Uruguay Travel Blogs

A whole new country
Jun 5, 2006 (5 photos)

... cousin - confused yet?), who married a German, Charles, and being Jewish they were forced to flee Europe in the 30s, and came to Uruguay, owing to that being the only place prepared to have them at the time. They had Pedro and Anita (who I will be meeting ...

Pesky tourists
Jun 7, 2006 (3 photos)

There was a two-day bike ride or a two-hour bus ride between Montevideo and Colonia, from where I could get the boat over the (very very wide) river to Buenos Aires. Which should I choose? Which would you choose? Pablo presented me with every bit of data ...

King for a day, ...or for a week actually.
Jan 14, 2006 (51 photos)

I'm flying from Buenos Aires and back to Europe in two days, and my last week down here in Latin America I have spent in Punta del Este with a very good friend. We happened to get a very good deal at an ultra fancy (backpacker) spa and casino resort, so I ...

A beautiful day in Colonia
Apr 5, 2009 (24 photos)

Got up and attempted our free croissant & coffee breakfast - Lorna succeeded, but I still wasn't feeling good. We decided to walk up to the bus station so I could get some fresh air. We took our time and got there 30mins before our bus was due to leave ...

Met Celina for the day and got the shits
Apr 4, 2009 (10 photos)

... to see me covered in my own pooh! It was great to catch up with Celina, who has been travelling as well. She is originally from Uruguay so is in theory back home, although she spent 8 years in England. We had a laugh and joke about our old work days, in ...

and this is the capital??
Mar 17, 2005 (16 photos)

... , we jumped on the next bus out to Montevideo. For a capital city it`s ridiculously small and relaxed! Then again, Uruguay is the second smallest country in this continent. For a country so tiny it is actually reasonably affluent with wealthy coastal ...

Cute little Colonia
Mar 20, 2005 (8 photos)

Our last stop in Uruguay, Colonia del Sacramento, is listed by UNESCO as the most complete illustration of colonial architecture in South America. Founded in 1680 by Portuguese settlers from Brazil, it was an important base for smuggling British goods ...

Made it to ¨Youre-A-Gay¨ - Through the back door
Apr 3, 2009 (17 photos)

... to stamp you out and another from Uruguay to stamp you in. This makes things a lot easier for when you arrive in Uruguay! We boarded the ferry at 8.50am and took a look around. It is very spacious and comfortable and was probably also less than half ...

Montevideo
Jan 19, 2007

... and the last country on this trip. I plan on spending the last two weeks of my vacation relaxing on the famous beaches of Uruguay. Unfortunately, I do not have any more photos from my trip. I lost the last three and a half weeks worth of photos three ...

My new word... PLANLESSLY
Dec 15, 2006 (12 photos)

... a low-key beach resort.  During the month of January, ten thousand vacationers from Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, will be wandering around town and pacing the beach in flip-flops 'til their hearts content.  What will they ...

Interesting city...boring post
Jun 17, 2007 (6 photos)

... environments...enough so that it has started to take a lot to get us to turn our heads. Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay are all progressive, highly developed nations. Although there is "local flavor," there is a lot culturally, economically, socially that ...

Montevideo - Day 30-31
Feb 6, 2009 (15 photos)

Day 30 - 05/01/09 Caught the bus this morning to Montevideo. Was only a short 2 hour journey which cut through lush green agricultural land. When I arrived in the city, had to look around for a hostel, my first choice was fully booked so I a bit ...

Bad timing again!!!
Jun 15, 2007 (4 photos)

... After spending the night in Buenos Aires we caught a ferry across the delta of the River Plate to arrive in Colonia, Uruguay. Colonia is a delightfully cute colonial town that was once a flourishing Spanish (and later Swiss) trading post in the 1700's. I ...

Montevideo
Jan 5, 2007

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Colonia del Sacramento
Jan 6, 2007

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Lovely little Colonia, Uruguay
Sep 10, 2006 (13 photos)

... to be finished classes though, and am looking forward to starting the fun stuff. Yesterday I took a day trip to Colonia in Uruguay. It was a strange little town, very quaint, quite touristy, but a nice change of pace after the bustle of Buenos Aires. There ...

Fake ones will be sniggered at.
Dec 15, 2005 (7 photos)

... about six hours with boat and bus from Buenos Aires, and our last chance for a bit of sun and beaches before Christmas. Uruguay is pretty cheap (although not as cheap as Argentina), so when my brother and I walk around looking for apartments that's up ...

Attack of the Satanic Satsuma
May 29, 2006 (1 photos)

Although the title of this entry is envocative of 70s B-movie featuring a giant citric monster lumbering over distant hills juicing people with its deadly rind, the story actually begins several weeks ago, with small, cute and harmless caramelitos. These ...

The Famous Beach
Dec 9, 2006 (5 photos)

Now this is more like it....a town with some action!  But ouch!  You pay for it.  Punta del Este is a famous beach resort town that South Americans flock to by the thousands during their summer vacation... which starts in like two weeks.& ...

Visiting the Centinario...
Feb 7, 2007

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Farewelling Pablo and a New Travel Partner...
Feb 9, 2007

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Sod's law - a textbook case
Jun 3, 2006

... : (1) this was due to be my last day of cycling anywhere, and (2) My original plan was to have already reached Paysandú, Uruguay, from where I could get a bus to Montevideo. However, as you know, last night, for the first time, my usual perfect timing of ...

Drinking Mate in Uruguay
Sep 9, 2007 (20 photos)

... , I really should have bought a cup of Mate to taste, but after 13 days as a fearless semi-backpacker, I spent my day in Uruguay as a shamelessly lazy semi-backpacker! I found a nice window seat and enjoyed the 3-hour ride to the town of Colonia. FANCY ...

Off the Beaten Track of Uruguay
Dec 7, 2006 (10 photos)

After five weeks "on the job" at the hostel in Montevideo, I finally moved out with the intent to visit parts of this unknown, little explored country.  What I learned is that there are reasons it is seldom visited and barely explored.   ...

UMPA
Jun 19, 2005 (4 photos)

... around the world. They always mixed up the Paraguayan and Uruguayan capital, and hence came up with UMPA. Short for; Uruguay, Montevideo, Paraguay, Asunción. After reading the magazine, I have for some reason always wanted to visit the capitals of these ...

A day in Uruguay
Oct 3, 2008 (24 photos)

... I'd hop over and get some sun for a day or two, but it's been cold and rainy the entire week - I wanted to see Uruguay, but wasn't keen on walking the beach with an umbrella. So I changed my plans, skipped the Uruguay resorts and went to a little ...

Three Days Away from Buenos Aires
Jan 29, 2008 (20 photos)

... with a spoon...and the sauce!!!! Everywhere we went, people were sipping on "Mate"; the national drink of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.  It is a very strong infusion of yerba mate (tea leaves) and water.  It is served in a hollow calabash ...

A World of Its Own
Oct 18, 2005 (18 photos)

... has always been, and continues to be a world of its own. One of South America's smallest Spanish speaking countries, Uruguay was historically sought after by both Portugal and Spain, and it was the rivalry between these two countries that eventually led ...

Good Things Come to those Who Wait...
Feb 12, 2007

My mother always said "Good things come to those who wait" and now I know it is true...

Colonia
Jan 19, 2007 (5 photos)

Alex; It was up early and on a boat to Colonia in Uruguay only an hour from Buenos Aires. After the smoothest boat ride (and catamaran at that) of my life we got to the prettiest town ever. Even the ugly bits were pretty. In the old town all the streets ...