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Hotel Benedetti Mar del Plata

Ave Colon 2198 Mar del Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Central Argentina, 7600, Argentina

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Happy New Years!

A travel blog entry by fedryk

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... sidewalk and they had a singer entertaining us with traditional Argentine songs. This was not a fancy establishment, so it seemed like we were the only tourists there and we really enjoyed the atmosphere, the singing and clapping at favourite parts of the songs. At midnight everyone stood up together for a toast and some of the locals came over and toasted with us which was really nice. And then the obligatory fireworks! I don't think any ...

Life's a Beach!

A travel blog entry by fedryk

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... were pushy, all very polite.

Great beach morning, and after lunch we decided to drive South a bit and find a less busy beach. After driving right into a massive traffic jam where all of the Dakar activity was, we found a great spot where we paid 10 pesos to park and access the beach. I should note that South of MDP the shoreline is mostly beach with quite a high cliff behind it (actually looks a lot like Cape Breton) ...

Running the Gauntlet to Mar del Plata

A travel blog entry by fedryk

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... it is vacation time for Argentines and the beach was pretty packed, but not too many people in the water so the kids had time for a good swim in the waves.

After cleaning up we walked along the main street and stopped next to our hotel at a very busy skateboard park with probably 60 kids of all ages practicing their tricks and a crowd of pedestrians watching. Some really good skaters, including some really little future skaters!

We had noticed that ...

Strokestown Old Folks Home on Tour...

A travel blog entry by bryanoboyle

... excruciatingly hot...to the point it was unbearable...a couple of the lads got lit despite having a couple of coats of sunscreen plastered on...

After a couple of nights we made the short journey to BA...fully aware of the carnage that lay ...

Beach Burns Back

A travel blog entry by teganslodde

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... brought us some aloe vera leaves from hope, which were happily received. Still rather sore we had to change plans and did the logistics of our next bus and destination and a few more hostels to stay at as the holidays draw nearer. We did end up strolling along the main shopping street with shop after shop that would not be out of place along our own highstreet. It is clear though that there is alot of buildings very much ...

This hotel was formerly known as: Benedetti