Uruguay, Uruguay Travel Blogs - Page 4

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A travel blog entry by dawn_smedley

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After a 02:30 bleary eyed border crossing and bag check, we arrived in Montevideo around 6 and headed straight to the Red Hostel for a quick snooze! Quite a funky little place with free internet so we were happy! The whole place had a really nice feel to ...

Punta Del Este, the Beverly Hills of Uruguay

A travel blog entry by gypsylifestyle

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We arrived in Punta del Este from Tacuarembo and did we feel out of place!! Here we are walking with our backpacks and dogs through a beach town that looks like we are in Beverly Hills. We felt like the movie,"Down and Out in Beverly Hills". Luckily we ...

A couple of days in the north

A travel blog entry by danielaccg

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... stamps in a building that proclaimed it was the nautical museum of salto. the absolutely empty room proclaimed otherwise. the 10 minute boat trip across the rio uruguay to concordia, argentina is recommended over the 1.5 hour bus trip to ...

A Quaint Colonial Town

A travel blog entry by calmyourjets

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After some hard work to find the correct ferry terminal to leave from I took the 50 minute trip across the Rio de la Plata to Uruguay. As I'm not a big fan of boats I was glad the crossing was so short! It didn't take long to find the hostel and get ...

Jose Ignacio

A travel blog entry by riversbeyond

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Jose Ignacio, the new beach town for the international A-list According to British Harpers Bazaar, Tattler, and other charters of "cool," the tiny village of Jose Ignacio is THE place to go to get away from the paparazzi. The magazines must be right, ...

Uruguay and the World Cup Qualifier

A travel blog entry by kmtour09

... brought to a halt... great fun and really good natured!!! That evening made our stay in Montevideo hugely memorable, so pleased Uruguay won... still I hope England get to play them in the summer!!!! Off to inland Uruguary next and the town of Salto... ...

Colonia, Uruguay

A travel blog entry by rfoat

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Hi Folks, we traveled to this Coastal town by ferryboat. We were picked up by the Kempinski Hotel�s (5 stars) van and driven the short distance to the hotel and spa. While driving through the little town, I was reminded of Avalon on Catalina Island. ...

UNESCO town for a day?

A travel blog entry by jled

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Colonia is lovely. A luxurious 3 hour ferry ride (BC Ferries could learn A LOT from BuqueBus) and we arrived in what I can only describe as the most adorable town. Ever. With only one night booked at a hostel, we set down our bags and took off ...

The Perfect Beer

A travel blog entry by upriver

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... the Aussie girls thought so and the players performances on and off the field were admirable! Uruguay could be another province of Argentina and was established by the Brits who couldn't get a toe hold in either ...

el mercado del puerto**

A travel blog entry by loelai

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Back in the Colonial day

A travel blog entry by kazntrsawsmadvn

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... not only the big city and fast pace of Buenos Aires but of Argentina all together and quite literally 'nip' over to Uruguay. Not exactly a million miles away geographically or culturally but visiting the town of Colonia was definitely a step back from ...

Uruguay

A travel blog entry by jess2010

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... ’s confusion/delight. But the place was great, and the price was modest. Everyone warned us that Uruguay was very expensive, but aside from seeing a $5 coffee on a menu earlier, everything was very reasonable. After ...

Back in Montevideo

A travel blog entry by dianeontheroad

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... guy who has seen the world from the waves, originally from Montevideo but now living in the USA. We then had fresh fish down by the port, so tasty, before I got on yet another bus, this time back into Argentina... Goodbye Uruguay, it's been ...

rocha

A travel blog entry by senorbrian

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Travesia de Canotaje - Kayak trip!

A travel blog entry by dianeontheroad

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On Saturday 6th I set off from Montevideo at 8am (!) in order to get to Dolores by around midday to join the canoeing/kayaking club for the weekend trip down the San Salvador river. David met me at the bus stop and we joined the other guys by the river ...

Aventuras en Uruguay (Adventures in Uruguay)

A travel blog entry by ktolle

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... might not be the cleanest nicest city in the entire universe, it does happen to be close to some pretty amazing locations - Uruguay for example. I took off a few days of school and traveled with three other girls to Montevideo and Punta del Este, ...

Vamos al Mundial! (and Cabo Polonio)

A travel blog entry by amitevron

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... the street, so I joined them for little while, and I would stop by sometimes over the next few days for a quick game. Uruguay was playing Costa Rica in a world cup qualifying match that night in Montevideo, but unfortunately, I was unable to get tickets, ...

Muchos amigos

A travel blog entry by terredeshommes

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... sachant pas il y a quelques jours que Carolina y �tait. J'avais rencontr� Ana � La Paloma, sur la c�te de l'Uruguay, et nous �tions all�s � la Fortaleza de Santa Teresa ensemble, et puis elle m'avait guid� dans Montevideo quand j'y �tais revenu. ...

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A travel blog entry by southwickchris

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Montevideo

A travel blog entry by paulrobinson

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We only had a day in Montevedeo and so we had t just take a city ...

The Full Montevideo

A travel blog entry by jameshopkinson

... pranks were played. We caught the bus to Estadio Centenario, which was home to the first ever FIFA World Cup in 1930.......Uruguay won this world cup too! We looked around the football museum first, which was pretty comprehensive with plenty of info ...

Happy Birthday Christina!

A travel blog entry by ecsflemings

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Christina became a teenager today! We had a rainy day of sightseeing to celebrate Christina's birthday. Berinice from the assembly picked us up around 11:30 in her 12 passenger white van. She was a fantastic tour guide, driving all over the new and old ...

Journ�e touristique � Piriapolis

A travel blog entry by bourlingueur

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Le village que l'on nous avait d�crit comme un petit village de bord de mer de 7500 habitants s'est r�v�l� �tre une grosse station baln�aire de 7500 habitants permanents et surement le triple voire plus l'�t�. Le camping est quasiment plein, en ...

Captial of Uruguay

A travel blog entry by claireandross

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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 stayed in a central hostel in a beautiful colonial building, and we even ...

Hogar Nimmo

A travel blog entry by danielaccg

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... the gas station Its about US$10 a night (kitchen, bathroom, bedroom. cable TV)best deal in town Call her at 24737 Colonia Uruguay Hello folks, A couple of weeks ago, we were in Colonia, Uruguay, for a week and change. We were able to spend all ...

Fly Pluna to Uruguay

A travel blog entry by peterandvivien

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We got to the airport at the Brazilian side of the falls in plenty of time only to find that our flight was delayed by two hours due to a problem with air traffic control at Montevideo. We took off at 4.30 and had tremendous views of Montevideo as we ...

Eaten alive!

A travel blog entry by kateharland

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We woke up this morning, our first full day of Uruguay to cloudy skies and the sound of rain. The temperature had dropped significantly so our plan to escape to the campsite flew out of the window along with the sunshine! We really did want to camp ...

A quiet town... I mean, city

A travel blog entry by loganandkatie

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Montevideo is prety great. It�s hard for me to make a judgement on Uruguayans, but if Montevideo is any indication they sure are relaxed, nice, and generally good people. I got a chance to ...

Beach Shacks and Sealions in Cabo Polonio