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How To Get The Best Exchange Rate When Traveling To Argentina

Gringo in Buenos AiresFebruary 11, 2014Hacking Buenos Aires60 Comments

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

Gringo in Buenos AiresSeptember 27, 2010Hacking Buenos Aires4 Comments

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)

Gringo in Buenos AiresAugust 12, 2010Hacking Buenos Aires13 Comments

(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)

Gringo in Buenos AiresAugust 10, 2010Hacking Buenos Aires6 Comments

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

Gringo in Buenos AiresApril 19, 2010Hacking Buenos Aires12 Comments

[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

Gringo in Buenos AiresMarch 15, 2010Hacking Buenos Aires67 Comments

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

Gringo in Buenos AiresFebruary 19, 2010Hacking Buenos Aires15 Comments

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 It is now for historical reference only!!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

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