Archive for ‘South America’
Canadians in Argentina: The Best of Both Worlds
By Kate Kirby - (1)One of the great things about San Rafael, in Argentina, is the interesting range of people who live or spend some of the year here…
Visit Argentina for GOOD!
By Escapeartist Staff - (3)Argentina is known for its delectable meals. There is a heavy influence of European cuisines such as French, Spanish…
Ten Interesting Facts about Living in Argentina
By Kate Kirby - (1)One of the things that surprised me most when I first came here was the sheer quantity of shops and the fact that they are so specialised…
My Argentine Kitchen
By Kate Kirby - (1)I have always been passionate about food and since moving to Argentina one of my great pleasures has been exploring the different…
Having a baby overseas: A comparison between the UK and Argentina
By Kate Kirby - (5)Becoming an expat is one of the most exciting, challenging and life-changing events imaginable…
Retirement in Costa Rica v Ecuador: A comparison for potential expat retirees
By Jamie Douglas - (6)Both Costa Rica and Ecuador have much to offer retired expats. I will start with the northernmost of the two: Costa Rica, which is much smaller…
Escapeartist Members Only Argentine Villa
By Tom Ocean - (2)Longing for a new adventure? Thinking about exploring life in another country, or possibly planting a new flag? Or maybe you are just curious about other civilizations and cultures? Have the spirits of Lewis and Clark or Magellan secretly snuck up on you, filling you with the wanderlust and the desire to explore?…
Carnival Season in Uruguay
By Julie Butler - (0)Uruguay’s Carnival Season is the longest in the world, lasting throughout the southern hemisphere summer…
In Search of the Uruguayan Ñandú: first impressions in Punta del Este
By David Hammond - (0)It is my fourth day in Uruguay. I’m having a new experience, in that I am ascending and descending at the same time…
Knowing it’s a Buyer’s Market is Not Enough
By Susan Beverley - (0)The global financial storm has wrought havoc on the world’s real estate economies and opened up a landscape of true opportunity…
Financial Times, They Are A Changing
By Julie Butler - (2)So you know you want to expatriate to Latin America, but now you have to decide where. Among the many considerations…
A Global Positioning System, The Provincial Whore, & The Dead Woman
By Roger Gallo - (0)The Argentine, while predictable; surprises. The dead woman has shrines on every motorway, littered with hundreds of water bottles…
The Pressures That Becoming an Expat Puts on Relationships
By Kate Kirby - (5)There is no doubt that the expat lifestyle has many advantages but unfortunately it can put a lot of pressure on relationships…
Fertility Treatment – Our Experience with IVF in Argentina
By Lucy and Matt - (2)Although we didn’t come to Argentina with the intention of doing more IVF, our eight years of unexplained fertility…
Update on changes in Income Tax Law and Bank Secrecy provisions in Uruguay
By Mark Tueten - (0)After more than 6 months of debate, on 29 December 2010, the Uruguayan parliament…
Unrivalled Opportunity to Buy a Piece of Paradise
By Susan Beverley - (0)Against the background of hype and hysteria of the last seven years, relating to ‘the next big thing’ in terms of where in the world to buy…
Buying my Pied-à-Terre in Uruguay
By David Cummings - (0)As some of you who have read a few of my previous articles for Escape Artist will know, I own and run Estancia La Margarita…
Five Best Places to Retire in South America
By Susan Beverley - (9)South America is such an exceptionally vibrant continent, inhabited by passionate people who live life to the full…
Life in Uruguay – The unbearable slowness of being
By David Hammond - (0)Uruguay culture has key attributes that make it attractive to English speakers considering a move abroad…
10 Reasons Why This Property in Argentina is an Excellent Investment
By Susan Beverley – Editor EFAM - (1)For three years Jamie Schectman and his wife Shanie Matthews put their heart and soul into this amazing property in Patagonia, Argentina…
