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Madonna has arrived in Buenos Aires for her series of near sold-out concerts at the River Plate Stadium on December 3, 4, 6, and 7. The shows were originally all sold out, which caused scalper’s prices to jump, but additional tickets to all shows were released (dashing many people’s thoughts of making a quick profit). … Read more
Damn! I was all excited to check out Madonna’s first show tonight in Buenos Aires. We had scored some VIP tickets, I’ve been listening to Madonna all day, and we had planned out how to go to class, grab dinner and get out to the show in time… Plus, it was her first show and … Read more
More interesting news from Buenos Aires this week: Argentine court intervenes in Aerolineas Argentinas [Reuters] An Argentine court agreed to oversee the day-to-day running of the country’s main airline on Friday amid signs the government is moving to expropriate the carrier from its Spanish owners. Airline Grab Gains Ground in Argentina [The Wall Street Journal] … Read more
Looking for something different to do? Need to get some aggression out? Have an old pillow lying around? Well, we may have just the thing for you – Pillow Fight Buenos Aires 2008 (Lucha de Almohadas – Buenos Aires 2008). Today, November 22, 2008, at 6pm in the Bosques de Palermo at the Dr. Benjamin Gould Planetarium … Read more
Welcome to the first of a weekly series highlighting some of what I consider to be the more interesting news from Buenos Aires and Argentina. I find many new things every week and often want to blog about them, but realize that I don’t always have the time to get to them. Hopefully, with these … Read more
As we previously reported, Google Maps for Argentina launched yesterday. After some initial testing, we found that the site works pretty for mapping address, but it is still missing some useful features and still has some quirks to be worked out: Driving directions from point A to point B are unavailable (Google says it needs … Read more
Unfortunately, work has once again taken over a major part of our lives for the past few weeks, so we’ve been a bit slow on posting any new updates. I’ve got a few drafts started, but they’ve been on hold while we try and juggle these other projects and Spanish classes. Let me tell you, running … Read more
As of Monday, November 17, 2008, that big blank space on the photo at the right should be a bit more filled in like our neighbors in Brazil. That’s right, after a long wait, Google Maps is finally coming to Argentina. When I was back in NYC, I pretty much used Google Maps on a weekly … Read more
One nice thing about numbering all of the Random Observations is that we know exactly how long we’ve been here, and wow, 12 weeks goes by really quickly. Some of our new and improved random observations now include photos! Enjoy… Random Observations: Week 11 & 12 Spring is definitely in the air here. The weather is getting … Read more
Marco, our Spanish tutor, sent us this video today and what do you know, I can actually understand all of it! I’m not sure what he’s trying to say about how our lessons are going, but the video is pretty funny.
We reported that the Argentine peso was expected to fall to $3.80 against the dollar, and it continues to head that way – even with the government spending nearly $1 billion today to prevent it. The peso fell to 3.44 per dollar at one point today before finally closing at 3.39 to the dollar. This … Read more
Quick Link: Get Boca Juniors Tickets. Now, onto our story… The one thing every tourist guidebook recommends that you do when you come to Buenos Aires is to go to a Boca Juniors soccer game. Well, Sunday was the first time we had a chance to catch a match, and it was pretty exciting. The crowd … Read more
While we love so much about Buenos Aires, we’ll be the first to admit that we have been less than enthusiastic about the sushi here. For a major cosmopolitan city, we expected more options and choices even though we realize that beef is the primary food here. Luckily, our complaining about the sushi is now over. Last … Read more
Like many expats, we’re here on tourist visas which are only valid for 90 days. Now, there’s a few ways to extend that time: Head to prorrogas de permanencia at the office of migraciones and pay for a 90 day extension. The cost is $100 pesos and you can only do this once per 90 … Read more
Bloomberg is reporting that Argentina may ease its defense of the peso, and take a one time devaluation to $3.80 per dollar from $3.208 today. (It’s already slid 5 percent since August 1.) They had originally predicted that the government may simply let it fall through gradual depreciation, but the new measure may come up as a … Read more
They certainly do things their own way in Argentina. We just wrote about the upcoming time change. (Argentina began observing Daylight Savings Time last year for the first time since 2000 and did it on only 4 days notice.) And now the government, after just declaring the entire country would be on the same time … Read more
We have a group of 30+ people meeting up for drinks tonight. If you’re around, come out and join us. It’s a good chance to meet some new people and relax after a long week. (more on that later) Here’s the details: Friday, October 17 – 9:30pm – 12:30am Godoy Paraguay 4905 esq. Godoy Cruz … Read more
Ok, we’ve been slacking…well, not really slacking, we’ve been working hard, but work has unfortunately interefered with my ability to post as often as I would like. The move to BsAs was supposed to help reduce our workload, but right now it seems like we’re working as hard as ever. Anyhow, we’ve made this week’s … Read more
“Spring forward, fall back.” – Yep, it’s that time of the year again, and even though it’s October, it’s officially the start of spring in the Southern Hemisphere, so it’s time to move the clocks forward by one hour. The time change happens this Sunday, October 19th, 2008 at midnight –the earliest it has ever occurred. This … Read more
Argentina’s Travel Guide is a site that I’ve had in my Google Reader for awhile now, but in recent weeks the site has really picked up the pace with a slew of interesting new stories and events happening in Buenos Aires (and beyond). Here’s a quick description from their site: Argentina’s Travel Guide is an online … Read more
Argentina Reciprocity Fee UPDATE: As of March 24, 2016, the reciprocity fee is no longer required for US passport holders. The Argentina reciprocity fee must now be paid in advance for all entries into Argentina – air, land and sea. We have a complete guide on how to pay the Argentina entrance fee as the form is a bit … Read more
Reuters is reporting that the Argentine peso has shrunk to its lowest level against the dollar in 5 1/2 years. The peso slid 2.39 percent to 3.315/3.320 per U.S. dollar, its lowest point since January 2003. The peso has slid 4.65% this year so far. So, the American economy tanks and the dollar gets stronger. … Read more
We’re back… Random Observations: Week 8 The sushi is horrible here – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Ok, that may not be entirely true, some of the sushi is passable here and if you only like salmon and cream cheese, you’ll probably be fine. Had we become sushi snobs from living in NYC? Ok, … Read more
Buenos Aires is known for a lot of things – tango, beef, architecture, etc. They are not, however, known for their seafood. Salmon seems to be the most popular choice and in many restaurants the only choice. A salmon entree will also cost more than almost any beef entree. And yes, you can always get … Read more