The U.S. Embassy has just issued a follow-up alert to their previous alert about the spread of dengue fever in Argentina. While previous reports had been limited to the north of the country, there are now at least 107 confirmed cases in Buenos Aires. While the government attributes those cases to people who have traveled [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Living'
Dengue Fever Now in Buenos Aires Proper
April 16th, 2009 · 4 Comments
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Expat Tax Benefits
April 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Seeing as how today is April 15th (the day taxes are due in the United States), I thought it would be fitting to finally finish the post I had been working on regarding some of the tax benefits to being an expat.
When I decided to move to Buenos Aires last year, I wasn’t aware that [...]
Learning Spanish III
April 15th, 2009 · 9 Comments
I quickly realized that spending two months in Brazil, while amazing, definitely hurt my Spanish language skills. Add to that the additional time I spent in the States for Christmas, and I now find myself playing catch-up just to get back to the point I was at in December. It’s amazing how little time it [...]
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Argentina’s Proposed Tourist Entry Fee Postponed Indefinitely
February 27th, 2009 · 19 Comments
UPDATE: The fee has gone into effect. Please check out my newer post on Argentina’s new entrance fee.
Good news for expats and tourists alike! Argentina’s proposed tourist entry fee which was scheduled to start January 1, 2009, and then re-scheduled for March 2009, has been postponed indefinitely. This means that those trips to Uruguay will [...]