To be honest, I have been dreaming of a home for a quite some time now, but the prices in the city for a home with a garden are over half a million dollars, unless it is a shack or in an unsafe area.
Or a Quinta out in Chivilcoy or one of the many small cities/towns in the province for long weekends?
We bought a bag of delicious cherries. Definitely first-world quality, in fact, this is what we found on the bottom of the bag!
So nice to be able to get Argentina (Patagonia) cherries fresh in dec,jan,feb. I find them always to be export quality except for the places that keep selling their old stock. I have never seen them in for-export bag, though the blueberries often have similar for-export in French language.
Nice to learn of that USA NY family company with a long history of fruit from Argentina https://kopkefruit.com/cherries/
I always thought a white elephant was something that was ultimately useless.
Yes, same as the name of the Darin movie, about the empty Buenos Aires hospital that has been given the same name.
I never heard this related to gifting. Yankee Swap I do know.
Airbnb has so many customization settings that I often fail to see how they impact the final price for the guest. Furthermore, the cancellation policies are heavily skewed in favor of the guest, leaving owners exposed. Interestingly, some settings can only be accessed via external management software, which adds an extra cost. For example, you can no longer request a security deposit directly through Airbnb, but you can do so if you use certain external (paid) platforms.
It is interesting you mention external management software that is different than Airbnb interface. There has been a lot of talk in the news about these type of SaaS companies who are now at risk because of ai. Customers who before paid the SaaS, are now starting to ask ai to make a script or program to reproduce the same thing for their unique need instead of paying the SaaS. So you can try to ask ai to make you something to get access to those AirBnB setting you mention.
On that note, I searched quick and see AIrBnB does not give direct API access to allow you to make your own specific program. Now you must choose one of the many Preferred Service Partners to get you API access. So you must ask ai to create using one of these partners, who might have a free tier to handle your specific need without bells and whistles of full management software. Still, not quite as easy as I mentioned in my first paragraph
https://www.wsj.com/articles/long-running-ai-agents-are-here-3e3aa89b?st=StDBHv
Quite an adventure. You will be happy later when a carpenter or builder does the job. Since you now have the firsthand experience that gives you ideas and insight on how it might be done later.
The Trump administration has sought … to help rename New York’s Penn Station and Washington Dulles International Airport after President Trump in exchange for releasing billions of dollars he has frozen for a rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
Top administration officials have told Mr. Schumer in recent weeks that the money would be released if he agreed to name the facilities in Mr. Trump’s honor,
The loose leaf tea I buy if only have the supermarket option is this Ceylon black tea from Akbar. Found at Coto
Coto Digital: Tu super a un click
This rainy cool weather is so much better than the past months
What's a ''patente'' anyway?
The annual vehicle tax. To rent the aluminum license plate "patente" for your vehicle ha!
If I bought the car this month would I only pay for the final month of this years(extortionate) patente, pro rata, and then start afresh in March with the new rates?
Or would I have to pay for the whole year at 2025 prices?
2026 prices only. This is my understanding from the article you posted:
The province of Bs.As. has changed to allow your Pantente payment split over 10 months or one. It is not a monthly fee, it is an annual fee with the convenience to be split over 10 months. Everyone will have the opportunity to make that first payment starting next month which is shown on their payment website. No one pays Jan/feb. And there is a chat option to ask questions.
Vencimientos 2026 - Automotores | ARBA
*** The news is similar yet different if in CABA https://www.agip.gob.ar/
This is different than the fee you pay to the dealer who will register the vehicle. Also, from what I understood, called a patente fee. I was confused about this in 2025 and so was late paying the tax after driving off the lot.
Happy Birthday ! 🎈
I’m pretty sure you still have to have your identification in order to get on a plane. You just have to pay the fee if you haven’t upgraded to a “Real ID,”
Oh right. So their old state drivers licence is sufficient plus this per trip fee.
In the US they are adding an option to be able to fly even if you forgot your identification. Just pay extra $45 each trip.
I usually do not drink until after dark. Only If I am being social out and about, or at at home gathering around the grill, will I drink on a summer day. Those are the times I enjoy a nice cold beer.
I'm finally trying it again.
Good idea. Using Windows OS is unnecessarily expensive considering the annoyance of having to deal with all its limitations and bad design.
You probably have Presta valves but can always use adaptors and there are plenty of Presta inner tubes on Mercadolibre.
I bought a bike here in Argentina almost 20 years ago that has presta valve tubes. The bike shops know how to service without issue. I take to the shop, since I have failed at using the adapter myself.
Does anyone have any suggestions for further listening?
Tonight Luis Salinas in Parque Centenario
February 1 – 8 p.m.Parque Centenario Amphitheater (Leopoldo Marechal and Av. Lillo) Free admission.
.One of Argentina’s most renowned guitarists, Luis Salinas will perform a concert showcasing his vast repertoire, blending jazz, blues, folk, and Latin American popular music.
Known for his virtuosic blend of genres and Latin rhythms, Salinas is a multiple Gardel Award winner whose shows are marked by technical brilliance and improvisation. In the past, he has collaborated with artists like Mercedes Sosa, B.B. King, and Hermeto Pascoal.
Out of curiosity, how many cans do you drink per day? And do you drink more in summer?
In winter, I can barely get through 2, but in summer and I can (and will) have 3
Beer quickly fills me up, so no more than one before switching to wine
Amazon basically paying Trump. $40 million for the rights to the movie, which included the $28 million upfront to her before filming began. Another $35 million for marketing the movie. It was all just a payoff to get on the good side of the press-elect immediately after he won the election, yet before he took office.
Technically, paying the president-elect’s wife this much money – Melania reportedly pocketed nearly $30m of Amazon’s initial $40m outlay – was legal, because the first lady isn’t part of the government. She’s just a private citizen who happens to be married to the president and happened to receive a multimillion-dollar check from a company with many government contracts through its web services and other divisions. Healthy democratic stuff!
I just made my first international purchase with Mercadolibre and I'm expecting it to arrive in about a week. I read reviews about the service and I didn't see any complaints, so here's hoping.
Yes, last month, we made our first purchase of one of those mercadolibre items marked as “international compra”. It was easy and arrived in less than two weeks. They brought directly to our home, after tracking a short stop at a centralized ML location.
The Trump administration has begun buying warehouses in small towns and cities as part of its $45 billion push to rapidly expand immigration detention space. It recently purchased two warehouses — one in Hagerstown, Maryland, and another in Surprise, Arizona — for a total of $172 million. A third in El Paso, Texas, could be among the largest jails of any kind in the US, with 8,500 beds.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-29/us-spends-hundreds-of-millions-on-warehouses-for-ice-detention-centers
