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panman

Where are these agricultural university shops? I did just find mascarpone in vast quantities at the same Wong I checked last week, when they had none. I am thinking they get huge loads of it, and the restaurants probably buy it up quickly. I bought a few more packs and made another giant tiramisu, ...

panman

I´ve never eaten decent lamb in Peru, even at at top end restaurants, untill recently.
I bought some "baby lamb" from the butchers at the agricultural university shops in La Molina, it was exactly what it said on the box, and tasted wonderful.

panman

Considering the hoops you have to jump through to get into other countries legally, Peru's system is nothing short of a joke.
Having just gone through the Uk/Schengen visa application process recently, I've decided the best way enter Europe in future is by rubber dinghy via Africa.

panman

Driving would be so much easier if it were ever possible to impose this kind of law here in Peru. :lol:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... -lane.html

panman

Alpineprince wrote:Hopefully PPK will get into the second round and save this place!

Good to know he's getting at least 2 votes, yours and mine. :lol:

panman

Whatever the purpose of you moving to Peru might be, please be aware that on many occasions things do not work out. For that reason it is of the upmost importance that you keep in reserve, at least enough mony for a return ticket home.

panman

limaapartmentshunter wrote:Hi Kevin,

To open a bank account you need the "carnet de extranjeria" and an address. That step is very simple.

Regards!
LAH

Please explain the current the process, it sounds very differnt to the process I went through about 7 years ago.

panman

http://www.decorartehogar.com/tapizado-de-muebles-de-sala-peru.htm or you could just Google servicios de tapizado there are tons of upholsterers and probably less expensive than above link- ask to see their work. Hope this helps. Thanks I'll check out the web site. As for google, I'd really prefer ...

panman

Once again, i'm looking to get a chair and a few other items re covered. Can anyone, from experience, recommend a good upholsterer? I remember someone posting information about just what I want, that being a chair re upholstered and an umbrella covering. I contacted the person I thought it was, but ...

panman

Find San Isidro on Google earth and Just type the house number and street name into the search engine. Unfortunately you'll probably find that if what you used to live in was a nice old house, it is now a horrible concrete apartment block.

panman

I wonder what sort of herbs you might be able to grow. :lol:

panman

adrian Thorne wrote:Could you explain why with such a small mileage, why you should have needed new tyres and it would be helpful to see photos of the whole vehicle, including interior and boot please.

A new battery at 35km is also a little suspect, yet I still might be interested if all documentation is available.

panman

Are you the "sole owner" of this car?

panman

I can assure you, if the land is unoccupied, nothing will deter people from invading your property if they wish to do so.

panman

Hire many lawyers here in Peru and they pay somebody and your problem is solved. It is called Corruption. Not unique to Peru and very much alive in the US. You beat me to it. We also have the same problem in the UK, but just aren't as open about it. We'd rather think it doesn't happen in our back y...

panman

Finding illegal work, which I would never promote but, would probably be the OP's only option is not difficult. On the other hand, pay and conditions for whatever the illegal job might be would probably not be suitable for most people coming from North America. For that reason I would suggest if you...

panman

Another step on the slippery slope.

panman

I've been using my chipped UK Barclays debit card for several years without problems, other than at Scotiabank. The ATM's regularly said that my bank did not respond to the request made, for this reason I no longer bother with them. My MBNA chipped credit card has always worked without problem, I bu...

panman

I'd like to see Hikari added to the list, and if you haven't eaten there you should before you cast your vote.

panman

.....................They are pretty strict on time away and always only give the minimum needed (do not allow for delays), unlike the States who give you ten years............ That's typical rip off Britain. I don't see why I should have to pay for a visa to take my Peruvian wife to visit her Engl...

panman

Try Lobato.

panman

Last time I travelled to Europe I used Segurviaje on Av Pardo in Miraflores. They are part of Mapfre and I believe that they are reliable, but thankfully I didn't need to put them to the test.
www.segurviaje.com

panman

Unless you are going to buy a car, be careful if you plan to try and hire a vehicle. Most, if not all hire companies will not accept new drivers.
https://www.irishcarrentals.com/booking/faq_index.php

panman

Just curious.

Why would someone who is, as mentioned in another thread, "going to be leaving Peru permanently" go to the trouble of getting a Peruvian Drivers license when, if you already have a UK license you might be asked to revoke it?

panman

I suspect that the information in this survey has been manipulated, I wouldn't trust a word of it. :lol:

panman

I had a very nice lobster thermidor, with a bottle of Champagne to wash it down, at the Sheraton downtown, but it did cost a King Crab's arm and a leg.

panman

You can apply for a Shengen visa from any member country, and then use it to travel to any other member country. Example. When my wife and I went to England, we had no fixed plans other than visiting my mother, but did think we might venture into Europe. For that reason we applied for a Schengen vis...

panman

Sergio Bernales wrote:
gringolandia wrote:So, Panman, which are you, expat or immigrant?

