Argentina
Reference Library
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International Relocation Reference Library - Page Two
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| The EscapeArtist.com International
Relocation Reference Library pages for Argentina. We have been publishing
international relocation articles & reports for over a decade. |
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| Postcards
From The End Of The Earth ~ A Photographic Journey Through Argentina –
Part II |
| by Steve Leslie
- Last month, when I submitted my first article to Escape Artist sharing
some of my adventures in Argentina as an expat airline pilot, I had no
idea it would touch a chord with so many people. To all of you, who took
the time to write to me, I thank you for that. The feedback I received
was very encouraging and uplifting. Your comments were great. There was
one negative comment, but I think the writer must have misunderstood my
words and intentions. July/04 |
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| Real
Estate In Buenos Aires - Looking For Bargain Real Estate In Buenos Aires |
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find any steals we did find very reasonable real estate prices in the San
Telmo neighborhood. San Telmo is sort of the Greenwich Village of Buenos
Aires, filled with cafes, antique shops, jazz clubs, tango clubs, art galleries
and an ongoing street fair that gets jammed on weekends. The hodgepodge
of European architecture in San Telmo, much of it covered with graffiti,
does have a certain scruffy appeal. There is a ruinous quality to the neighborhood
that gives the impression of once rich royalty down on its luck. For a
certain kind of person it'd be a great place to live, perhaps the greatest
place of all. EscapeArtist.com Staff Article. |
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| Renting
In Buenos Aires ~ Live Like A Local |
| by Sandra
Kennedy - Why pay for a hotel when you can easily rent an apartment for
less? The prices of the apartments range from $25 to $145+ U.S. dollars
per day. Hundreds of short and long-term apartments are available with
options such as studios, lofts, and several bedrooms to palatial residences.
You can save money while living in a fully furnished apartment and live
in your own neighborhood. My recent experience in Buenos Aires, Argentina
was in a pre-arranged apartment. This convinced me that you might want
to know about this idea whether you are a tourist or you are scouting the
city to relocate. May/05 |
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| Road
Trip Through Argentina |
| The Route
40 stretches the length of Argentina, from Bolivia to Rio Gallegos. It
passes through desert, jungle, mountains and cities. It's the perfect road
trip, or so Charlie O'Malley and Kelly Thornhill of The Grapevine thought
when they decided to hitch the 1500km from Bolivia to here. That was the
plan anyway... May/07 |
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| San
Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina a Great Place to Retire |
| The institution
of “tea” an early evening (sort of) dinner party gathering is very common,
in Argentina. The beauty of “tea” is the definite time frame. If you are
bored or see that others are, you simply leave at the designated time.
If something is going on, conspiring to spend more time together creates
nice possibilities. Argentines love to mix and match their social and professional
contacts at tea. Most Argentines are friends-to-romance, remembering the
single status of friends, when they invite friends. May/07 |
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| Serious
About Learning Spanish |
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fun way - Before I left England in order to prepare myself for life in
Latin America I enrolled for private tuition to learn Spanish. At a fee
of £20 (almost $40) per hour the cost soon became prohibitive and
I abandoned class after only 2 weeks. Undeterred I purchased a set of “Teach
Yourself Spanish” CD’s vowing to devote at least an hour a day to mastering
the language. The CD’s came in very useful, as coffee mats, and so when
I boarded the plane heading for South America my Spanish was still at the
'hello, how are you' stage. May/07. |
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| Spring
Is In The Air ~ Living In Tucumán, Argentina |
| by Jaime Russell
- It’s September here in Tucumán, Argentina. Everything is starting
to bloom. The lapacho trees are absolutely gorgeous, and the azaleas are
breathtaking too. But wait, there is like this smokiness not quite letting
you appreciate the full beauty of it all. During a crisp clear day you
can easily see the mountains, but now you can barely make out their silhouette.
And if you decide to look up, WATCH OUT!!! You will probably get some ash
in your eye. What’s the deal you ask? Well simply put, here in Tucumán
during August and September, it “rains” ash. Oct./05 |
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| The
Argentinian Gaucho |
| The Gaucho:
Man or myth? Hero or Vagabond? The gaucho, a romantic image of the
past, he represented freedom from colonial control. Today, a heroic
image of the present, he represents freedom from social constraints.
In reality, life for the horsemen of the pampas (grasslands), then and
now, is harsher than myth relates. Aug./06 |
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| The
Argentine Gaucho's World - The International Photo- Essays of Gustavo Gatto |
| Argentina!
