Moving Sale!

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.)

Guide to Using the ATM in Argentina – And Should You?

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

Vegetable Seasons in Buenos Aires

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

Fruit Seasons in Buenos Aires

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