For the moment, there have been no reported cases of swine flu in Argentina, and the number of dengue fever cases seem to be on the decline. However, the Argentine government is taking no chances and has temporarily suspended flights from Mexico to Argentina. The U.S. Embassy in Argentina just sent out this alert: This [...]
Entries from April 2009
Swine Fever Has Not Been Reported in Argentina, Flights From Mexico Suspended
April 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
My Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-25
April 25th, 2009 · No Comments
[Blog] My Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-18: “Some pick Argentina as haven from economic blues” – Reuters. With … http://s3nt.com/fgeb # Trying to recover from major food coma – asado at Los Tallas Parrilla outside of Buenos Aires was unbelievable! 500+ person restaurant! Ugh. # Some photos from what I’ll call “Día de Carne” Way [...]
Tags: Randomness
Argentina Increases Fee for Overstaying Tourist Visa
April 24th, 2009 · 45 Comments
Without much fanfare, it appears that the Argentine government has increased the fee for overstaying your tourist visa from $50 pesos to $300 pesos for non-Mercosur residents and to $100 pesos for Mercosur residents. This change went into effect on April 21, 2009. Currently most expats are in Argentina on tourist visas that expire after [...]
Tags: Living
Expat Tech: Twitter
April 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you’ve probably heard of Twitter. It has been covered by every major news source, spoofed on the Daily Show, made the talk show circuits, contributed to the break-up of Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer, had Ashton Kutcher post a picture of Demi Moore [...]
Tags: Tech
