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| Hi Michael,
I think Rumencó will be a holiday development. It is only a five minute drive to the best beaches in Mar del Plata, polo, horse-riding and golf are all within a few minutes walking and eventually there will be a bus service going into the development. There is also a gym, two swimming pools, tennis and football facilities in the development and wonderful bike riding and wonderful walks for the more energetic. Saying that, there are many people who like peace and quiet with the option of getting to the nearest high street in 12 minutes by car or half an hour by bus. We will have to wait and see. They have only been building houses for under a year, so it will take time to find out whether it will be residential, holiday lets or a combination of both.
There are other Anglo/Argentine families in London making plans to come back here, so I am pleased we are not the only crazy ones. The people here think we are crazy swapping London for Mar del Plata, but we wouldn't change it for anything. We love it - the blue skies and the sea just look so beautiful today.
Hope your knee is getting better.
Saludos
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| PS The telly is ok. We have cable TV and they show many American/British films and many American series. On Fridays we watch Little Britain and they love Mr Bean here. They also screen all the premiership football matches - watched Tottenham beat Chelsea last Sunday - fantastic match - I still follow Spurs. There are the usual music channels and CNN. The children are getting used to watching Spanish TV now.
I have to admit, we went from a 5 TV family in London to just one TV here and it is much better. The children spend more time going out than sitting at home watching TV or on the computer. A much healthier life style. My children never knew what their legs were for before we came here. I drove them everywhere, even to the local sweet shop.
Chau chau
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| Bueno Michelle
Thats sounds very enticing. I shall speak to the oracle and see what she says. I know she is very much in love with San Martin de los Andes but maybe a beach resort might tempt her, Think we shall have to pay a visit to mar del Plata next time we go.
Argentines have always looked up to Europe which is probably they think you are crazy moving there especially given all the troubles they had I would say you are courageous myself.
Saludos a ti
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| Hi Michael,
Gave the computer a miss yesterday. I can honestly say that after 16 months here, yesterday's weather was the worst we have had. Not only did it pour all day long, but the wind was terrible. I refused to leave my house. Today it is cloudy, but very warm and hopefully the sun will be out.
Please do come and see us the next time you are in this part of the world. It is great to meet people face to face after tons of e-mails. I have made two friends in Mar del Plata who I met through different forums and both of them live in walking distance to my house. Then of course there are the people who rent my flats - it's so nice to put a face to an e.mail.
All the children go back to school on Monday and a lot of Mar del Plata will empty out this weekend. Last March the weather was still very nice, so hopefully yesterday's bad weather was just a one of and beach weather will be back.
Will catch up soon.
Chau
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| Hi Michelle
Cant say i am a beach resort kind of person as they tend to be overcrowded which is why I prefer them off season. Just spent a few days in Cornwall which is one of my favourite regions . There the coastline tends to be very rugged with little sandy coves and is therefore interesting. I think with Mar del Plata I would look at other activities such as horseridinge etc. We always combine our trips with other areas therefore we might include the carnival at Gualeguaychu in Entre Rios. Its very much like the Rio carnival.
http://www.welcomeargentina.com/paseos/detras_de_escena/index_i.html
Another area we havent been to either is Cordoba a hilly region. |
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| Hi Michael,
As yet, we haven't done any travelling around Argentina, although of course we have visited Buenos Aires many times. This year has been spent getting the children through their first year here at school and of course to pass the year. Once my daughter completes her final year at school, it will be easier to travel. Many people say Cordoba, Mendoza and Rosario are beautiful cities - as you know, the whole of Argentina has such different scenery from waterfalls, lakes, mountains and beaches, to the glaciers in the south. In one day you can go from skiing in the south, to the warm weather of the Amazon in the north.
The weather has not improved and most of the country has now been flooded as heavy and continuous rain is unusual, especially at this time of year. The weather all over the world is topsy turvy. There was even a tornado in Buenos Aires, by the River Plate
Keep in touch.
Saludos
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| I now live in Argentina, 250 south of Buenos Aires on the Atlantic ocean. Properties are still very good value and will remain so due to almost non-existant mortgages.
I have been buying properties here for the last year and have seen a good return. Properties start from as little as 12,000 pounds for a studio apartment in the centre of town, with the most luxury house on the market at the moment for 150,000 pounds, for which you get a five bed/five bath detached house with swimming pool and maid quarters.
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