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Hilton is running a pretty amazing promotion where you can get 50% off the best rate for stays at the Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Hilton, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, and Hilton Grand Vacations. You can also save 30% off best available rate at Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, Homewood Suites, and Home2 Suites. These rates are valid for … Read more
With all the recent subway worker strikes, it’s hard to know what subway line is going to be shutdown when. Luckily for you, some ingenius web developers have put together a new site, ¿Hay subtes? This beautiful and simple site will give you 5 minute updates on each of the subway lines and their current … Read more
Apple has just started selling the unlocked iPhone 5 in the United States, so while you can’t get one in Argentina, you can be sure that they’ll start showing up for sale at double the price in the expat forums and on MercadoLibre. For those of you going to the US, you can pick yours … Read more
UPDATE: Unfortunately it seems that this deal may be over as my searches are no longer returning this amazing fare. LAN has fares for $849 today as part of their Cyber Monday sale as well as 25% off flights within South America. —- LAN may be having their Cyber Monday sale today, but TAM Airlines … Read more
LAN is having their Cyber Monday sale on November 26, 2012. For 24 hours you’ll be able to save up to 40% off flights to South America and 25% off flights within South America. Simply go to Lan.com on Monday and find your best deal.
Yesterday, an American tourist was shot during a robbery attempt on Florida Street in Buenos Aires. Florida Street is well known as one of the major pedestrian thoroughfares in the city, and is also famous for the many “cuevas” (caves) – one of the few places to change dollars for pesos and vice-versa after the government’s restriction … Read more
I just received an email from American Airlines offering me $150 off any one-way or roundtrip flight from the United States to Argentina, Brazil or Chile. Since I’m not going to be able to use it, I’m posting it here in the hopes that someone else can take advantage of it. The promotion code is: BJPTS58GR769 … Read more
Unfortunately this year, it seems that the number of Thanksgiving dinner options in Buenos Aires are somewhat limited. While there have been a number of open expat events over the past few years, this year’s options seem more limited to the few restaurants that are offering turkey dinners. Here’s a short list: The American Club … Read more
Currently, the reciprocal Argentina entry fee for citizens of the United States, Canada and Australia is only required on flights into Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports. We wrote about how that entry fee must be paid in advance as of October 31, 2012 at AEP and as of December 28, 2012 at EZE. New regulations just … Read more
Not interested in using Google Argentina for your searches? Or getting tired that your search results keep switching to Spanish? Here’s a great tip… Simply go to www.google.com/ncr That /ncr on the end stand for “no country redirect” and will send you back to the mail Google.com home page. It will also be saved in … Read more
Time to order your Thanksgiving turkey! That’s right, Thanksgiving comes early this year and is next week on November 22, 2012. There’s not a lot of options for turkey in Buenos Aires, so we of course went back to our old standby, La Granja Converso Delicateses. Luckily, their turkeys are organic and free-range, and are actually … Read more
So, Quilmes has a new 6.9% alcohol beer that they’re marketing. The new name? Quilmes Night 69 – because you never know what might happen after a 6-pack of this. Anyone try it yet? In other news, I found a one liter can of Asahi Super Dry in Chinatown for only $30 pesos yesterday. I … Read more
Meeting for a coffee is a dating classic. Personally, I do not suggest meeting at your favorite café straight away just in case things do not go as well as you hope. Here are a few great date cafes for a casual encounter and, no, they did not pay me to write this. 🙂 Entertainment … Read more
After watching the Forks Over Knives documentary this summer – and buying their cookbook – I quickly realized that I could not commit to a full vegan lifestyle change. However, I decided to drastically reduce the amount of meat in my diet, especially red meat. While we were in the US we had a ton of … Read more
UPDATE: Check out our 2013 Kids Halloween Party page! Halloween is growing in popularity in Buenos Aires, but it still has not caught on anywhere near to what it has in the States. While adult-themed costume parties are popular here, events for kids are sorely lacking. Kids in some of the suburbs and gated communities around … Read more
Here’s a tip for those expats missing some of the tastes of home. This all developed out of the slight addiction I have to sugar-free Red Bull. On my last trip to the States, I was seriously considering how I could bring a case of it back on the plane with me. Luckily, I stumbled … Read more
UPDATE: Looks like the 1-year deal is now dead. You should be able to get 6-months free with this link. SiriusXM is offering a free 1-year trial of Sirius XM Radio when you enter promo code CHEVY1YR. And the best part is that it does not seem to be geographically restricted, which means it works great … Read more
Aeromexico is having a weekend sale with some great fares to Buenos Aires (LAX to EZE for $431), but you have to act quickly as the sale ends today. Seems like most good fares leave on a Tuesday or Wednesday and come back on a Saturday or Sunday. Here’s some sample fares: Hope this helps … Read more
UPDATE: As of March 24, 2016, the reciprocity fee is no longer required for US passport holders. Currently, visitors to Argentina from the United States, Canada and Australia must pay an entrance fee (visitor visa) equal to the amount that those countries charge Argentine residents. The current fees are: $160 for the United States (valid … Read more
With all the currency restrictions imposed by the Argentine government, another one now comes into play – as of October 9, 2012, Argentine residents will not be permitted to use PayPal to transfer money between themselves. They will be restricted to using PayPal for international payments only. Here’s a copy of the revised terms: Amendment … Read more
Yesterday Apple released the details on their newest iPhone, the iPhone 5. While these events are getting less and less climatic due to the number of leaks that come out beforehand, the latest iPhone still has a number of great new features including a bigger screen, thinner size, higher-speed LTE network, faster WiFi, new earbuds … Read more
Voting Day at the U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires Thursday, October 4, 2012 – 9am to noon 4300 Av. Colombia Eligible U.S. citizen voters can Cast absentee ballots Complete federal write in ballots Register and request absentee ballots We’ll have American food, music, and remarks from Ambassador Martinez. Please RSVP to [email protected] And don’t forget – Election … Read more
Here’s some empanada combinations that you definitely won’t find in Buenos Aires anytime soon: Not so sure about the “hot dog and cheese” but the buffalo chicken was pretty good! And, all came served in a Chinese egg roll bag… While they were “interesting,” empanadas from La Guitarrita are one of the few things I’m looking … Read more
Just wanted to let everyone know about a new co-working space called The Office that a friend of ours is opening in Palermo Hollywood this month. The Office is an upscale, professional, collaborative work space for individuals, freelancers and small business owners. They have created a co-working environment with the latest technology and infrastructure available to … Read more