn’t happen earlier…” Buenos Aires has a stray dog problem. You’ll immediately notice it if you spend any time here, especially since it is in stark contrast to most of the US. In all parts of the city, stray dogs roam the streets and it seems like the … Read more
A good friend of mine has just launched his latest Buenos Aires condominium hotel development project – 4955 Charcas. After selling out his first development project, 5865 Nicaragua, entirely in pre-sale, he has focused his attention on developing his next set of luxury condominium-hotel apartment units in Buenos Aires. These new luxury studios in Palermo Hollywood … Read more
With the amazing success of any new business, there’s bound to be plenty of copycats and that has certainly been the case for Groupon, the original daily deals site. We previously wrote about the Groupon launch in Buenos Aires and since then numerous competitors have popped up. Basically all these sites work the same way: you sign … Read more
The iPhone 4 on Movistar was just released in Buenos Aires today! Currently, it is only available from certain Carrefour locations and Falabella at Unicenter. In fact, both stores took out full page ads in today’s paper to publicize it’s release. It’s so new, even Movistar’s web site does not yet make any mention of its availability. … Read more
All right, all right… I have been posting a lot of concerts, but the Hot Festival Buenos Aires is the one I am most looking forward to. The lineup is great and includes: Scissor Sisters Massive Attack Mika Thievery Corporation Pavement Stereophonics Hot Chip Phoenix Benjamin Biolay It takes place November 19 and 20, 2010 … Read more
I had previously written about the best thing in Buenos Aires, so now I found it only fitting to write about the worst thing in Buenos Aires. Crime? Nope. Lack of good sushi, peanut butter, pickles and spice? Close, but no. Inflation? Ridiculous, but not it. Dog poop on the streets? Annoying, but wrong again. It’s electronics. … Read more
New to Buenos Aires and don’t speak much/any Spanish? Want to order delivery but feeling a bit afraid of having a phone conversation? Well, Buenos Aires Delivery can help you with that. The recently launched web site provides restaurant menus for over 80 Buenos Aires restaurants in 20 different neighborhoods, with additional restaurants being added … Read more
The best thing about my entire time in Buenos Aires arrived on Monday morning at 11:45am local time, weighing 3.18kg and measuring 49cm long. I present Hannah Araxí… As a friend mentioned, this whole journey started while sitting out in the desert at Burning Man 2007 and realizing that I needed to make a change … Read more
The 2010 edition of the Pepsi Music Festival is coming to Buenos Aires on October 13, 22 and 23, 2010. This year the international lineup includes Rage Against the Machine with Queens of the Stone Age as well as Green Day in addition to a number of local bands. The event is being held in … Read more
In other big concert news, Dave Matthews Band is playing Luna Park, Buenos Aires on October 14, 2010. While I’m personally not a fan, it’s great to see a number of international acts scheduling shows here. Now, to get an alternative rock festival started! Tickets will be available from TicketPortal although the sale date has … Read more
Saw this while walking in Palermo the other day: I guess this is a pretty valuable wheel or someone just wanted it really, really badly. Seriously though, this was a busy street and someone managed to jack up the car, steal the wheel, remove the jack and take off. They did leave the lug nuts … Read more
Craigslist Buenos Aires is not yet as big and popular as its American counterparts. Aside from the short-term apartment rentals section, the other areas only have a couple of posts per day. Still, it is growing rapidly and as such, the wackiness of the Craigslist stateside version is starting to make its way to Buenos … Read more
Since Taos at the Argentine Post just posted about Bon Jovi coming to Argentina on October 3, I thought I would one-up him and post some even more exciting concert news. That’s right, the Jonas Brothers are coming to Buenos Aires! They’re playing River Plate with special guest Demi Lovato (whoever that is) on November … Read more
UPDATE: This page has been replaced by our new upcoming concerts in Buenos Aires list. Please go check that out!. PAST CONCERTS 2012 January 7: New Found Glory (El Teatro de Flores) January 14: James Blunt (Luna Park) January 18: Paul Van Dyk (Pueblo Límite Villa Gesell) January 26: Taking Back Sunday, We The Kings … Read more
I had previously written about downloading or streaming US television shows and movies while in Buenos Aires, but as that article is now almost a year and a half old, I’ve been meaning to get around to updating it. In the time since I wrote that post, I’ve switched to a new solution that I … Read more
A new, incredibly simple iPhone jailbreak has just been released for all iPhones, including the new iPhone 4. Whereas previous jailbreaks required some technical knowledge and figuring out what software package to download, this new jailbreak is as simple as visiting the jailbreakme.com web site from your iPhone’s Safari browser. Now, while this new tool will … Read more
Once again, Argentina has made a major change to their policies with little advance notice. The rentista visa, which is a popular option for expats wishing to live legally in Argentina, now has an income requirement of AR $8000/month per person. This represents a 333% increase from the previous amount of AR $2400/month. This law … Read more
Gay marriage is now legal in Buenos Aires after President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner signed the bill into law last week. Perhaps the best headline I saw about this was, “Argentina approves gay divorce.” 🙂 Here’s what else is making news over the past week: Argentine Peso Gets Lift From Record Soy Harvest as Volatility … Read more
We previously reported at the end of May on Skype adding support for 3G calling to their iPhone app and are now happy to report that as of yesterday, Skype now also supports multi-tasking on Apple’s new iOS 4 for the iPhone 4 and 3GS. What this means is that you can now run Skype … Read more
I’ve long been a customer and fan of Vonage, so it was especially nice to get an email from them today announcing a number of rate decreases. While Vonage offers free calls to most foreign landline phones, they often charge for calling mobile numbers. With today’s announcement, they have reduced the per-minute rate from U$S … Read more
The biggest news by far in the past week is that Argentina has approved gay marriage, making it the first country in Latin America to do so. The bill was passed by the senate after much debate and opposition by the Catholic church in the country. It is expected to be signed into law shortly. … Read more