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AskMen.Com Ranks Buenos Aires as Latin America's best place to Live

April 8th, 2009 | Argentina - Relocation, The Best of Argentina | No Comments »

AskMen.com realizes that 2009 has been a tough year for us all. With that in mind, they have come out with a list of the best 29 cities to live in, and Buenos Aires comes in at #13, the highest ranked Latin American city.

Factors considered included the cost of living, economic stability, and of course, culture, entertainment, and women! The price of a pint of beer is even considered, and in BA it is about $2.00 average.

The article, written by Gina-Marie Gattone can be read in full below, or by clicking this link.

Why you Should Live in Buenos Aires

European atmosphere, great nightlife

After the 2001 economic

The Gringo Shares His Little Black Book…

March 23rd, 2009 | Argentina - Relocation, Argentina - Travel Tips, The Best of Argentina | No Comments »

Okay guys, here’s the deal. I am constantly getting e-mails from our readers asking for information about moving to and living in Argentina. I have always been more than happy to respond and provide assistance to the best of my ability, but lately, things have been busier and I feel that I have not been giving our readers the attention they deserve.

So, I came up with a solution. I have set up an automatic system that puts you directly in touch with my contacts in Argentina. (This is something all of the Gringo site writers - see our blogroll for affiliate sites – are going to be doing.)

How it works is this. You click on this link to sign Read more

Service Trip to Mendoza, August 2009

February 23rd, 2009 | Argentina - Culture, The Best of Argentina | No Comments »

There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer to give back to the community, and one was recently presented to me by Sarah Maxwell of Enchanting Challenge, a social networking web-site that connects people who are driven to giving back to the community and the environment.

She explains:

Enchanting Challenge was started by the Enchanting Group, a family of companies that has founded EcoTulum, and has worked for the past decade to turn tourism into an ecological and holistic industry.

Right now at Enchanting Challenge we are orchestrating a service trip in Mendoza that would take place in August. The service trip would entail spending a week working in the city with disadvantaged families and orphans.

Seminars in Buenos Aires on Poverty and Rejuvenation

January 8th, 2009 | Argentina - Adults Only, Argentina - Culture, The Best of Argentina | No Comments »

“Volver a empezar” y “Como acabar con la pobreza”

“Return to the Start” and “How to end Poverty”

Friday and Saturday (Viernes y Sabado)

The Philosophical Cafe in Belgrano, Buenos Aires is starting their activities off early for 2009. For the location of the events you have to email filosofiaparalavida2008@yahoo.com.ar or cafefilo2010@gmail.com.

The attitude for this year is set by a quote from Marco Aurelio: “Afortunado yo, porque a pesar de pasarme esto continuo sin pesar, ni quebrantado por el presente ni atemorizado por el porvenir” which roughly translated by this Gringo learning Spanish says, ‘I am fortunate because despite what has happened to me I continue without giving up, without being crushed at the present time and without fear of Read more