Gran Hotel Provincial Mar del Plata

We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is ...

The beach!!! This is not just any quiet beach. It is a good sized city about 400km (250mi) south of Buenos Aires. It is the largest city on the Atlantic costal strip of beaches and fishing towns in Eastern Argentina. There is a busy casino that draws many "porteños"(B.A. residents) for vacations year ...

En el fin día, nosotros fuimos a la Buenos Aires otra vez. Esta tiempo, nosotros fuimos a la playa, Mar del Plata. La Playa esta a muchos kilometros de largo. Es lo muy famoso y popular. Fuimos bronceado y nadando en el mar. Para almuezo, nosotros fuimos al restaraunte Heladeria Necochea. Era lo muy bueno. Te recomiedo que tu comprar un sandwich o un hamberguesa. Era delicioso! Tiene lo muchos dulces, helado, y chocolate!!! Despues almuerzo, tomemos un taxi al aeropuerto!

Rien à faire: histoire d'une ville déserte Nothing to do: story of a desert town ---------- Bien, après la galère de Buenos Aires j'avais envie de me changer les idées, alors j'ai pris le bus pour Mar del Plata, petite ville balnéaire sur la côte Atlantique. Le voyage était tout tranquille, même si un tiers du temps dans le bus s'est passé à sortir de Buenos Aires et de ses embouteillages monstres... Arrivé à Mar del Plata j'ai dû prendre un taxi pour ...

... temps de partir, je reste chez cette sympathique famille jusqu au 24 decembre midi et ne veut pas les deranger pour la Noyel.... direction maintenant la fameuse Buenos Aires, ou Buenos ****ing Aires comme disent les gringos.... Je n'ai envoye que cet apres midi mes demandes d'hebergement et m'apprete donc a passer Noel tout seul, presque sur que personne n'aurait le temps de me repondre ou que je derangerai a demander hebergement un 24 au soir.... Mais non!

... pesos, bra bra! I naerheten ligger Balcarce, som visst er hjembyen til tidligere verdensmester (5-dobbelt) i bilkjoering (fra 40-tallet hehe), og vi fikk provekjoere banen med leiebilen vaar - artig! Vi hadde vel egentlig ikke trengt aa proeve noe "racetrack", bilfoererne saann ellers i dette landet synes ikke noe om fartsgrenser. Her kjoerer man i gjennomsnitt 40-60 km over det ...

... on the beach walk which have nice and amazing view while eating. I stayed at Hotel Pergamino for 25 ARS. The reception is the most wonderful woman who gives out a lot of tourist information for free. The rooms are mixed with shared bathroom and definitely worth the stay. I took the overnight bus to Puerto Merydin to watch the penguin colony.

... at the hotel I had a roomie! James is fresh out of uni, teaching English in Buenos Aires before he travels for a year or so. I invited him out for dinner too and he found us a great restaurant. We had a late steak supper... again. James came to Mardel for the tennis, the Davis Cup is on this weekend at the resort. Checking out on Friday revealed that the town was fully booked and heaving for the Cup. Maybe you got a glimpse of the place on the TV ...

... and I organized and packed. We'll be leaving our weeding clothes in BA while we're in Iguazu and I'm hoping we'll be able to get everthing we need for the next few days into one suitcase. I'm sorry to be leaving friends and family behind. We've had a fantastic time, but I'm also really excited about the next phase of our trip. I'm reasonably confident that we have ...

... Unfortunately for us, being the southern hemisphere, summer is not in full swing until around December. Thankfully the town has a number of very good restaurants so our time spent shivering walking along the deserted beaches was tempered by some awesome meals. <br><br>So back to Buenos Aires tomorrow for an overnight stay, then off to Uruguay.