Country Info
- Montevideo
- Capital
- Peso Uruguayo (UYU)
- Currency
- 3,360,105
- Population
- UY
- Country Code
Montevideo Slideshow
Montevideo
Travel Blogs from Montevideo, Uruguay
Ferries, buses, taxis, buses buses buses
... were easily bribed. this was a massive highlight of our trip and i cant recommend more that anyone who goes to uruguay takes one day to just stop in montevideo, have a look around and go to the meat market for lunch. its crazy. mind you, there is not ...
Uruguay
... rain had found us again but somehow at sunset the clouds parted and we had a beautiful sunset. After Colonia we took a bus to Montevideo. Again with the rains, I wasnīt too motivated to get out and see the sights. We stayed in the middle of ...
Day 88 - Uruguay
... Monday 30th March - Uruguay Ismael was at work again all day and then at classes till 10pm so I had to amuse myself in Montevideo alone. Got up at 6am and had breakfast at about 7am then Ismael headed off to work at about 8am. I went to ...
Montevideo killed the radio star!
We took the three hour coach journey from Colonia upto the centre of Montevideo, was a good chance to see the countryside of Uruguay, although the heavy rain storms didn't exactly give it a good look! We arrived on time and caught a taxi to our hotel ...
Montewhere
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 bang in the middle of it they wake you up to go through your luggage ...
and its true that the water spins the other way
hola hombres, here is tomek broadcasting from montevideo - home of chicas bellissimas, brown ocean waves (ondas), old american cars, scooters and not working shift buttons. so i have finally arrived and got the luggage through the customs. even the ...
Montevideo
... la Plata. We booked our ferry tickets through the very efficient Buquebus company which also had a connecting bus onto Uruguay’s capital, Montevideo. 5 hours later we arrived in Montevideo. At the bus station we had an unfortunate run in with some ...
Isnīt Montevideo a lovely place??
... up to the north west of Argentina from Montevideo to help with the huge amount of miles we had to do to get to Peru. Uruguay and Montevideo appears to be a sleepier place than Buenos Aires, it is said in the books that they are much more laid back ...
Arrival, Montevideo
... 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 much of interest. The restaurant we ate in was nice and inexpensive, but aside from that not much ...
Montevideo
Last day of our trip. We visited Montevideo. It is small enough, therefore we managed to do it within a day. We took the last ferry back to BA. Unfortunately, we threw away the visa papers. Nobody told us when we took the ferry in BA that the visa stamp ...
A foodies foray into Uruguay
... cup twice even more impressive) so the next day we travelled half way across it in 3 hours to visit our friend in the capital, Montevideo. It was a Tuesday and she was working so we explored the town until 5 by ourselves. Our first stop was La Mercado del ...
Mixed Review of the Sixth Hill to the West
... main neighborhoods in the city. The parks are often enhanced with beautiful sculpture, including these two examples. Montevideo also has two very nice residential neighborhoods, Pocito and Carrasco. Both of these neighborhoods were once ...
Nachricht aus einem unbekannten Land
... mich dort v.a. das Warenangebot. Scheint schon BA im Windschatten der Globalisierung zu liegen, so trifft dies auf Montevideo noch mehr zu. Gewisses DDR-Feeling machte sich breit.....Die abends wie ausgestorbenen Strassen hoben auch nicht gerade den ...
Mar 21, 2011
Slow return
Itīs the last day of my travel today. The only thing to do now is to pack up, go shopping and get a taxi to the airport. I still have to pick up my laundry which I havenīt picked up for the last 2 days. The bikes are safe at the OceanLinkīs warehouse ...
Montevideo
... ' in my sweet Buenos Aires! Yesterday was a somewhat exhausting day, leaving Colonia in the early hours and catching the bus to Montevideo, Uraguayīs capital. As we arrived it quickly became apparent that a Sunday was not the best day to visit and the ...
Football crazy!
... a one word name, answers on a postcard please as I have not had a chance to investigate this further. In Montevideo we were on a mission to go to the Uruguay vs Paraguay world cup qualifying game taking place on the day of our arrival. Anna is not a ...
Montevideo
... time in Santa Fe for the rugby match, we really needed to chill out for a while. Our plan was to go directly to Uruguay and Montevideo and then onto a beach resort. However, our plans were scuppered when we went to the bus station in Santa Fe. ...
U are gay. (Uruguay)
... ;Louīs best football analysis lads! After sore hands and lost voices we ventured round the town again. All in all Montevideo is worth the visit for the laid back people and the city itself is really nice. Out for another muther trucker ...
Cassinos in South America
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Montevideo, Uruguay
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 250 a night! Its actually 50 pesos to a pound) we went to get some money ...
manca poco...
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; siamo arrivati e siamo andati a vedere la "vista" sulla baia, e che ...
Boat Issues
Mar 15th - Early start to catch the ferry from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, and a fairly simple (and quick) process to get through check in and customs. The entry to Uruguay is done at the same time as the exit from Argentina. So, all set to go ...
Disaster
27 March Promising start to the day, though quite sad to check out of the Genoves. Drove back into Montevideo – toll money clutched ready in our sticky hands this time – and were astonished by the extent of the city stretching round a huge ...
Montevideo - Fireworks and asado of course
... ! 21 minutes with fun, fun, fun...Never seen a fireworks like that. Sad I didnīt bring my camera. Left for Punta del Este next day. Nice stay in Montevideo. One can always find fun things to do even in cities that are not known for their ...
Off to the Beach
I am on the 8:30 AM bus to Montevideo. I had read in other blogs that it is disappointing so I only plan to spend a few hours there then head to Punto del Este. That was plenty of time. There are a few colonial buildings to see. It is similar to BA but ...
Uitgechilled
Zo daar zijn we weer, terug in Montevideo. Helemaal chill en relaxt. In niet minder dan een week hebben we ons helemaal aangepast aan het leven in Punta del Diablo. Een gek dorpje, dat is het zeker. Tot drie keer toe hebben we ons verblijf met een dag ...
Montevideo, Uruguay
... decided to splurge in Uruguay and I am staying at a HOTEL not a hostel! Woo hoo! Quite lovely. :) Montevideo is quite a lovely little town- my favorite thing about this place is certainly the street along the ocean. Well ...
Ciudad Vieja....gotta love Mount Video
Okay so Betina and i caught and early morning bus out to Montevideo from Colonia. 2 hour busride. Got in around 11 and checked into the hotel. Montevideo reminds me of the pictures i've seen of Lisboa, Portugal. At various points in the day i forget i am ...
