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Capital: Montevideo
Currency: Peso Uruguayo (UYU)
Population: 3,360,105
Country Code: UY



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Uruguay I'm okay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Uruguay I'm okay
Mar 5, 2008 (39 photos)

"We were up late last night partying at the Champagne waterfall. Today we got up and had breakfast. We are supposed to meet Jordan, Uni, and Vincent at the Port Authority at 11:15 o ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by coryandlaura
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3 months today!!!!!!, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog 3 months today!!!!!!
Apr 24, 2007 (22 photos)

"So 3 months ago today we left Chicago and headed for Buenos Aires.  It's hard to believe that we've actually been gone for 3 months. It just doesn't seem possible at times. Since w ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by basa1126
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Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Jan 20, 2007 (2 photos)

"Alex: Another early morning for the 2 and a half hour bus ride from Colonia to Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital, it also cuts the price in half of getting the boat to from Buenos ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by alexndean
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Happy Halloween!, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Happy Halloween!
Oct 31, 2006 (8 photos)

"I have been pleasantly impressed with my first couple of days in Uruguay. I think I may have come across a hidden gem... in many ways I like Montevideo more than Buenos Aires. MV i ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by shanewilson
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Interesting city...boring post, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Interesting city...boring post
Jun 17, 2007 (6 photos)

"He Said: As we've been writing the last few weeks we've begun to notice that our posts are turning out pretty dull. After talking about it, I think we figured out why. Prior to com ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by globedecker
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A whole new country, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog A whole new country
Jun 4, 2006 (5 photos)

"Pablo met me in the coach station in Montevideo, where it wasn't raining - or at least not as much. The next morning, he drove me around Montevideo showing me the sights and fillin ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by nigelball
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Visiting the Centinario..., Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Visiting the Centinario...
Feb 7, 2007

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A travel blog entry from Montevideo by catters
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Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Oct 3, 2005 (3 photos)

"To say the least, no one did much of anything this morning. I was a little disappointed I didn't get to explore the night before. From what I had seen in the morning, Salto was a c ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by kimberlysarna
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Operation Gringo Hunter, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Operation Gringo Hunter
Nov 12, 2006 (2 photos)

"Finally... a long overdue update. I can't post photos though ... some jackass stole my camera in Buenos Aires and I'm waiting for the replacement to arrive from the US. I bought th ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by jeffsadventures
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and this is the capital??, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog and this is the capital??
Mar 17, 2005 (16 photos)

"We eventually managed to drag ourselves away from Diabolo to the next coastal town South, Punta del Este. Poor old Punta, how could it ever live up to our beloved Diablo? Sitting r ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by caznjasonescape
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UMPA, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog UMPA
Jun 19, 2005 (4 photos)

"I remember reading a Donald Duck magazine many years ago, where Huey, Dewey and Louie discussed ways to remember capitals around the world. They always mixed up the Paraguayan and ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by stevefn
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Nice Capital, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Nice Capital
Nov 19, 2004

"Another capital city to add to the list, although I am nothing like the Capital City Kid, but I do know that Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay, that`s where I am and that it is ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by camille
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URUGUAY LIFE, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog URUGUAY LIFE
Apr 3, 2003 (3 photos)

"Epa!!! Mis hermanos, it´s been three weeks since I last gave a cheek-kiss to a guy upon greeting him. In other words, it´s been three weeks since I took off from Argentina. I stopp ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by modernoddyseus
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Buenos Aires - Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Buenos Aires - Montevideo
Nov 5, 2003 (1 photo)

"Day 269 - 270 - Buenos Aires - Montevideo After visiting a few more of BA's attractions (Cafe Tortoni, the cathedral, a museum and a pink palace of some sort) we took tyhe early mo ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by kandg
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Sunset and chinchulines, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Sunset and chinchulines
Apr 11, 2004

"And so, after another night partying, we head to Montevideo, Uruguay's capital city. Not far from Punta, we get there after a couple of hours. After finding a place to stay - HI Sc ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by mattalves


Happy Birthday Sharon, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Happy Birthday Sharon
Jun 19, 2007 (4 photos)

"We had a good night's sleep on the bus. We crossed the border about 3 a.m. and the driver collected our passports to get them stamped. Jim roused himself enough to do that (and wil ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by ecsflemings


Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Uruguay
Mar 11, 2005 (10 photos)

"Friday morning, we caught the slow ferry to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay. The ferry ride lasted 3 hours and we spent the entire trip on the top deck taking in some sunshine. C ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by krisandmarilyn


Isn´t Montevideo a lovely place??, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Isn´t Montevideo a lovely place??
Mar 20, 2007

