Sy, just curious where you are moving to and how you think it compares?

moving to hungary, never been, but am very excited

leave friday, 1k usd

there is a fb group about this

Selling a good computer chair for $150 usd
Selling 24" monitor, bought in Jan for $250 usd
Selling a ****ty guitar for $25 usd

leaving this Fri

Is somebody up for argentina in september?

Hello guys. My father lives in B.A. near the obelisk. (cant remember the name of that neighborhood). i am american born citizen my father is Argentine. Anyway I am considering moving down for a while to grind sngs and spend time with family. I have some questions for u guys currently grinding down there..

Do you think I could set up a bank account or use my fathers bank account thru citi bank?

how difficult is the cashout situation?

If I used my fathers name/ bank account. What kinda tax liabilitys does he face?
Other than stars/party anyother good sites to grind sngs?
I would appriciate any help you could give me.. thnx.

Everything related to finance in Argentina is an absolute mess and is more likely to get worse than better as the economic growth is dying out. I don't know any poker players that actually cashout via Argentine banks. Best thing to do is find some other solution for that and bring lots of dollars to sell on the black market for pesos as needed. You can get a 25-35% premium right now.

Anyone else have TRs or a summary of Buenos Aires? Lots of poker players there?

Yes.

I just got back from SE Asia for 4 months. Going to be in the US for a few months and I planned to go to BsAs this fall. Looking at staying 1-3 months.

I am currently traveling/exploring and looking to find somewhere outside of the US to live permanently. I'm not anti-US or anything. I just want to have a residence in another country as well and maybe get citizenship some day.

Argentina looks great by everything i can consider. BsAs looks awesome (although it's getting a bit pricey it seems). Mendoza wine country. Patagonia. This place really has it all.

I'm almost scared to go though. Right now I am in love with Thailand. I'm afraid if I go to Argentina I'll fall in love with Argentina and have to find some painful way to divide my love between the two places. Which would mean a lot of very very long flights perhaps.

True to the tile of the thread though I do have some questions for you.

Live Poker in Buenos Aires?
I'm just wondering if there are casino's or any good amount of a live poker scene. I play 5/10NL and below, but want to live somewhere with a good live poker scene and move up in limits. (I'll be posting a thread on this in a bit).

How is traveling within Argentina? Like going to Mendoza/Patagonia. It seems like a big country, is it common to take buses across it or are their regional airports/trains?

Accomodations in BsAs? Someone recommended ba4uapartments.com which is a gay themed apartment rental agency. Gayness aside it had the best selection of apartments I could find online. A bit pricey but when I think about it I really don't think $1500/month is obscene for a nice 40sqm apartment in Palermo.

A big question would be where to stay in Buenos Aires. I don't necessarily want to stay in the most expensive/nicest area. But I want to be near the night life, with cool things to do within walking distance, nice modern apartment, and price isn't a big concern as long as it's good value for the money.

Right now i'm torn on going to Argentina vs. going back to Asia. I'm about 75% for Argentina, 25% Asia. So we'll see what develops. It'd be great to talk with someone who's been there and done that.

Thanks,

Live poker might as well not even exist in Buenos Aires. It's low-limit and raked terribly.

It is common to take buses, there are also flights all over the country every day from the Jorge Newbery airport for a couple hundred roundtrip which to me is better than an 8-12 hour bus ride.

If you want nightlife in walking distance, you want Palermo. I prefer Recoleta, but I prefer a quieter lifestyle where I can cab it to nightlife within 10 minutes if I want to go out. The mega clubs are still going to be a taxi ride away in Palermo, but there are restaurants, bars, and lounges scattered all over.

$1500/mo is a lot for an apartment in Palermo, but you are coming short-term and you are going to have to pay especially if you want nice, modern furnishings. I'd also recommend checking out BytArgentina for short-term rentals.

Just in case you have any history with "maxostoch" :

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/18...00-me-1227366/

This is a longshot but i'll ask anyway

Does anyone have information about studying spanish at UBA? I read somewhere that UBA has free tuition even for foreigners (I'm from the UK), but I only have slightly more than a beginners knowledge of spanish.

I'm at uni atm and am considering studying spanish for a year or 2 in BA when I finish my degree.

Any info appreciated

Also what are the chances of Argentina's economy being sorted out in the next 2-4 years? Specifically inflation and exchange rates

disgusting.