After nearly a month in Buenos Aires, with no sight of the ocean, it was great to arrive in Mar del Plata. A resort town located about 5 hours south of Buenos Aires, this place is where the porteños (Locals from Bs.As.) come to play. The town is full of fancy restaurants and bars, nightclubs and many hotels. Tourists and Argentineans alike come for one thing... the sun and the sand. The beach in Mar del Plata is pretty sweet, stretching for a couple of kilometres and winding its way around many points and bays. The sand is nice and the waves are hypnotizing, what a great place to spend my 25th birthday. Wow, 25 years and I find myself in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Not bad. Laurence suggested that we go somewhere before she started
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