Argentina Expat and Travel Blog October Archive

Skiing and Exploring the South American Snow

10/25/08 23:41

Snow has created one of the most popular sport in the face of the terrain Earth, skiing. There is also an Olympics solely dedicated to this form of sport which is the Winter Olympics. As it picks so much popularity and drives more visitors and tourism from all over the world, skiing resorts rental prices has started to go up. Global warming has also hastened up the melting of the snow in the Northern region thus making South America's snowy region the next big thing in skiing. Read more about it at the permalink below.

Link: BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Winter Sports | Skiing south American style

Buenos Aires on A Budget

Buenos is not much of an expensive city. There are still a lot of activities that you can do here without spending too much money. You may not experience anything as good if you had the money, but I am sure that it will still be quite an experience.

This article from CBS News will tell you a lot about going around Buenos Aires on a budget.

Link: Buenos Aires On A Budget, Eat, Drink And Tango The Night Away In Argentina's Capital City - CBS News

A Helping Hand: Rebuilding a Burned Cause

There are various of organizations there in the planet with different cause and mission. Some of these includes preaching the word of God, preservation of the wildlife and nature, movement to combat against a specific issue such as global warming, etc. One of this organization is the Evangelical Covenant Church which would want to spread God's words and preachings. But one of their churches in Argentina was put to the test when a blaze of fire burned it down. On how it was able to be saved and more can be read here.

Link: Funds Raised to Aid Rebuilding of Argentina Church - Evangelical Covenant Church

The Argentinian New Visa Policy

Immigration and tourism is with no doubt beneficial to the economic growth and function of a government on a country. But what if government policies and laws regarding immigration and migration are being taken for granted and abused by other foreign countries? This is what Argentina experienced in the passed which is why they revised and overhauled their visa policy which will even the odds for both local and international immigrants. To find out more about this, read the rest here.

Link: Mercopress

Why Move to San Rafael: An Expat Guide to Argentina

There is something special that captures the heart of every foreigners to leave their homeland move to a fresh and promising country to them. These foreigners or tourists will later become expatriates living in a country either for business, leisure, health or personal purposes. What are the things that makes one to move to another city, like that of San Rafael in Argentina. The permalink below will discuss these reasons.

Link: Expat Focus - Making the Move to San Rafael, Argentina

Call for Help: An Argentinian Fashion Emergency

Culture shock, that is one will get if one is not prepared to visit a foreign country. This preparation includes equipping the right knowledge about a country's people, culture, history and language. Fashion, is also one of the important things to consider. Having and implementing the right fashion is important to help one boosts confidence, blend in well in with the crowd and avoid compromising circumstances. The Expat Argentina features helpful insights to expatriates or foreigners visiting Argentina. Here is one of their discussions about fashion:

Link: Expat Argentina: Fashion Emergency! What is the Dress Code for Women in Argentina?