"Hello, it´s Steve again, Our lack of planning for the South American trip has never been more pronounced than when I said to Lal whilst looking at a map, "Oh, I didn´t realise that ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by greesq


Montevideo, achoo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo, achoo
Sep 29, 2006 (8 photos)

"Montevideo, Uruguay. Goodbye, Brasil. Goodbye, Portuguese. The Red Hostel is a very good place with cool, energetic staff - except when its rooms or water are cold, or when the dim ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by puncturethief


Home of 2 world cups, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Home of 2 world cups
Nov 5, 2007 (7 photos)

"We took the ferry over to Montevideo, we reckon soon to be renamed monteDVD. We met up with a couple of big American guys, on the way over, we had chummed with in BA. Both fir ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by bigusredus


Uruguayan Capital, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Uruguayan Capital
Oct 8, 2007

"On our arrival we smoothly got ourselves a taxi to our hostel and checked in.  We went to the nearest restaurant for a parillia (meat grill) and a Uruguayan beer before crashi ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by sarahandaimee


Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo, Uruguay
Mar 12, 2007 (6 photos)

"Arrived in Uruguay and after a bit of initially confusion with the exchange rate, (we thought it was 13 pesos to a pound so got a bit of a shock when they said the hostel would be ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by salsals


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Jun 21, 2008 (4 photos)

"Hello again, We are now in Montevideo, planning to stay here until at least Sunday and then head up the coast to Colonial de Sacramento. It rained all day yesterday which stifled o ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by stu1


manca poco..., Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog manca poco...
Feb 6, 2007 (4 photos)

"Montevideo, capitale dell'Uruguay, 2 ore e 30 di bus da Colonia. Mi han detto che assomigliava in piccolo a Buenos Aires, ma... non me par! Non e' una citta' bellissima devo dirvi; ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by stefi.usa


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
May 9, 2005 (2 photos)

"Montevideo... was cold and rainy here, but I got an awesome fobwatch as a very early birthday present from Gem... it is not working at the moment, but I will try and get it fixed a ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by travelnerd


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Jun 14, 2005

"Montevideo ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by mauricio.quito


Markets in  Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Markets in Montevideo
Mar 8, 2008 (41 photos)

"  Our last day at Sea - we decided to host a little cocktail party in our cabin - we had wine that we had bought at the vineyards in Chile and we didn't want to take all of it ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by jimstephkrueger


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Sep 28, 2007 (5 photos)

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A travel blog entry from Montevideo by steviesteveo


Atlantique sud / Southern Atlantic, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Atlantique sud / Southern Atlantic
Jan 17, 2005 (6 photos)

"Aujourd'hui devrait être notre dernier jour de voyage. Mais Dieu seul sait ce qu'il peut encore arrivé. Mon plan est de voler jusqu'à Montevideo, Uruguay, pour un arrêt technique e ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by siegfried_h.


mate', meat and peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog mate', meat and peñarol
Dec 11, 2007 (41 photos)

"It's a clear sign of my growing maturity that the 2 things I've thought most about since entering Uruguay have been football and 'The Simpsons'. I guess the football is understanda ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by brettelmer


Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Uruguay
Feb 27, 2008

"So I know what you're all thinking... Who goes to Uruguay? 1. Poor PCVs living in PY. 2. Apparently a lot of Canadians. 3. Argentinians because they live so close. We had a go ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by carrrrin


Montevideo...where?, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo...where?
Apr 18, 2007 (22 photos)

"Hello from sunny, wonderful Montevideo. But first a quick recap of what we've been up to since our last missive. When I last wrote it was from Porto Alegre where we'd spent the nig ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by joyceanddave


Boat to Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Boat to Uruguay
Jun 23, 2007 (4 photos)

"Montevideo is extremely chilled out, has a distinct lack of gringos which makes a change and I only took one photo in the few days I was there. ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by rush


The one in L´Auberge Espagnole, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog The one in L´Auberge Espagnole
Aug 18, 2007

"Techinically it was El Albergue Español (de Colonia) but for tache and tina, i gave this blog a better title. In Uruguay for the long weekend. having fun. spent yesterday and the n ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by alycat09


Uruguay Capital, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Uruguay Capital
Jan 8, 2007 (1 photo)

"Yesterday morning we took a bus 2 hours to the capitol "Montevideo" and have just checked into the hotel.  Will be staying here for about 2 days and then moving the Gold Coast ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by goodrichodyssey


Argentina to Uruguay and Finally to Brazil, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Argentina to Uruguay and Finally to Brazil
Aug 27, 2006 (7 photos)

"Sorry about that last email of immature mollusc references. So... what has been happening in my life I hear you ask? (actually, that is probably a rhetorical question as my main em ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by jamesdouglas


Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo, Uruguay
Nov 2, 2007 (20 photos)

"update coming ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by stevemarson


Freezing to death in Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Freezing to death in Uruguay
Jul 10, 2007

"update later ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by dmp3380


Arrival, Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Arrival, Montevideo
Mar 23, 2006 (10 photos)

"Well, everything went as planned. We got up, packed, and made it to the bus station with lots of time. It was an uneventful 2.5 hour bus ride to montevideo. So far, there is not mu ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by astralcars


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
May 12, 2008 (19 photos)

"Meet up with Alfonso my long lost mate from Peru who helped me out with the Police and what not when my bag was stolen. Uruguay and Montevideo are his stopping ground. We stayed wi ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by amydavid


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Oct 23, 2007 (3 photos)

"To be written... ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by westy23


A 24 Glimpse in Uruguayan Life, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog A 24 Glimpse in Uruguayan Life
Apr 11, 2006 (7 photos)

"The morning after the concert Jules and I boarded our boat to cross the wide-open river to Colonia de Sacramento, this little colonial town with cobble-stone streets, few tourists ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by c4corey


Montevideo Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo Uruguay
Mar 25, 2005 (5 photos)

"Montevideo was a welcome respite after spending so much time in exciting and hectic Buenos Aires. The capital of Uruguay has all the old monuments to its colonial past and has an " ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by miquellee


the small capital, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog the small capital
Mar 16, 2006 (1 photo)

"i have had 4 days here in the capital of uruguay. 2 days of incessant rain and 2 days of glorious sunshine. i have spent the last 2 nights with servas and anita has been an amazing ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by ilovemonkeys


Meat, Heat and Films, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Meat, Heat and Films
Feb 6, 2006 (7 photos)

"On a mad Friday morning I caught the ferry from BA to Colonia in Uruguay. The ferry left over an hour late because so many people were travelling there. Once at Colonia most of the ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by amaway


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Dec 15, 2006 (4 photos)

"The busride from Colonia to Montevideo (the capital of Uruguay) took me 2.5 hours. I didn't really see much from the countryside as I was sleeping almost the whole time... hi hi... ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by schnaefu


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Feb 21, 2008

"I got to the capital of Uruguay, and spent a few days here. I met up with a friend here that, I used to work with and we are traveling together for her two week vacation. Montevide ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by bgibson


Monty V, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Monty V
Jan 6, 2006 (4 photos)

"Hello all, or Hola!! We are now in a small but nice place in Uruguay called Colonia after visiting Montevideo (hte captial) & Salto, in the north. Tomorrow we are heading to Buenos ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by ksmc04


Day 33 - World Cup glory!, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Day 33 - World Cup glory!
Jul 18, 2008

"What a pair of idiots.The plan was simple - early to bed in Punta, wake up at 8am and go for a jog, breakfast at 9am, and on the bus back to Montevideo by 10am.Andrew set the alarm ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by jonathanlillie


Montewhere, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montewhere
Nov 26, 2005 (4 photos)

"05-11-26 Today I crossed the border into Montevideo, the capital city in Uruguay. Another overnight bus journey. It's a nasty little one, as it only lasts about 6 hours, and smack ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by kevinwalls


Time to hit the city, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Time to hit the city
Dec 6, 2006 (5 photos)

"After three days on the farm, sadly it was time to move on. We drove to Parque del Plata. Then spent the day soaking up some sun at the very windy beach. We then drove to ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by suze.lance


People's Republic of Boca, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog People's Republic of Boca
Apr 8, 2007

"So.. Easter Sunday in Montivideo or the newly renamed 'ghost city' as it currently is as all the locals have deserted for the Easter hols.  Quite happy with the peace though a ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by sarahquinlan


Out and about in Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Out and about in Montevideo
Feb 12, 2005 (3 photos)

"On tour with the GAP group: three Canadians (including guide), two Swiss, three Americans, two Australians (including me) and one Norwegian. We crossed the murky waters of the Rio ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by marjorie


Last day in Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Last day in Uruguay
Dec 29, 2004 (4 photos)

"Hi all (Vicki here) We woke up this morning to a cool grey wet sky, so we decided that another day at the beach was a waste. We lay on the beach for enough hours yesterday to feel ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by vmuise


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Nov 5, 2002 (10 photos)

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A travel blog entry from Montevideo by darrenlotta


Montevideo-VideoMountain, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo-VideoMountain
Jan 23, 2007 (2 photos)

" I've flown over a countries before and stared down with interest at them and with the possible exception of Wales, Uruguay has little to stir the imagination. I'd nearly gone ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by darrenmcv


