EXPATPERU

TonyLeslie

Thanks el conquistador, I might try and suss the place out today if I have time. Can't say I have much confidence because those people who posted about the same subject a year ago have not made any contributions this year. Probably went down the "gurgla" last year as well. (Called the toil...

TonyLeslie

Being as you are a collingwood supporter and I am one of the numerous ABC fans, what can I say? If you can't watch it, you will probably be in tears, if you do watch it, you will probably still be in tears. . As you know, we have spoken about this at last Mondays coffee meeting, so I cannot add anyt...

TonyLeslie

G'Day Isabelle11, My wife and I are members of the Lima Hash House Harriers. We have a Hash every second Saturday and the next one is on the 8th October. We usually meet around 2.00 p.m and finish around 7.30 after the meal and inductions for new members. If that time is looking convenient let me kn...

TonyLeslie

Coffee Day approaches once again, That's the Weekly Coffee Group Meeting at Starbucks in San Isidro, opposite Tottus. And as we always say, not the Starbucks further up the street at Ripley's. 3.00 p.m for the Spanish Conversation Class with Musiclover and from 4. 00 p.m to late or even quite late d...

TonyLeslie

No problem Rama0929, I am sure the waistline will catch up with my self image within a year or two. In any case, always happy to walk from Breña to Miraflores for breakfast just for the company and conversation of the Weekly Coffee Group Members.

TonyLeslie

Between Edgeclinger and Marcope, does this mean the Weekly Coffee Group, who are already into their afternoon coffee meets, evening meals and Spanish conversation discussions, are now going to expand into group breakfasts as well? There is no doubt about us, we must be one of the most active social ...

TonyLeslie

CE in a nutshell

If you haven't already looked at it, try this heading in the Expat Discussion Forum for general advice. There are heaps of real life experiences to guide you posted here. This is a regular topic that comes up and I think there is 999 posts under that heading

TonyLeslie

Yes, the Weekly Coffee Group is getting popular, even with the TV stations. (Bit of tongue in cheek there) Last week, the star of the group, who meet at Starbucks opposite Tottus in San Isidro (Not Starbucks at Ripleys) around 4.00 p.m, or 3.00 p.m for Spanish conversation lessons with Musiclover, w...

TonyLeslie

Death squads were implemented by the US puppet dictators under US intelligence military training, this is well known, documented and declassified. Allendes Left Wing death quads were not CIA backed, they were Cuban backed. Not being from the USA, I have no interest or even care about what the CIA d...

TonyLeslie

BTW, as a side note: On 9/11 1973 in Chile, democratically elected president Salvador Allende died in a U.S. backed military coup. This lead to a dictatorship run by US' puppet Augusto Pinochet, and for 17 years thousands of people were murdered and tortured. Did you know that? Yes, some of us do, ...

TonyLeslie

Sunday Afternoon, tomorrow is the next meeting of the Weekly Coffee Group. Not forgetting that it is now every Monday from 4.00 p.m at Starbucks opposite Tottus in San Isidro Going through to around 7.00 p.m ish these days, if anyone wants to come after work to meet other Expats. Of course, as a pre...

TonyLeslie

by Ozgurl ...I did consider Chile but the timezone is not compatible for my husband who needs to work during Australian business hours. That's an interesting comment. Chile is 14 hours behind Australia Eastern Standard Time and Peru is 15. Chile also go to a summer time zone about 2 weeks behind Aus...

TonyLeslie

let's say (i don't really, but let's say) i grow pot in my closet. and only i smoke it. and i have no kids, i don't operate heavy machinery, etc. all i do is smoke the pot i grow in my closet and veg out and watch the simpsons all day long. that's still a crime. you're telling me there's a "vi...

TonyLeslie

let's say (i don't really, but let's say) i grow pot in my closet. and only i smoke it. and i have no kids, i don't operate heavy machinery, etc. all i do is smoke the pot i grow in my closet and veg out and watch the simpsons all day long. that's still a crime. you're telling me there's a "vi...

TonyLeslie

Do not know about an Expat site similar to this site in Chile, but I do know that there has been a well organized and strong Australian and New Zealand Social Group operating for many years in Santiago. I continue to receive their e-mails to keep in touch with them and have their social calender her...

TonyLeslie

Monday, the new day for the Weekly Coffee Group, which meets at Starbucks, beginning around 4.00 p.m and lasting through to around 7.00 p.m ish at Starbucks in San Isidro opposite Tottus. Not the one up the road at Ripley's. We have been adding New Zealand, Scotland even Kyrgyzstan to our group as w...

