AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko Article updated on February 11, 2014. After the Argentine peso was de-pegged from the dollar following the financial crisis of 2001/2002, people visiting Buenos Aires with dollars … Read More
Using Mercado Libre in Buenos Aires
It’s a well-worn theme in all of the blogs, online expat newspapers and forums: new electronics – computers, laptops, iPhones, stereos, TVs, games consoles, cameras and so on – are … Read More
Buenos Aires: How Not to Get Robbed (Part Two)
(In Part Two of this guide, we look at ‘the squirt’ and at muggings and shakedowns. Enjoy!) The squirt The squirt is really just pick pocketing with a specific misdirection … Read More
Buenos Aires: How Not to Get Robbed (Part One)
Buenos Aires is, unfortunately, a pretty easy city to get robbed in. Shock! I know. It’s quite a revelation. The number of expat or tourist forum and blog posts dedicated … Read More
Photographing the Obelisk of Buenos Aires
[box type=”alert”]8/28/12: We have had reports that this technique does not work anymore, so proceed at your own risk!![/box] If you’re reading this, then chances are you have at least … Read More
Hacking Argentine Air Travel: Fly For Cheap
Anyone living in Buenos Aires is going to want to take at least a couple of trips inside Argentina during their stay and will want them to be cheap. The … Read More
How to Live in Buenos Aires on Only Five Dollars a Day
UPDATE, April 19, 2012: Inflation has made this post truly a dinosaur! It is now for historical reference only!! UPDATE, JAN 22, 2011: With inflation eating into the value of … Read More