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An Easy Way to Get Dollars in Buenos Aires

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UPDATE: There is no “legal” way to get dollars in Argentina anymore unless you plan to bring up to U$S 10,000 with you on the plane. The best bet for taking advantage of the parallel exchange rate is to use Xoom and transfer money from a US account into the country or use Azimo for … Read more

Swine Fever Has Not Been Reported in Argentina, Flights From Mexico Suspended

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For the moment, there have been no reported cases of swine flu in Argentina, and the number of dengue fever cases seem to be on the decline.  However, the Argentine government is taking no chances and has temporarily suspended flights from Mexico to Argentina. The U.S. Embassy in Argentina just sent out this alert: This … Read more

Argentina Increases Fee for Overstaying Tourist Visa

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UPDATE (3/1/15): The fee for overstaying your tourist visa has been increased to $600 pesos as of March 1, 2015. This fee must be paid online in advance for any point of departure other than from Ezeiza, Aeroparque or Retiro. —- Without much fanfare, it appears that the Argentine government has increased the fee for overstaying … Read more

Dengue Fever Now in Buenos Aires Proper

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The U.S. Embassy has just issued a follow-up alert to their previous alert about the spread of dengue fever in Argentina. While previous reports had been limited to the north of the country, there are now at least 107 confirmed cases in Buenos Aires. While the government attributes those cases to people who have traveled … Read more

Expat Tax Benefits

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Seeing as how today is April 15th (the day taxes are due in the United States), I thought it would be fitting to finally finish the post I had been working on regarding some of the tax benefits to being an expat. When I decided to move to Buenos Aires last year, I wasn’t aware … Read more

Learning Spanish III

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I quickly realized that spending two months in Brazil, while amazing, definitely hurt my Spanish language skills.  Add to that the additional time I spent in the States for Christmas, and I now find myself playing catch-up just to get back to the point I was at in December. It’s amazing how little time it … Read more

Argentina’s Proposed Tourist Entry Fee Postponed Indefinitely

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UPDATE:  The fee has gone into effect. Please check out my newer post on Argentina’s new entrance fee. Good news for expats and tourists alike!  Argentina’s proposed tourist entry fee which was scheduled to start January 1, 2009, and then re-scheduled for March 2009, has been postponed indefinitely.  This means that those trips to Uruguay … Read more