Brazil visa - can you still get it fast in ba?
I recall that jak (I think) posted about a quick way to get a Brazilian Visa while in BA. I'm going for a bit more than a week, and rather than send it to the Brazilian consulate in the US, I thought I could get it on my trip.
Has anyone gotten one in BA recently?
Passport for frequent travelers
[quote=jaimito cartero]ah, good to know. I just thought I'd have to waste another $100 when mine expired. I think I need to get a passport with 128 pages or something this time.:)[/QUOTE]I have 5 more years before my passport expires but I run out of visa pages already. I was gonna pay the $67 to renew my passport. Then I found out I can apply for extra pages to be added to my passport at no charge. Just fill out the ds-19 form. I got it back in the mail two weeks ago. Next time I will apply for the 48 page passport, again it is no extra charge.
Visa runs: Colonia vs. Carmelo
Both these trips basically suck, but:
Buquebus (office on Córdoba, north side, near Esmeralda) to Colonia currently has a slow boat special for 71 pesos round trip. The Cacciola bus / boat combo (office Florida 520 #113) to Carmelo is holding steady at 64 pesos. Note that the Carmelo trip gets you back to BA [b]much[/b] earlier in the day. Lines / queues are much less annoying for the Carmelo trip. Oh yeah; another advantage of the Carmelo run is you could hang out in Tigre for a while on the way back and then take the train instead of the bus. That would add another 1.1 pesos to the cost, though.
Carmelo is a cheaper town to hang out in for a few hours and the beers on the boat are cheaper than the ones on Buquebus. Also the town of Carmelo is a bit closer to the boat dock than Colonia, although neither is that far of a walk. Colonia is a prettier town. Colonia has a lot of brick and cobblestone streets so you would be better off wearing hiking boots than sneakers and that is a pain in the ass too.
Buquebus has a duty free shop on board but if you are interested in shit like that you are probably not much of a monger. Oh, wait a minute; the Carmelo boat has duty free too, but it is completely lame.
I have done Buquebus twice with female companions / hookers and it is a [b]long[/b] ride back with very little to say. Overall if your goal is three more months with the least hassle I recommend the Carmelo trip. No one in their office speaks any English, though.
Argentina Immigration and Customs
Does any one know if you can enter Argentina and ask the immigration agent to stamp a separate page not part of your passport to enter Argentina? Reason I ask is I want to go to BsAs without lookng like I have been there when the Mrs. checks my passport at a later time. I heard they do this when you go to Cuba as an American.
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