Stories and News of Expat Life in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fibertel is getting ready to launch Wideband, their new high-speed Internet service in Buenos Aires. From several posts on Twitter, it appears that several customers have been given the opportunity to sign up for the service before it has been released to the general public. The new Wideband connection will offer 30 Mbps for $300 … Read more
Who accuses Americans of being fat and lazy? I beg to differ with you. Ok, well, maybe not to differ with you, but at least to point out that we are quite creative with our fatness and laziness. Perhaps nowhere can this be seen clearer than in another one of my new finds since being … Read more
US Airways is once again offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles until September 15. As we previously wrote: This means that when you buy 30,000 miles for $887, they give you another 30,000 miles – enough for a coach ticket to Buenos Aires. When you buy 50,000 miles for $1478, you end up with … Read more
After some initial false rumors about Personal Fest coming back to Buenos Aires in February 2011, we now have confirmation that the music festival will indeed be returning for the first time since 2008. Personal Fest 2011 will take place at Estadio GEBA on October 2, November 4 and 5, 2011. The lineup is pretty strong: Sunday, … Read more
My Argentine bank has an interesting security feature when making certain transactions on their website. It asks you to identify siblings and parents before allowing you to make the transaction. Unfortunately, it has a few flaws for non-Argentine customers: Spot the problem? 🙂
No, I’m not talking about Buenos Aires, where of course everything would be in Spanish. I’m talking about the good ole US of A. After being here for a few days, I quickly noticed that almost everything in the stores was in both English and Spanish. When I left for Buenos Aires in 2008, there … Read more
It now marks three weeks that we’ve been back in the States, and I have to say I’m not missing the Buenos Aires winter! It’s been absolutely beautiful here, and I’m really liking this idea of spending summers in Vermont and summers in Buenos Aires. The only question is where to fit in the snowboarding? … Read more