What could be more romantic than Argentina? Many of us dream of making
a living from our creative efforts and living offshore in places like Argentina.
What could be more pleasurable then being a photographer that travels around
the world and creates photo essays? Gustavo Gatto does just that. This
photo essay on The Argentine Gaucho's World is typical of the fine work
that Gustavo creates. It's a pleasure to be able to feature it in
our webZine. |
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| The
Argentine Option ~ Moving to Argentina ~ Part One |
| A report written
By Peterson Conway VIII an expatriate living in Argentina. We'll
add sections of this report to the magazine in the coming months. |
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| To
The End Of The World - Part 4: From Small Town Brazil To Patagonia |
| by Charles
Ragsdale - Two months into what was to have been an extended stay volunteering
in a remote part of Brazil’s Espiritu Santo province, the pull of
wanderlust came over me once again and I decided to return to the road.
For the past month I had lived in a cabin on the plantation of a local
coffee farmer I befriended, far outside the rural town of Pancas where
I had been going during the day to teach English. April/04 |
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| To
The End Of The World - Part 5: The End Of The Road And A Gonzo Farewell
To South America |
| by Charles
Ragsdale - Last year, during a seven-month period, the author drove nearly
25,000 miles in a 1988 Toyota 4Runner from Connecticut all the way to the
southernmost city in the world – Ushuaia, Argentina, passing through some
of the world’s most beautiful scenery on some of the world’s worst maintained
and most dangerous roads. He ended his twelve-country odyssey in Paraguay,
where he sold his car and flew home to the USA, forever changed by his
life on the road during what was a truly remarkable undertaking. While
a full recounting of his journey would require many volumes, the author
has agreed to provide us with glimpses and insight into what he experienced.
This is the last in a series of five articles. |
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| Undervalued
Argentina: Four Ways This Inviting Nation Makes Very Good Sense Today |
| Whatever your
dream, you may be pleasantly surprised to find there's one nation where
it's not simply attainable -- but remarkably affordable, too: Argentina.
It's varied, beautiful, sophisticated… and undervalued, which means it
makes a lot of sense right now -- whether you're in the market for a primary
residence overseas, a vacation home, or simply a smart investment. Sept./06 |
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| Undervalued
Argentina |
| Whatever your
dream, you may be pleasantly surprised to find there's one nation where
it's not simply attainable - but remarkably affordable, too: Argentina.
It's varied, beautiful, sophisticated… and undervalued, which means it
makes a lot of sense right now - whether you're in the market for a primary
residence overseas, a vacation home, or simply a smart investment. Sept./06 |
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| Why
Choose Argentina? |
| At the moment
Argentina is probably not on the radar of most second home seekers, but
from what I’ve seen in the last two years of selling property here, this
is beginning to change. When you compare it to a country like Spain 40
yeas ago, when Spain really was a bargain, it really took a while for attitudes
to change, that it really was a legitimate place to invest in. Argentina
is in this situation now - slowly but surely being discovered by those
seeking to buy second home, have a change of life style or simple as a
serious country to invest in. OCt./06 |
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| Wine
Idols |
| Wine used
to just go with food, but now people realise it goes very well with fame
too. From a commercial point of view it makes perfect sense. A winery gains
a certain edge if it has an idol endorsing it. It doesn´t matter
if that same idol is long decanted such as Marilyn Monroe. Her Marilyn
Merlot might be disappointing, but you`ve just got to try it. Another is
Sting of Police fame. His labels come numbered and autographed, prompting
inevitable jokes about it having a message in a bottle. Apr/07 |
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| With
Residency In Argentina, I Am A Member Of Mercosur ~ Residency In Argentina |
| by Delores
Johnson - Many people do not know what Mercosur is. I did not know before
moving to Buenos Aires eighteen months ago. Mercosur is a political and
economic bloc of countries, similar to the European Union. Five countries
in South America: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela are
members. Five other South American countries are associate members: Bolivia,
Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Jan/06 |
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| Worldwide
Search Leads To A Ranch Argentina ~ Making The Move To Argentina's Wine
Country |
| by Mark McMahon
- Stewart Bryant is packing up the family and moving to a ranch in Argentina.
We met on the street in the charming town of San Luis. Two days later we
were seatmates on a flight from San Luis back to Buenos Aires. I was captivated
by the story of his decision to move his family from Lake Tahoe, Nevada
to Argentina. San Luis is in the Mendoza province of Argentina, known for
its’ vineyards and especially Malbec wine. I conducted this AdventureView
over the phone after we had both returned to the States. Dec./05 |
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