Mar del Plata, Argentina Travel Blogs

... huge fiberglass dairy cow sculptures, and even an occasional John Deere billboard alongside the highway! In the summer, Mar del Plata is a bustling town filled with tourists attracted to the beaches. Unfortunately for us, being the southern hemisphere, ...

A travel blog entry by globedecker
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Some funny times but its a busy time as I try and jam more and more places in before I need to start to think about going home... Will try and set aside a writing session in the next few days

A travel blog entry by catters
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forgive the lack of capitals, the shift key is only working sporadically........ Arrived in Mar del Plata yesterday after a 6 hour bus ride through the pampas. Very flat scenery, and the only exciting thing that happened on the journey was the bus ...

A travel blog entry by sarah_s_america
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... service. We spend a day in Necochea, walking around the park and strolling along the beach before arriving in Argentina's flashiest beach resort, Mar del Plata, on Xmas Eve. Xmas Eve in Mar del Plata After some last minute Xmas shopping, we get back ...

A travel blog entry by marc-patty
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... under control, Betty couldnīt stop laughing. From the bright lights of Buenos Aires we moved on to Argentinaīs answer to the Costa del Sol: Mar del Plata, an enormous resort on the Atlantic coast where we were greeted by heaving masses of bronzing ...

A travel blog entry by roel_e
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... all shipped back to the Sheraton. We had a little rest then got ready for the rehearsal dinner which was held at the Mar del Plata golf club which is just a short walk away from the Sheraton. The clubhouse is a Tudor style building that wouldn't be out ...

... skills and got them up to try teach them, after she exhausted the hop 2,3s she started throwing in some line dancing moves which the Argentinaians done there best to copy. On friday we left Mar Del Plata at 7.30 on a 19 hour bus trip to go to Bariloche.

We took a "vacation from our vacation" in Mar del Plata, a beach-side city on the east coast of Argentina, about 5 and a half hours south of Buenos Aires. Thanks to James' very generous parents, we had a week to enjoy a 1-bedroom apartment as part of a ...

After a 16 hours (terrible) bus ride, I finally arrived in Mar del Plata - de Cote d'Azur of Argentina. All the people from BsAs spend their weekend here. It was BOILING hot when I got here - 31 degrees!! Impossible to stay in the sun longer than 5 min - ...

We had another very lazy morning. We slept very late and then went down to the pool to have some lunch and Boo had a swim. Boo and I took a quick walk over to Alem street, but decided that it wasn't our cup of tea, so we just looked around for a few ...

... stuck in the second most dodgy area of town with all our bags. Fortunately our information was correct and we got to Mar del Plata at 9am. We might have been in bloody Brighton, as it was pouring and damn cold, with thousands of tacky souvenier shops ...

I took a detour on my way to Buenos Aires through Mar del Plata to meet my friend Markus who I met in Malargüe. We rode together for three days at Las Leņas and he graciously invited me to crash with him for the weekend before I head home. Markus is ...

A short 2-hour bus ride took us to our next destination, Mar del Plata. T managed to rip open the back of his hand getting the luggage out of the bus boot, which was a nice introduction to the place. But, unphased, we had an easy time spending $344 (that ...

... the US for the wedding is staying at the Sheraton which is just south of the center of town. The Argentines adore Mar del Plata. In January, thousands of people from Buenos Aires descend on Mar del Plata for their summer vacations and to escape the ...

Arrived in the pissings of rain. The town didnīt look like much and the prospect of spending a week there when rain was forecast for at least the next 4 days was intolerable. First thing we did was to change our dates for travel to the day after tomorrow. ...

... lumpy bed or the rather sparse breakfasts as long as I am experiencing a different culture. The 5/6 hour bus ride from B.A. to Mar del Plata was even better than the flight over here, comfortable, plenty of space to stretch out and even a film to watch, ...

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Saturday morning we checked out of our apartment and hopped on a bus headed for Mar del Plata, a large coastal city very popular during the summer months. The bus ride lasted about 5 hours and was quite comfortable as we ended up with "cama" seats which ...

Mar Del Plata was a crazy time. We only spent 2 days there, both nights became out of hand. We nearly missed our bus as we didnt wake up until 15 minutes before it left. Luckily our hotel was right across the street from the bus depot. We made it. The ...

Hola from Mar del Plata, 6 hours South of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is a weekend / Holiday retreat for Porteņos (people from Buenos Aires). Its loaded with great beaches and some fantastic restaurants, a huge green plaza and one of the nicest, biggest ...

Mar del Plata - what a nice idea it will be to have a break from the city and head down to the beach for a few days of sun before heading up into Bolivia. This was the thought we had whilst planning the trip. It sounds very sensible and smart. We did not ...

Boo and I slept until noon. We're taking a very late flight back to Buenos Aires so that we can get a connection to Iguazu tomorrow. For $50US we were able to stay in our room at the Sheraton until 8:00 p.m. I jumped on that offer as we were really ...

Here we are in Argentinaīs version of Costa Del Sol. The weather is boiling with temperatures of about 35 degrees. We have spent our days chilling on the jam packed beach and our nights drinking lovely Argentinian wine at 80p a bottle. Not much to do ...

... match would be the biggest in South America. Sounded like something I should see, but the match was being held in Mar del Plata, the porteno summer retreat five hours outside of Buenos Aires. Additionally, matches are known to get rowdy and violent, not ...

Another 7 hours on a bus at the crack of dawn got us to Mar del Plata. The town is supposed to be haven for porteņos looking to get away from the big smoke, so we didn't have very high expectations. We walked  ...

Sixteen hour bus journey left us feeling rather feral, but it was a decent enough ride and the food was fab. Sooo many people, rat gets annoyed just walking the streets! Beach is full of bodies and parasols, most of whom are somewhat old, or ...

... bearable since leaving Puerto Iguassu, tends to be about 25 degrees and quite cool in the evenings. This is the life... Although Mar Del Plata is very busy and commercial weīve still had a good time on our unscheduled stop here - itīs very lively and the ...

After 10 fairly intense days in Buenos Aires, we were happy to arrive in Mar del Plata, a laid back beach town on the coast just 6 hours south of the capital. We immediately realised that we were essentially in the Brighton of Argentina (but with sand ...

A 5-6 hour bus journey over perpetual fen lands but in massive leather arm chair type seats so comfortable and suporific. Now accustomed to our dimly lit room in an empty hostel which boasts little in the way of amenities but friendly staff who are ...

... tout tranquille, męme si un tiers du temps dans le bus s'est passé ā sortir de Buenos Aires et de ses embouteillages monstres... Arrivé ā Mar del Plata j'ai dû prendre un taxi pour aller ā l'auberge, et pour la premičre fois de ma vie j'ai fait un tour dans une ...