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59 posts about randomness from Discover Buenos Aires.
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Yesterday I posted an April Fools’ blog post announcing an “Argentina Expat Amnesty Program,” and even with quite a few giveaways in the post, it seems that I managed to trick a good number of people. It turned out to be one of the more read posts we’ve have in awhile, so I thought a quick post-mortem … Read more
Argentina has just announced a new amnesty program that should benefit a lot of expats living in the country. (Unfortunately this post is an April’s Fool joke and not true.) Recognizing that lax immigration policies and a low cost of living have attracted a large number of non-Mercosur foreign citizens to come to Buenos Aires and overstay their 90-day … Read more
UPDATE: So, looks like Brilliant Bicycles did not think this promo out too well. They ended the promotion early and also limited the number of bikes they were giving away. That sucks. It’s never cool to change the terms midway through a promotion. I can only assume using emails to confirm friends lead to a … Read more
World Cup Fever is here and if you needed any other reason to get more excited, check out this awesome commercial from Beats featuring Brazilian star Neymar. It’s already racked up an impressive 7 million views in the 4 days since it’s release! Go Argentina!
Seems that Vitamina plans to destroy more than 14,000 acres of forests in Salta, Argentina and Greenpeace is on a mission to stop it. They have posted a viral video stunt that shows how quickly Vitamina can destroy forests. In addition, they are urging people to write to the owners of Vitamina to protest and … Read more
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A little something for all of us who struggle with learning Spanish. Just remember how hard learning English can be! You think English is easy? The bandage was wound around the wound. The farm was used to produce produce. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. We must polish the … Read more
Check out this great new video from Tensixties, an indie rock band based in Buenos Aires – Buenos Aires del punto de vista de los Gringos: While you’re at it, check out their other music too… Great stuff.
Looks like Aerolineas Argentinas has come up with a creative way to recover some of the $1.4 million dollars they are losing per day – MercadoLibre! (And yes, they do lose that much money – in 2012 they lost $500 million dollars, but they are hopeful that 2013 loses will only total $250 million. Good … Read more
When you have a two year-old you quickly learn who their favorite TV characters are – Mickey Mouse, Handy Manny and of course, her favorite, Doc McStuffins (Doctora Juegetes in Spanish). Of course if you don’t have kids, these will probably not mean a lot to you, but Doc McStuffins was one of the hottest … Read more
Since every other site is doing a “Year In Review,” we decided to jump on the bandwagon too… So, without further ado, here’s the Discover Buenos Aires 2012 Year in Review! We wrote 47 blog posts in 2012. While not prolific writers, that beat the 41 blog posts of 2011. We had over 160,000 views in 2012 … 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
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
Everyone in Buenos Aires knows that AFIP has restricted access to purchasing dollars and requires permission for any purchase. Well, now it looks like they have some more new restrictions: Thanks, Canick. Jajaja. Also, check out this site if you haven’t seen it yet – it let’s you buy dollars at the official rate without … Read more
The big news this week was that Argentina has banned the import of books into the country in the name of protecting citizens against “dangerous levels of lead in foreign made inks.” This new book ban means that one will no longer be able to order from Amazon.com without having to make a trip out to … Read more
We’ve now been back in Buenos Aires for a little over two weeks after being in the States for just over three months. The first thing we noticed upon being back (aside from the poor paper towel and toilet paper) was the amount that prices have increased. We didn’t imagine that prices in three months … Read more
I’ve previously posted some interesting Craigslist ads on my blog, but this may be one of the craziest so far: Cambio sexo por Iphone 4 Soy una joven argentina bonita, sensual, educada, elegante, open minded y bilingue. Me robaron el telefono celular y lo necesito para trabajar. Ofrezco XX cantidad de horas de sexo a cambio de … Read more
