Stories and News of Expat Life in Buenos Aires, Argentina
We usually don’t take part in these “best of” competitions, but what the hell… Discover Buenos Aires has been nominated for best blog in Argentina by the editorial staff of Go Overseas! and we need your help to capture the top spot! Please take a moment to head over to http://www.gooverseas.com/argentina-blogs and vote for Discover … Read more
UPDATE: We found a studio apartment in Palermo and it is now available for rent. If you happen to know of anyone selling a nice studio or reasonably priced one-bedroom apartment in Palermo Soho or Palermo Hollywood, please let me know. Ideally looking for something new-ish, 30+ sq meters, lots of light, amenities, etc. Send … Read more
File this one under “I’m surprised it didn’t happen earlier…” Buenos Aires has a stray dog problem. You’ll immediately notice it if you spend any time here, especially since it is in stark contrast to most of the US. In all parts of the city, stray dogs roam the streets and it seems like the … Read more
A good friend of mine has just launched his latest Buenos Aires condominium hotel development project – 4955 Charcas. After selling out his first development project, 5865 Nicaragua, entirely in pre-sale, he has focused his attention on developing his next set of luxury condominium-hotel apartment units in Buenos Aires. These new luxury studios in Palermo Hollywood … Read more
With the amazing success of any new business, there’s bound to be plenty of copycats and that has certainly been the case for Groupon, the original daily deals site. We previously wrote about the Groupon launch in Buenos Aires and since then numerous competitors have popped up. Basically all these sites work the same way: you sign … Read more
The iPhone 4 on Movistar was just released in Buenos Aires today! Currently, it is only available from certain Carrefour locations and Falabella at Unicenter. In fact, both stores took out full page ads in today’s paper to publicize it’s release. It’s so new, even Movistar’s web site does not yet make any mention of its availability. … Read more
All right, all right… I have been posting a lot of concerts, but the Hot Festival Buenos Aires is the one I am most looking forward to. The lineup is great and includes: Scissor Sisters Massive Attack Mika Thievery Corporation Pavement Stereophonics Hot Chip Phoenix Benjamin Biolay It takes place November 19 and 20, 2010 … Read more