TonyLeslie

So ok, LAN is the all powerful, well connected to government bully boy making a major contribution to the suspension of Peruvian Airlines. This is despite the new President of this country having advocated funding, with private enterprise, a new flagship airline to boost competition before this susp...

TonyLeslie

I think paying to go into Chile, would depend whether your 90 day Tourist Visa is still valid. I am not from USA, but I think the situation is similar to Australians. Once you arrive in Chile and pay for your 90 day visa, you can go backward and forward into Chile as many times as you like. If your ...

TonyLeslie

) The records are clearly saying that there was 52 technical issues from Peruvian airlines vs 18 from LAN. So if LAN have had 18 technical issues; why LAN haven't also received a punishment from DGAC ? I could be wrong, but I was under the impression, the figure 18 was the industry average, not spec...

TonyLeslie

Aussies! Welcome to Peru and I hope you are able to organize many successful meet-ups. A pint of Foster's sounds pretty good, though I won't be terribly disappointed if you forget to bring the Vegemite. :wink: The vegemite? You mean you have never packed half a dozen sao's with butter, vegemite, st...

TonyLeslie

I hope one of us can remember to bring this post back up on the Monday or Tuesday before the event. I for one would like to go, but suffer badly from forgetting things too far into the future.

TonyLeslie

Love how the sun always comes out the next day! They are saying we will get another one Sept 8th, so plan your BBQ's accordingly. That can't be right, I have read on this site that the sun shines every day in Tarapoto and La Molina, not to mention the sun never setting on the British Empire. But ma...

TonyLeslie

Well this lot went down in a screaming heap pretty quick. Lost interest over the AFL without a murmur, obviously all ABC followers (like my good self) and didn't make it past the post for Australia Day. At least I hope it was the wine that brought you's all undone, I'd hate to think you all went to ...

TonyLeslie

Sebastián Piñera, president of Chile, owns controlling interest in LAN, and he has often been accused of corruption. In fact, in 2007 he was fined $680,000 for insider training in LAN stocks, according to the Huffington Post. That's not quite accurate, he was forced to sell his LAN shares when he b...

TonyLeslie

I am always interested on practicing my english level with pure english conversation.. You can always practice your English at the Expats weekly coffee group which meets every Monday from 4.00 p.m at Starbucks opposite Tottus, in San Isidro. (not the one further up the street at Ripleys) We convers...

TonyLeslie

Yes Musiclover, we may very well talk of a few things that happened when we meet today (instead of Tuesday) at the usual Starbucks in San Isidro opposite the Tottus building around 4.00 p.m through to the early evening if anyone wants to join us after work. I think most of wound up about 6.30p.m las...

TonyLeslie

Yes we have to put out the notice early this week. There has been a change of day for the meeting of the International Personnel Weekly Coffee Group. NOW IT IS ON MONDAYS AT THE SAME TIME AND THE SAME VENUE. That is in Starbucks opposite Tottus at San Isidro. (not the Starbucks at Ripleys on the sam...

TonyLeslie

G'day Tiff. Ow ya goin. I can only give you limited information from the questions you have asked. Firstly the cheque I used for the payment to the AFP was a personal cheque, because I still have bank accounts in Australia and my cheque book here in Peru. You will not get a Bank in Peru to make out ...

TonyLeslie

Well Musiclover, after a deep and thoughtful analyse of all the factors that have appeared here in response to your post. Also taking into consideration the thought provoking debate on cold weather, high humidity, the effects of the weather, the flu, the variety of viruses, pollution, cold drinks an...

TonyLeslie

LOL Musiclover, if you had been with us on the Hash House Harriers Run yesterday, you would have noticed more than one person in shorts. In actual fact you would have noticed a number of male and females in shorts. Having said that, because we finished around 5.30 p.m, all of them immediately rugged...

TonyLeslie

Are you sure they were using paper money 6,000 years ago?

TonyLeslie

I accept and agree that the gripe or flu is virus born, but it has to be more than co-incidence that both here and in Australia,(And I leave North American opinions to the North Americans here) that these viruses usually start having an effect from the early stages of autumn (The Fall I think it's c...

TonyLeslie

While I am a sad to see my good wife down with a terrible case of the flu, (probably got it from me) I am making sure she has all the medication and medicine she needs, has warm clothes on and she is feeling comfortable as any good husband should. Then I am going to leave her and go to Starbucks in ...