Can someone please explain the swarms of flies that seem to like to hang out under building balconies and entryways? I’ve never seen anything like it before, but over and over I’ve noticed that swarms of flies are at the entrances to many buildings here. They’re not annoying and move out of the way as … 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
Much like Eminem, Michael Jordan, Garth Brooks, Brett Favre, and Claudia Schiffer, I am also coming out of retirement with the Discover Buenos Aires blog. Ok, ok, so it’s really nothing like any of them…but, nonetheless, the Discover Buenos Aires blog is back! I have a bunch of stories, tips, and other ideas that I’ll … Read more
Had my second meal at Soberbia 22 in Buenos Aires & I have to say I’m not impressed. Nice place, but there are much better parillas here. # Took awhile. but the new Crystal Method album, ‘Divided by Night,’ is growing on me. Also liking ‘Empire of the Sun.’ Both electronica. #fb # Depeche Mode … Read more
All you can eat at Rodizio Parilla in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires is not always as good an idea as it sounds. Ughh! Still stuffed. Was good. # Just watched the amazing season finale of Scrubs. Definitely one of the best shows on TV. #fb # I’d really like to switch to Google Chrome, but … Read more
Went to the opening of Cocina Sunae last night in Buenos Aires. An amazing pan-asian closed door restaurant. Info at http://bit.ly/CnAwl # http://www.whatthetrend.com shows you what topics are trending higher on Twitter & actually explains why. Very useful! # Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/buenosaires to join # Made another trip to Green Bamboo restaurant … Read more
Wacky site: http://isthisyourluggage.com – Guy buys lost airline luggage at auction, takes out contents & photographs it for this site. # 9 Free MP3 Audiobook Downloads from B&N: Kurt Vonnegut, Mark Twain, Jonathan Lethem & more. http://bit.ly/PhHsa # Weirdest band collaboration: Tinted Windows. Guy from Hanson, Smashing Pumpkins, Fountains of Wayne & Cheap Trick. Still … Read more
[Blog] My Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-18: “Some pick Argentina as haven from economic blues” – Reuters. With … http://s3nt.com/fgeb # Trying to recover from major food coma – asado at Los Tallas Parrilla outside of Buenos Aires was unbelievable! 500+ person restaurant! Ugh. # Some photos from what I’ll call “Día de Carne” Way … Read more
Since I’ve been spending a lot of time on Twitter recently, I decided to post a weekly summary of my tweets to my Discover Buenos Aires blog as well. (Ok, I’m not actually posting these all. I’m using the Twitter Tools plugin for WordPress to do it.) Don’t worry though, I’m still going to be … Read more
While there are a lot of positive aspects to being an expat and living somewhere new and exciting, one of the downsides has to be the fact that so many of the people you meet are so transient. Whether it’s you or them, it’s likely that one of you will not be in the same … Read more
So, today seems to be the day to make fun of Americans escaping the economic crisis and heading to Buenos Aires to take advantage of the strong dollar. I actually am quite proud of myself for having predicted this trend back in September 2008. No, I didn’t predict the influx of expats (that started after the … Read more
The Travelling Buenos Aires blog has an great story about one of the city’s most famous buildings, the Kavanagh Building in front of San Martin Square. The building was unique for its time (featuring central air and cold storage) and was also the tallest building in Buenos Aires. They also relate an interesting rumor about exactly why it … Read more
Since everyone seems to do a year-end review, we figured why not us too? Ok, so we’ve only been living in Buenos Aires since August 2008, and can’t really provide a full year summary, but it was about a year ago that we started to consider the idea of moving here after visiting for a … Read more
Sorry for the lack of posts, but we’ve be traveling in the US for the past couple of weeks and away from the blog. We’ll be back next week, hopefully with some new and insightful commentary. We had planned to write about our experiences with the new U$S 134 tourist tax that Argentina will be charging to … Read more
You have to check out this amazing animation done by BLU on walls of Buenos Aires. It is all hand-drawn, which makes it even more crazy… MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
Yep, as the title shows, it’s been awhile since we’ve posted any of our random observations. Why you may ask? I think it’s a combination of having too much work to do as well as becoming more familiar with our surroundings. It’s amazing how quickly one adapts to their surroundings and things you once thought of as … 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
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.