Naturalised immigrant. :lol:

panman

COME BACK Philip, all is forgiven.

panman

Incredible that it still takes that long in the US. My gf and I aren't married but she got her visa to go to Europe within 5 days. And it was free of charge. Unmarried partners of EU citizens have that automatic right to join their partner in the EU. They have the same rights than EU citizens to wo...

panman

The meal that my wife and I had at Malabar is by far the most memorable dining experience i've experienced in Peru. It wasn't the quality, but for the quantity of food that amazed me, so little for so much $$$$$.
Thank god Bembo's is just a couple of blocks away for a top up. :lol:

panman

tomsax wrote:So panman, the 1/4 million or so British retirees in Spain: You agree they are immigrants and not expats?

Read the dictionary.

panman

I am moving and have a medium size gas grill I brought from the US - good quality. Never used but previous ones I would include some hardwood for that special flavoring. Charcoal is very expensive here in Peru while a bottle of gas for 30 soles may last 6 months. Good grilling! Please PM me if it's...

panman

I think as usual someone's trying to create a race issue, look where the article origionated. Generally, as far as I am concerned, an expat is a person who is living, usually to due work circumstances, outside their native country whereas an immigrant is a person who's made a permanent move to a fo...

panman

I think as usual someone's trying to create a race issue, look where the article origionated. Generally, as far as I am concerned, an expat is a person who is living, usually to due work circumstances, outside their native country whereas an immigrant is a person who's made a permanent move to a for...

panman

If a donkey kicks you, you don't kick it back... I would, and a darn sight harder than it kicked me. :lol: Jokes aside, the process is quite simple. As suggetsed first step Immigration in Breña, ask all you need to know and just do as they say, however absurd it may seem. Also get the name of the p...

panman

He is in Miraflores, don't have to go to San Miquel. Here's a restaurant specializing in food from Northern Peru in Miraflores. http://www.sophiebistro.com/index.php?controllers=index&actionindex&pid=2&id=7 He might not have to go to San Migueul, but he might want to have a look around ...

panman

Hey, Does anybody have any information on where I can buy an iPhone charger (preferably Apple brand) for iPhone 4? Also, where can I unlock the phone to use a Claro SIM? Thanks guys I really appreciate it. Have a look at this link, also there are loads of shops selling everything to do with phones ...

panman

Please answer a few questions for other readers. 1. It seems to me that 1,000 - 1,4000 soles is on the very low end of the pay scale - especially for an expat. 2. How many hours are in the typical work week? 3. How are commissions calculated? Expats value their time. A few more details would help i...

panman

Quinoa processing plant in La Libertad , District Milagros (Trujillo). 600 tons processed monthly. They analyze the quinoa for impurities and moisture Peru This week http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-quinoa-processing-plant-to-open-northern-peru-105436 Let's hope not, but this could well be redundan...

panman

Burglars can easily make holes in the walls of a wooden home or burn it down. You forgot the boogieman who comes around after dark and burns your house down... and you also forgot about the havoc the Three Little Piggies can do to weak structures The three little Piggies were INNOCENT!!!!!!! It was...

panman

tupacperu wrote:ICPNA in Chiclayo use to hire undocumented teachers.
That was 4 years ago.. They are also in Lima

http://www.icpna.edu.pe/

How many undocumented teachers do you know who used to work at ICPNA Chiclayo?

panman

From Sol de La Molina I wouldn't have bothered driving as far as Jockey, you should have just stopped at El Hornero. I can understand it if you see the menu prices at Hornero. The trip is quite quick to Jockey. Only about ten minutes by car. I've never had a bad meal at El Hornero, and never left f...

panman

Do you mean room, rather than apartment?? There are a lot of rooms available around S/. 900 a month, but for an apartment? No. I rent a room in Miraflores a block from the water, and pay +/- S/.1200 a month. Good people, good area, good room, good apartment - but you get what you pay for. Look in t...

panman

For some unknown reason we tried out Longhorn in the Jockey this weekend. The service was not awesome, but also it is was not bad considering we are in Peru. However the meat was a disgrace, an overcooked piece of fatty grizzly leather which they attempt to pass as Bife de Chorizo. The fries came o...

panman

Isn't jarabe de goma (to make pisco sour) not similar ? And vanille extract you can buy in any bodega for 1 sol. Jarabe de goma as used to make pisco sour is just sugar and water, simmered and reduced into "simple syrup" It's used for preparing drinks as nothing more than a sweetener beca...

panman

I talked to my friend in the house with the room for rent this morning. Sorry, but it’s a no go. The couple who own the house and rent out rooms are Christian. Though I'm told they're very nice people, they wouldn’t condone the whole unmarried couple shacking up, "living in sin" under the...

panman

Beans on cheese on toast with a dash of Worcestershire sauce, a bottle of chilled Old Speckled Hen, Fullers 1845, Theakston's Old Peculiar etc etc. The list goes on.
Bloody expensive in Peru, but worth every penny as a change from Lomo Saltado and a glass of warm inca Kola. :lol:

panman

She has a non married partner of an EU citizen visa. So, she has no restrictions. She can work and claim wellfare benefits. To get that visa, we just had to prove that we have been together for more than 2 years. That is good. In which case if an EU citizen took his wife to Spain he would be in a s...

panman

chi chi wrote:¡What a dumb gringo!

There are times when a man just has to admit that, on the odd occasion chi chi is right.

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