Ski Trip to Bariloche!

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Ski Trip to Bariloche!

July 23rd, 2009 | Argentina - Adults Only, Argentina - Adventure, Argentina - Gringo Favorite, Argentina - Gringo Owned Business, Argentina - Must See or Do, Argentina - Travel Tips, The Best of Argentina | No Comments »

Get out of BA and get up into the mountains Thursday August 13th to Monday August 17th with a ski trip to Bariloche.

Expat-Connection.com is planning another ski trip to Bariloche through their partner travel agent Supernova Argentina. The group will be making it a long weekend trip, and traveling up on a “suite” level bus with dinner. The trip includes roundtrip transport, 3 nights in a hostel with breakfast and dinner included, a trip to Circuito Chico and transfers in and out of Cerro Catedral.

With several days there you will have time to discover Patagonia and really enjoy Bariloche. The cost for the entire package trip is $285 a person and space is limited.

If you Read more

Working with the ATM in Buenos Aires

July 20th, 2009 | Argentina - Business, Argentina - Culture, Argentina - Relocation, Argentina - Tourist Trap, Argentina - Travel Tips | No Comments »

Getting out cash at an ATM in Buenos Aires can be quite the endeavor, especially if you are trying to do it on a Saturday night, or just after the entire country has gotten paid (the 15th and 30th of each month).

ATMs can be found all over the city, and so you would think that getting out money would be no big deal. Here’s the thing, Monday is the refill day, so by Saturday the funds in the ATMs are usually limited. You may end up visiting quite a few ATMs that blink INSUFFICIENT FUNDS back at you before you find one that spits out your cash.

Going right after pay day is annoying just because of the extremely Read more

Meeting Up with Other Expats in Buenos Aires

July 13th, 2009 | Argentina - Business, Argentina - Family Friendly, Argentina - Gringo Owned Business, Argentina - Must See or Do, Argentina - News, Argentina - Relocation, Argentina - Travel Tips, The Best of Argentina | 1 Comment »

Thinking of relocating to Argentina, but not sure where to start? You’ve got plenty of friends at your immediate disposal when you hook up with the Expat Connection.

From www.expat-connection.com:

Expat Connection is a group providing a range of social events that bring Expats and Argentines together in a relaxed environment. The group was formed by American Martin Frankel, a recent expat himself, with the dual purpose of catering for the vibrant and growing Expat community, and providing a bridge between foreigners and Argentines.

Forget the traditional tourist path: Expat Connection provides you with a host of activities both social and educational – such as happy hours, dinner parties, day trips and on the more serious side our very

Status of Swine Flu in Argentina

July 9th, 2009 | Argentina - News, Argentina - Travel Tips | No Comments »

I was browsing through a web-site and managed to click my way through a series of links that led me to a site that lists the current status of the A-H1N1 swine flu virus for practically every country in the world.

Imagine my surprise when I saw Argentina’s statistics: 2485 confirmed cases and 60 deaths, making the mortality rate a stifling 2.414%, or one death for every 41 infections.

I mean, those statistics in themselves aren’t terrible, however, when compared with the rest of the world, it is the highest mortality rate. I think part of this is probably due to the fact that many countries that thrive off of tourism have stopped reporting all confirmed cases in order to Read more

Looking for a Cleaning Lady in Argentina?

July 6th, 2009 | Argentina - Best Shopping, Argentina - Business, Argentina - Family Friendly, Argentina - Gringo Favorite, Argentina - Relocation, Argentina - Travel Tips | No Comments »

I received a request to post this information on a cleaning lady in Argentina. If you are looking for some help around the house you might want to check it out:

My cleaning lady is 24 and has worked as a cook as well. She is very good and honest. She works one day a week for me and really would like more work. she is willing to live in and help with children too. Speaks only spainish but is so very smart and thinks for herself. I am from the states and here only part time. Please let me know if you would like to contact her. jared at jaredll@yahoo.com

Ordering Meat from an Asadso in Argentina

July 1st, 2009 | Argentina - Business, Argentina - Culture, Argentina - Family Friendly, Argentina - Must See or Do, Argentina - Places to Eat, Argentina - Travel Tips, The Best of Argentina | No Comments »

In the land of everything meat, it is important to know how to order what you want! BBQing is serious business in the States, and Asados are serious business in Argentina. Don’t look like a fool when trying to order; brush up on these Spanish expressions and make sure you get exactly what you want when ordering out.

English                     Spanish           Pronunciation
I want…                  Yo quiero…      Show key-ero…
Barbecue                 Asado            Ah-sah-doh
Blood sausage          Morcilla          More-see-sha
Chicken                     Pollo              Poe-show
Chop                        Chuleta          Choo-let-ah
Skirt steak                 Entraña           En-trah-nya
Flank                         Vacio              Vah-see-oh
Intestine                  Chinchulín        Cheen-choo-leen
Kid (Goat)                 Chivito             Chee-vee-toh
Kidneys                      Riñones            Rin-yon-ays
Lamb                         Cordero           Cord-eroh
Liver                          Hígado             Ee-gah-doh
Pork                          Cerdo              Ser-doh