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
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
PETER BJORN AND JOHN BUENOS AIRES Saturday, September 27, 2008 – onedotzero_buenosaires, centro cultural recoleta Last night we had a chance to check out the Pete Bjorn and John show at the onedeotzero Festival and they didn’t disappoint. It was a beautiful spring night and the outdoor setting was the perfect backdrop for their hour … Read more
Another week, almost another skipped Random Observations. Unfortunately, we missed putting one up last week because we’ve been swamped with work, but luckily we’re managing to squeeze this one in. Hopefully we’ll be able to get a few new posts in this week too. Random Observations: Week 7 The fruits and vegetables are really good … Read more
With the recent turmoil in the financial markets including the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the federal bailout of AIG, will more wealthy New Yorkers look to move out of the city and head to Buenos Aires where the dollar is stronger? While this may not happen (we certainly hope not), this week has certainly … Read more
We keep having random observations even though we’re much more accustomed to our surroundings, so we’ll keep posting ’em… Random Observations: Week 5 As you walk down the street here, you might notice some cars that have jugs half-filled with some type of liquid sitting on top of the roof. We’ve seen this many times … Read more
Random Observations: Week 4 Argentines love to socialize. At merienda, which is basically a late afternoon snack eaten between lunch and dinner, people will sit for hours with a single cup of coffee or espresso and pastry and talk. Our gym even has a cafe in the front of it that is usually pretty busy … Read more
I’ve been posting some random observations of my time here in Buenos Aires for the past few weeks. There have been a lot of cultural and societal differences that I’ve observed as well as many unique ways of doing things here. It’s been an interesting experience to say the least. Last weekend I went to … Read more
That’s right, Madonna is bringing her Sticky & Sweet tour to Buenos Aires on December 6, and it’s been a big deal. There are actually three different on sale dates: August 27 – 29: for members of her fan club September 6 – 7: for CITI customers September 8: for everyone else Ticketek also has … Read more
Another week, another round of random observations. Random Observations: Week 3 You need a key to get into any building (apartment or office) that does not have a doorman. Fine. You also need a key to leave the building. This means that you have to buzz in and buzz out or in my case, keep … Read more
Welcome to the second part in my series. 🙂 Remember, some of these may be huge generalizations, but that’s ok. Random Observations: Week 2 There is no sugar free Red Bull in the country. This was one of my favorite drinks with vodka in the US. There are (almost) no obese people in Argentina. There … Read more
I previously wrote about some of my dissapointments (#1 and #2) in moving to Buenos Aires, and while those were mostly just me joking around, the one that is not a joke, is my missing Burning Man this year. I had planned to make it down here earlier than I did and still make a trip … Read more
Yes, it is with a heavy heart that I must announce some really horrible news that befell me recently.. I have not had an Internet connection at my apartment since Thursday! Yes, it is probably one of the worst things that could happen, and I’m starting to wonder if I shouldn’t have been so greedy. … Read more
I finally was able to collect some of the photos from my Bon Voyage party at The Delancey in NYC. I wanted to thank everyone who made it out and for those that didn’t, I hope to see you soon!
Finding an apartment in a foreign country when you’re not there may seem like a daunting task, but with the Internet it’s pretty easy. Once I decided to make the move, I immediately went to Craigslist Buenos Aires to see what apartments were available. I had some specific requirements – furnished, located in Palermo Soho, accepts dogs, … Read more
I’ve been here for about one week now, and I thought I would start a series about some of my random observations as a new expat. Some of these will be expanded on in further posts, some are just random one liners. So, without further adieu: Random Observations: Week 1 Learning Spanish is going to be more … Read more
The Toyota Solara sold on Friday, and while it went for over a $1000 less that it was posted for and about $500 less than wanted, it is yet another thing to check off the list. This one didn’t go easy either – it seems like everything that could go wrong did! Hit a double-parked … Read more
While selling most of your worldy possessions can be a very freeing experience, I have to say that I did have one other disappointment about deciding to make the move to BsAs. That disappointment was having to sell my bike. It was a 2006 BMW Dakar F650 GS and only had 3000 miles on it. … Read more
The one major disappointment that I have about moving to Buenos Aires is that I was not able to rush out today and wait in line with everyone else to get the newest iPhone 3G. I had to read all the blogs about it and all the great new software they have for it, and … Read more
It seems like a lot of what I have been doing in preparing for this move is making lists. I think most moves probably involve this, but moving overseas definitely has its own special complications. So, yes, not much more to say – I have to get back to making lists.