http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Buenos Aires , Mar del Plata en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:51 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:51 +0000 Well I now have 23 days left in Argentina. Just typing that made my eyes well up with tears. I am writing this entry in tears. How can you not love this countryRyan and I went to Mardel with Camila and stayed with her family this weekend and it made me so sad because I had to say goodbye to Camila this morning since she's staying at her house until the end of July for winter vacation. After http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-413882.html A todos los nios de la casa nos gustan los parques de diversiones. Si el parque tiene toboganes de agua nos gustan ms Estuvimos en el parque de Dubai en el de Bruselas y ahora era el turno de Aquasol en Mar del PlataNos toc un da espectacular as que pudimos aprovechar todos los toboganes y la piscina con olas. Tambin con Gastn y Toms nos tiramos del tobogn rojohellip el terror d http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-381349.html Como habamos arreglado con los abuelos nos fuimos a Mar del Plata 10 das durante enero.Mar del Plata ms conocida como ldquoLa Felizrdquo es un importante puerto y la ciudad balnearia ms clsica de Argentina. Queda a 400km al sur de Buenos Aires por la autova 2.Aunque el agua del mar es bastante fra sobre todo este ao el clima estuvo muy bueno as que disfrutamos de la playa un mo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-381348.html Ok this is my second try at this. Last time I finished writing and went to save it and lost the whole thing. But anyway it has been a pretty busy last couple of days. I finished the class on Thursday along with the rest of my classmates so we went out to celebrate. It was at Plaza Serrano which was a pretty good distance from my house so I took the subtesubway for the first time. It was pr http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-380560.html The Argentinians have the art of relaxation down to a mate. Sometimes this can take the form of taking a chair and sitting on it be it on a rock ledge overlooking the Atlantic out the front of a private barista on a patch of grass or even in a car park. The chairs ocupant if male invariably cradles his proud paunch framed by skin long deflated and cured by the assult of the sun. The wome http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-375605.html The Argentinians are a resourse responsible species. This may be a result of the the localised financial crisis of 2001 when the government froze and spent the personal savings deposits of its citizens in last ditch attempt to circumvent bankruptsy. So long as an item is functional and I use that term very loosely it appears that it will not be replaced. An example of this would be the to http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-375367.html Theoretically South America is the perfect place for your body to have to get over jet lag lunch at 3pm dinner at midnight where the nightclubs dont kick off until 2am and afternoon siestas are a way of life. The reality however is quite different.Waking up any time from three in the morning I find myself staring out my bedroom window hoping to see the faintest of light approaching the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-374883.html Camping our way through South America was not quite what we had planned for our gap year before nuckling down and getting serious about life but when the global financial crisis catastrophically eroded our expected bonuses we decided to go ahead with our plans albeit on a much tighter budget http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-373303.html Like I said in my last post Ashley and I just caught our flight to Buenos Aires and were off on the next part of our South American odyssey. We arrived in Buenos Aires around 1000 pm and jumped on a shuttle that took us into the downtown about 45 minutes from the airport. From the shuttlersquos central office we grabbed a cab that took us to our hotel The Grand King on Lavalle Street one http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-370419.html Enfin la plage Tout le monde nous trouvait folles de passer 12 heures en autobus juste pour aller la plage 56 heures aller et retour mais ca l'a fallu la peine. Sauf peutetre pour les coups de soleil qui ont t douloureux pour quelques jours.... We went to the beach for half of the day. It was really nice to fall asleep under the heat of the sun but we were constantly avoken by the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-365468.html Hola from Mar Del Plata3 weeks into this epic adventure and it has been amazing. Hard to believe that we will be doing this for another 3 monthstough job but somebody has to do it Hope you have all had a great Xmas and have managed to avoid the nasty flu bug that seems to have hit the UK.Sunstroke and dehydration are the main concerns here.North West ArgentinaCircuito De La QuebradaWe were fort http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-358488.html Hola todosSo we have safely made our way to Mar del Plata which is a coastal town approximately 5hours from Buenos Aires. We took a super cheap bus which while super comfortable was also super cold so as I sit here waiting to get on the next bus trip I have all my warmest clothes on.We have so far been blessed with good weather. On the first evening we arrived in Mar del Plata found a reall cu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-355410.html Word up. Im finally outta Buenos Aires and in a place called Mar del Plata. It is a squalorous beach town. Its major advantage is that the roads north and west run through it. Ill be in Mar del Plata for perhaps a day.Buenos was nice especially for walks around the citys leafy streets and leisurely beers in the outdoor cafes. Before I leave off on Buenos I wanted to tell you about a nei http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-344513.html The film Festival in Mar del Plata is coming up Novebember 6th16th Its the 23rd annual festival and features films from all over the world from excellent film makers. Local films featured as well. Mar del Plata is a great weekend getaway and a favorite for portenos who need a getaway from the city. As a tourist its just another reason why we love Argentina. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-338908.html A very exuberant weekend in Mar de Plata followed the relaxing Easter Holidays. Over the Easter weekend my friends from Colorado and the CU Women's rugby team arrived bearing necessities and gifts from up north. The most exciting of them being a stockpile of peanut butter A care package my Mom put together included a birthday gift of a fully loaded MP3 player thanks Bro a lot of Tabasco m http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-262755.html A weekend at the BeachLast weekend was a much needed break from literally a week of solid pouring rain. It rained so hard that in my 40 min walk home from work the seams of my umbrella began to split under the pressure Buenos Aires had ridiculous floods causing them to hold a rope and wade through 3 and a half feet of water at the corners Obviously they have drainage system issues here and the http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-255840.html Friday after I wrote the last blog I tried to rest up as much as I could until the concert. I ended up waiting over 30 minutes for the bus and it eventually came. The concert started late like most things in Argentina so I didnt miss anything. I saw Santiago and Leandro and Lucas outside we drank a little Fernet Cocacola and went inside to wait for the show. Front row. The place was act http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-255484.html So the school set up a weekend trip for Plata del Mar a beach town south of Bs As. It was pretty expensive 350 pesos but it included transportation to and from Mar del Plata and a ticket for the biggest game in Argentina Boca Juniors vs River Plate. I don't know why they are called those names. Rather different I know but try to explain to someone outside of America why we have teams called Me http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-240096.html Two games of football took place this weekend in the coastal area of Mar Del Plata. The first was a tight affair involving players recruited from all over the world and played with flair and passion in egual measures. The second was Boca Juniors Vs River Plate which I will come onto later.This first match took place on the beach during the afternoon prior to El Superclasico. A team of four unli http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-240051.html After a five hour bus ride I reached the Atlantic coastline and the city of Mar del Plata. Everything went smoothly with the bus ride except that I wasnt exactly sure where I was going to stay that night and I was getting into town around 10pm. Good thing people stay up late here. When I got off the bus I grabbed a bottle of water and made my way towards the nearest Locutorio. A Locutorio is a http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Buenos-Aires/Mar-del-Plata/blog-236221.html