I miss it already, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog I miss it already
Feb 6, 2007 (25 photos)

"Ended up staying longer than I thought in Presidente, but it was fun there.  Arrived in Foz do Iguaçu eventually and took off for the waterfalls.  It was sort of a s ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by southwickchris


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Feb 5, 2006 (9 photos)

"Spent a few days in the capital of Uruguay - Montevideo visiting antique markets and the old city. Surprisingly well developed and had a great time hanging with a friend of mine wh ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by therasp


Uruguay Natural, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Uruguay Natural
Dec 12, 2007

"more to come... ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by tonydd


Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Uruguay
Feb 9, 2007 (24 photos)

"Decided to make our way back from Brazil to Buenos Aires via Uruguay, plan was to be in BsAs for the 18th when Boca were playing at home ! We would have liked to stay in Brazil for ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by macken


Mostrame tu sonrisa, sol de uruguay!, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Mostrame tu sonrisa, sol de uruguay!
Sep 24, 2006 (10 photos)

"Was bleibt zu sagen bin sehr begeistert von uruguay, montevideo ist nicht minderschoener als colonia. viele parks, foodcourts die mich an gute zeiten in singapur erinnern und huebs ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by gulimero


Montevideo, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo, Uruguay
Mar 23, 2005 (5 photos)

"We arrived in Montevideo in the evening. Montevideo is Uruguay's capital. There are approximately 1.5 million inhabitants in this city; approximately 44% of Uruguay's entire popula ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by mxcna78


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Sep 15, 2007 (6 photos)

"Finalmente, llegué a Montevideo, una lluviosa madrugada de domingo luego de haber viajado con cena, baile y show. Como era muy temprano me dediqué a conseguir pasaje de vuelta a BA ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by ellenmilton


Montevideo - not much else to say really., Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo - not much else to say really.
May 12, 2008 (1 photo)

"Not much to add here...Montevideo is a nice enough place, and probably worth spending a day to explore if you happen to find yourself in Uruguay. It´s a typical Latin American city ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by michut


Monte...video....killed....erm, sorry..., Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Monte...video....killed....erm, sorry...
Jul 18, 2006

"After passing out on the bus I woke up, cramped, to find I had only been asleep for 3 hours. My bus was heading to Foz de Iguazu where I would have to change and wait 6 hours to ca ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by massivebigtoe


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Feb 7, 2008

"Although not part of our original itinerary...upon hanging out with ainsley and graham for the week in buenos aires we decided as a group it would be fun to head over to montevideo ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by lauralauren


Nachricht aus einem unbekannten Land, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Nachricht aus einem unbekannten Land
Jun 1, 2008

"Hola amigos y amigas,  eine kurze Nachricht ueber meinen viertaegigen Aufenthalt in Uruguay, einer grossen Unbekannten in Lateinamerika. Mit dem Schnellboot ist man von BA in ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by susifrank


Captial of Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Captial of Uruguay
Sep 28, 2007 (6 photos)

"Friday 28th September  - Monday 1st October Montevideo was a bit of a shock after peaceful Colonia!  A very busy city, with an obvious rich and poor divide.  We stay ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by claireandross


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
May 26, 2008

"We got out of a taxi in the Plaza de Independencia and looked up and Marco Sam and Howard were walking along the pavement next to us, just on their way to get some food, pretty con ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by guyandcalum


Goat Land, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Goat Land
Jun 3, 2007

"And on to Montevideo, the end of our South American journey. Three hours on the bus across the rolling hills and countryside of Uruguay finally opened into the capital city of Mont ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by grenzenlos


Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Montevideo
Jun 16, 2008

"Finally, we are ´home´ in my sweet Buenos Aires! Yesterday was a somewhat exhausting day, leaving Colonia in the early hours and catching the bus to Montevideo, Uraguay´s capital. ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by zoeclares


Prison break, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Prison break
Apr 3, 2007 (5 photos)

"After a 2 1/2 hour bus ride we arrived in Montevideo - Uruguay´s capital.  First impressions looked pretty good.  A complete world away from Colonia.  Staying in Hot ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by mcgoniglejp


Was tun wir hier eigentlich?!, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog Was tun wir hier eigentlich?!
May 4, 2007 (16 photos)

"Bevor wir herkamen, wussten wir ueber Uruguay so gut wie garnichts. Man hat uns gesagt, dass es schoene Straende gibt. Und, dass Montevideo ein huebsches Staedtchen ist, in dem man ..."

A travel blog entry from Montevideo by doscompletos


My day with Vanessa, Montevideo, Uruguay travel blog My day with Vanessa
Jan 16, 2008 (7 photos)

"We snag a bus to Montevideo and if nothing else this sh