Tronador Mar del Plata
Moreno 2541 Mar del Plata, Province of Buenos Aires, Central Argentina, Argentina
Travel Blogs Nearby
Happy New Years!
... a nervous drive as there were a number of police along the way. Back in MDP, things were heating up for the Dakar rally and the opening ceremonies were in full swing. The entire waterfront road was lined with people watching the parade of vehicles - seriously high performance rally vehicles each a different design - some more like giant dune buggies with gullwing doors, others like SUVs and others more like trucks and all riotously ...
Life's a Beach!
... from the traffic ticket I suppose) We'll see if that holds true for the rest of the trip...
4) It has not been uncomfortably hot yet - again about 29/30 today.
5) I've driven in New York and London England and I can say the driving here is worse than both of those. Side streets generally have no signs and lanes don't mean much at all. Combined with a very aggressive style it makes Toronto seem like a walk in the park!
...
Running the Gauntlet to Mar del Plata
... that it was a little more nervy drive especially when we were stopped a second time to check our papers. Aside from that it was an easy drive through the Pampas, or prairies - as flat as you can imagine for as far as the eye can see.
Well we were rewarded for our efforts once we arrived in Mar del Plata (MDP) mid-afternoon and found our hotel. Just spectacular - we are in the NH Gran which is the central historic hotel of MDP that is the symbol of the resort town ...
Strokestown Old Folks Home on Tour...
Plan was to get out of Cordoba and go to the coast for some R&R before putting down 11 nights in BA for Xmas and NY...the getting there went grand but the R&R not so well as we hit the town both nights!!
the beach was great but the ...
Beach Burns Back
... been down in Buenos aires studying for the semester. She had come down to mar del Plata for a bit of a holiday before flying back for ´The Holidays´. Our plans for the night were to head to the bowling alley down the road from our hostel, so gladly invited Mel to join not wanting to be rude and leave her to it, and she happily accepted. Now bowling here is a little different from home. It is much like a game I played once ...


