The practical side of everyday life in Buenos Aires: renting, healthcare, getting around, safety, costs, Spanish and finding your people.
The question arrives every year: how bad is summer in Buenos Aires? I lived in the city from 2017 to 2024, and the thermometer is only half the story. Humidity, apartments that hold the heat, January closures, and the chance of a power cut in a heat wave matter more than the average high.
Bath & Body Works Argentina in 2026: three Buenos Aires stores, shelf prices 78–103% above the US (about 50% before VAT), what import rules add, the Argentine brands competing with it, and what more imports mean for the economy.
Mango is back in Argentina as MNG, with a 100% imported store at Alto Palermo. Prices in USD and pesos, and how they compare with Spain and local brands.
How Mercado Libre and Mercado Pago work in Argentina in 2026: shipping, instalments, buyer protection, QR payments, and what visitors can and can't do.
H&M will open its first Argentine store at Alto Palermo in 2027. What clothes really cost in Buenos Aires now, from La Salada and Shein to Zara.
Every year around May, I get the same messages from friends planning to move to Buenos Aires: “Winter isn’t that bad there, right?” After eight winters here, I can finally give the honest answer: It’s not freezing like Europe, but it’s…
“How do you actually make friends in Buenos Aires?” It’s one of the questions expats ask me most — and the honest answer is messier than most guides admit. I spent eight years in Palermo Chico and tried pretty much…
I’ll be upfront: I’m not the person who closes down clubs until 6am. My version of a good Buenos Aires night is a long dinner with good wine, maybe a rooftop bar afterward, and home before things get too late.…
At some point during your time in Buenos Aires, you’ll need to see a doctor or visit a pharmacy. It might be something minor — a stomach bug, a cut that needs stitches, a prescription refill. Or it might be…