Passport
21/06/08 21:12 Filed in: Argentina | Buenos Aires
First stop this morning was the British embassy to apply for a new passport. Mine expires in December and to get back into Brazil I need a passport valid for at least 6 months.
The building was not particularly attractive. A bit of a box. Compare and contrast with the lovely French embassy.
British
French
Todays was time to renew my lease for another month. The landlord had told me the rent would be the same (US$720 per month). The agent called me at lunch time saying the landlord wanted to put the rent up to US$840 per month and citing the fact that he had installed broadband and the apartment was being serviced.
This ignored the fact that both had been included on the original particulars. After several exchanges we compromised at a US$40 increase and I was left a bit gobsmacked that they all seemed to think this sort of conduct was OK.
The building was not particularly attractive. A bit of a box. Compare and contrast with the lovely French embassy.
British
French
Todays was time to renew my lease for another month. The landlord had told me the rent would be the same (US$720 per month). The agent called me at lunch time saying the landlord wanted to put the rent up to US$840 per month and citing the fact that he had installed broadband and the apartment was being serviced.
This ignored the fact that both had been included on the original particulars. After several exchanges we compromised at a US$40 increase and I was left a bit gobsmacked that they all seemed to think this sort of conduct was OK.