Discover Buenos Aires

UPDATE: As of June 4, 2010, the Argentina entrance fee has increased from U$S 131 to U$S 140 in reciprocity for the US increasing their visa fee. In October 2008, we reported that Argentina was planning to charge a reciprocal fee to tourists entering from countries that charge its citizens a visa or entrance fee. [...]

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In the third post of our “Buenos Aires Contacts,” I wanted to highlight my personal trainer, Matias Vertone. While Matias does not speak much English, it has been a fun experience as my personal training sessions turn out to be both a workout and a Spanish lesson in one.  Matias works out of the Always [...]

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In the second “Buenos Aires Contacts” post, I’d like to highlight Aurora Couretot. Aurora is an English-speaking doctor working as an advisor at Swiss Medical since 2000.  She has helped many expats get set up with medical insurance through Swiss Medical.  She understands the process inside and out and can answer any questions that you [...]

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After being here a year, things become a lot easier (trust me), but I remember how difficult it was to figure out how to do so many simple things when I first got here.  One of those things was adding credit to my pre-paid Movistar phone. (As a foreigner, you cannot get a cell phone [...]

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