TonyLeslie

This is definitely something the Peruvians seem to understand better than many of us Expats. Probably taught to them as children. Like you Musiclover, I come from a far colder climate than I find here, but with no where near the humidity. My wife is red hot about me being dressed sufficiently and ke...

TonyLeslie

Another week and another Tuesday to look forward to, as the Expats Weekly Coffee Group will meet at the usual meeting place, Starbucks in San Isidro, opposite Tottus (not outside Ripleys) around 4.00 p.m through to about 6.00 p.m. A great crowd again last week and it was good to meet Matilda, who no...

TonyLeslie

I have absolutely nothing to say. Except Starbucks opposite Tottus (not Ripleys) in San Isidro from 4.00 p.m every Tuesday. Regular members of this weekly group are usually there through to about 6.00 p.m ish. For those who cannot make it early, do not be discouraged, you can still arrive at a later...

TonyLeslie

What a close call last week. Here I was on Monday night, half my finger dangling down, held on by a small thread and a bandaid, enough blood coming out to paint the bathroom a new colour, searching for the urgent need of an emergency clinic, an emergency operation, blood transfusion etc, and trying ...

TonyLeslie

Your Right Marcope and it will be around 4.00 p.m at Starbucks opposite Tottus in San Isidro. I have read that post you indicated thanks and I see you started it so great minds are thinking alike. But the other question I could not find an answer for is, are these places also just walk in, or do you...

TonyLeslie

I was wondering if there are any recommended health clinics in Lima and what it entails to visit these places. Are there any who advertise english speaking doctors, nurses or reception staff? Can you just walk in, or do you have to have private insurance with them? Do they cover most problems from s...

TonyLeslie

In the interest of harmony and the need for (hopefully) a few more years of married bliss, I decided not to follow through with the possibility of begging outside STARBUCKS IN SAN ISIDRO OPPOSITE TOTTUS (not ripleys) AROUND FOUR P.M. ON TUESDAY. I just new she would never understand. Also the though...

TonyLeslie

It is better to beg forgiveness, than to ask permission That's a good idea Rama0929. I think it would take about two weeks worth of begging and I should have enough experience to gain a diploma and be able to take it up as a profession. Never thought about that as way of paying for the coffee, I mus...

TonyLeslie

Ahhh musiclover, you will learn more about my sense of humour and cryptic scrawling as time goes by. Wasn't it great to see more new Expats. New faces from the USA and Australia and a representative from Sweden, as well as the usual faces from Canada, USA and my self from Australia. It was also good...

TonyLeslie

A straight forward haircut in Brena costs me 5 soles. The price might have something to do with the competition. There are about 20-30 hairdressing and barber shops within a square kilometre with many open 7 days a week until 10.00 - 1100 p.m including Sundays. This is probably not very helpful exce...

TonyLeslie

H'RAY, H'RAY, IT'S COFFEE DAY. At Starbucks opposite Tottus in San Isidro at 4.00 p.m That means it is NOT at Ripleys. I think it also means I am getting desperate for something to write. Oh well, so be it.

TonyLeslie

Do not forget that even your certificates with the Apostille from your country of birth, have to be translated to Spanish by an official translator. I am not 100% positive but I think by a translator here in Peru if I am not mistaken.

TonyLeslie

Interesting question MarcoPe. One just about needs to sit down and write it all out first. So I will start with what I dislike. The fact that your original marriage certificate, if you get married in Perú, is not good enough to get your Carnet. The queue out to the street to get your official marria...

TonyLeslie

No Michael, I am still in one piece. I was saved by HER decision that I was taking HER out to a restaurant for dinner. I knew straight away this was not a subject that was up for discussion and the wallet is less painful that the alternative. (Which was not necessarily a beating :roll: )Come to thin...

TonyLeslie

It is not my position to try and describe why a mature woman would appear somewhere between being in the middle of a hold-up and a line dance while still sitting down. How something that sits below shoulder height should appear at arms length above the head is best not discussed by a mere male like ...

TonyLeslie

Ahhh what a fine example of young Expats that assembled in Starbucks at San Isidro opposite Tottus, not at Ripleys, last Tuesday. Three from USA, one each from England, Canada and Australia. The conversation flowed and humour abounded, may have even bounded out to the street at one stage, when a cou...

TonyLeslie

We are all looking forward to meeting some new faces if all the posts since last week come to fruition. We can say that regardless of how many or how few turn up, we never run out of conversation. This is a great forum for all types, from those addicted to coffee, to those addicted to avoiding exces...

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