Overseas Voting Information
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in resources | No Comments »Written by Jamie As the election season really starts heating up, I figured this would be a good time to post some important information for those U.S. citizens living abroad. There is a new Federal Voting Assistance Program that is being implemented. More ...
Bariloche Avalanche Awareness Classes to Begin
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in resources, sports | 1 Comment »Written by Jamie In light of the recent avalanches that have ocurred in the area the last few weeks, I am happy to report an avalanche awareness and snow safety class will begin this Friday, August 22, in Los Coihues, about ...
Argentina Airline Travel Information
Monday, June 16th, 2008 Posted in resources, travel | 32 Comments »Written by Jamie I am often asked about airline travel here in Argentina. It is sometimes difficult to find information on the subject. So, I thought I would help unravel part of the mystery and share some tips I have learned. ...
Airline and Airport Lessons
Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in resources, travel | 5 Comments »Written by Jamie I wanted to share a couple of lessons I have just learned. I highly suggest checking the departure time of your flight the day before. We showed up at the airport to catch our flight on Aerolineas Argentina ...
Voting from Abroad
Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in day to day, resources | 1 Comment »Written by Jamie For the first time in the history of the election process, American voters living overseas will be able to cast their vote via the internet. There are approximately 6 million US citizens living abroad. In the past, absentee ballots ...
Heading to El Bolson for Acupuncture
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 Posted in healing, lifestyle, resources | 16 Comments »Written by Shanie I have sustained my first real injury living in Argentina. Our wonderful (or not so wonderful this day), soon-to-be-13, athletic dog, while hiking down from a camping trip deep in the Andes mountains, decided to make the stupidest move I ...
New Weather Page
Friday, November 16th, 2007 Posted in day to day, lifestyle, resources, weather | 3 Comments »Written by Jamie One of the things I love the most about living in Patagonia is the weather. It can change very quickly, and is always interesting to me. I put together my favorite weather sites for the region and made a weather ...
Book Review of Culture Shock! Argentina
Tuesday, November 13th, 2007 Posted in business, culture, day to day, lifestyle, resources | 2 Comments »Written by Jamie When I was recently back in the States, I came across Culture Shock! Argentina by Fiona Adams. I spent the last few days reading its 252 pages. Culture Shock! is a series of educational/guide books dedicated to helping foreigners understand other cultures. ...
Moving Abroad with the Family Pet
Friday, October 19th, 2007 Posted in resources, travel | 56 Comments »Written by Shanie What do you do if you want to live abroad but have a pet? Well, obviously, the two options of leaving the pet behind or not living out your dreams are not choices. So what do you do? How ...