About JimUk

Status:

Preparing to Move Abroad 

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

London, United Kingdom

Citizen Of:

United Kingdom

Some Forum Posts:

Argentina: Cordoba - Here we are!:

Hello to any expat Cordoba locals if you exist! We've been here almost two weeks now looking for a house. We will only be here 7 months before we go home to London, so it's proving a bit of challenge finding somewhere of a good standard for this length of time. We've found a lot of expensive 'gringo tax' prices because they think we can afford it! Thankfully we've also found a couple of more realistically priced good places too... Anyway, say hi if fancy meeting up... Say hi if know anyone with a house to rent in Carlos Paz... Say hi if you have a cheap car to sell...! I can't wait to play some golf again! (excuse the double topic - the last one had a double post, and when I deleted one it deleted both)

Argentina: Cordoba - Here we are!:

Hello to any expat Cordoba locals if you exist! We've been here almost two weeks now looking for a house. We will only be here 7 months before we go home to London, so it's proving a bit of challenge finding somewhere of a good standard for this length of time. We've seem to have found a lot of expensive 'gringo tax' prices because they think we can afford it! Thankfully also a couple of more realisticly priced good places to. Anyway, say hi if fancy meeting up... Say hi if know anyone with a house to rent in Carlos Paz... Say hi if you have a cheap car to sell...! I can't wait to play some golf again!

Argentina: Cordoba Advice:

Hi... We're planning to come and live in Argentina for 6 months for the last leg our 18 months in South America. We had a couple of weeks in BA at the start, but coming from London and experiencing a big city didn't really float our boat, even though we loved the steaks! A good stint in Florianopolis in Brazil living by the beach has suited us better with the scenic environment. It does put things in better perspective as on the whole it's fairly small here so a city would now be a nice change. As such, we still want to experiance living in Argentina, and Cordoba sounds like it would have the elements we like, a scenic place with the lakes and evironment, but also with Argentina's second biggest city we can find some action! We're both just 30, so don't want to always rave all night, but also don't want to be in bed before midnight! So, to our questions! 1. Do we have the right impression of Cordoba? Scenic and city in the same place? Do people go swim the lakes in the summer instead of a beach even? 2. We've heard of Mar del Plata, should we consider this, or is it more a tourist town? Do they compare? 3. Back to Cordoba... Are there many expats? It's always good to find people from home to be able to become friends with. 4. Which district to live in? We prefer a suburb, we're bringing a cat! Is there an ideal safe location that's well placed for a scenic area, but also easy access to some city action? 5. Is a 6 month rent lease acheivable? We're thinking to spend up to ARS 2500 per month for somewhere hopefully furnished, is that about right? Any links for websites we can look on? Thanks in advance. Hopefully they'll be some expat Cordoba'ians out there with some knowledge on this that we can thank by buying you beer when we get there! Cheers Jim

Brazil: Are you in Floripa?:

Hey all... We're coming over to Floripa in November '08. Are you going, are you there already? It's a tough one to gauge on renting for 6 months, we can only find short term tourist prices. Would be huge help to find some advice on what we can expect. Our Brazilian isn't too good yet either, would be great to know if there's a gang of pats about to have a beer with! Cheers Jim

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