Stories and News of Expat Life in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Iconic British band, The Cure, have just announced their first Latin American tour in over 17 years. Luckily, the tour includes an April 12, 2013 stop in Buenos Aires – their first concert in Argentina in over 26 years! Tickets go on sale Monday, February 4, 2013. Here’s the press release and their other Latin … Read more
Scam City is a show on the Travel+Escape channel that follows its host, Conor Woodman, as he travels to ten of the world’s most popular cities to find out what scams are pulled on tourists. Of course, Buenos Aires is on the list and also probably one of the more interesting episodes. On his visit … Read more
Xoom has consistently been the US expat and tourist’s best way to send money to Argentina and take advantage of the discrepancy between the official exchange rate and the blue market exchange rate. For example, today’s official rate is $4.913, the blue market rate is $6.780 and Xoom is paying $6.313 before fees. We’re seeing … 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
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
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
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