Stories and News of Expat Life in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Flying from Buenos Aires to the US is expensive. Coach airfare routinely costs $1200 and up. With a family of three and a new one on the way, that means we’re looking at $3600+ for a simple trip ($4800+ when our son hits 2 years old) – and that’s just airfare! Add in a hotel, … Read more
Awhile back we were contacted by iFly Magazine from KLM looking for a local porteño perspective on Buenos Aires. We were happy to put them in touch with our friend Martin Lamelas and the video below is the result of that collaboration. It’s a great quick overview of Buenos Aires and some of it’s little … Read more
Come out and party with the US Embassy! That’s right, the US embassy is hosting the first of a series of American night happy hours this Thursday, June 13 from 5pm – 8pm at the Hard Rock Café in Buenos Aires. Yep, Americans partying at the Hard Rock Cafe – not cliché at all. No … Read more
Wow, you go away for a couple of weeks and so many new things happen… Sorry if you’ve already seen some of these sites and links, but I thought they were worth repeating. This might even become a weekly update… First, the very funny expat-humored Tumblr blog “When You Live In Argentina” launched. The site … Read more
SORRY! We sold the Dropcam, so no more video of Buenos Aires… Want to see what the weather in Buenos Aires is like? Want to gaze longingly at the city skyline? Hoping to catch a reflection of me working in my boxers? Ok, maybe not that last one… We now have our own Buenos … Read more
UPDATE: This deal is dead. Jet Blue is having a sale on their new route from Fort Lauderdale to Lima, Peru from only $139 each way ($302 roundtrip all-in). Their new route starts November 21, 2013 and these prices are available through December 31, 2013. You can add on a roundtrip to Buenos Aires from … Read more
One of our more frequent topics is on the “dolar blue” rate in Argentina. This is the unofficial rate at which the US dollar trades in Argentina. Yesterday it hit a new record high of U$S 1 = ARS $9.40. That’s an 81% difference to the official rate and a great reason never to use … Read more