Luciano:
The hotels that I have stayed at were more expensive than the rate you are
looking for, but I can assure you that there are many hotels in Buenos Aires
where $30 will get you a very good room indeed. Unfortunately, I don't
happen to know their names. Do you know the Lonely Planet's Web site? Their
"thorn tree" has a South America branch, a forum where there are many posts
about Argentina.
About beaches: some Argentines go to Mar del Plata, but many others go
across to Uruguay, to Punta del Este. You can cross from Buenos Aires to one
of the near ports, such as Colonia (Sacramento del Colonia), then take a
bus. If you check at www.buquebus.com you will find fares and times,
including some package tours.
By the way, you may already know that you will hear "Ciao" in Argentina,
except that it is spelled chau in Spanish.
John
"Luciano" wrote in message
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> Hi Till & John,
>
> Till, I checked on the Aerolinas Argentina web site as you suggested
> for full fare ticket (Tarifa sin restricciones, hope it's equivalent
> to Y).
>
> A round trip to Ushuaia (from BA) is 627.5 AR$= 215 US$ (I don't think
> I'll go so south, but it's the farest destination, just to compare..).
> To Mar de la Plata (again to compare, for an 1 hour round trip) 331
> AR$ = 113 US$
>
> Another good news (for me, at least) is that the one way ticket is
> exactly half the price of the round trip ticket, so a lot of
> flexibility here ...
>
> The Airpass (not sure I've the updated infos) seems around 100 US$ for
> all flights (short & long).
>
> So, in summary, buying the tickets locally seems the way to go ...
> I'll try to verify, if possible, with an argentinian travel agency and
> I'll post the results here.
>
> John, could you suggest a good/quiet/nice hotel in BA around 30 US$ ??
>
> Any suggestions where spend few days on the beach ??
> Something nice not too crowded, warm (I'm used to the mediterrean, as
> I'm living in the south of France ...), not too expensive ???
>
> Thanks again & Ciaooooooooooooooooo,
> Luciano
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