Country Info
- Montevideo
- Capital
- Peso Uruguayo (UYU)
- Currency
- 3,360,105
- Population
- UY
- Country Code
Uruguay Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Uruguay
Colonia cobble stone and ouch on those blisters
... kapok is still used in Britain. The bougainvillea and jasmine were out in full bloom. Iglesia Matriz (1680 - oldest Church in Uruguay) white washed, blue lit nave and arched aisles dark jacaranda wooden pews. The old houses are now cafes, art galleries, ...
Road Trip
We decided to hire a car in Montevideo, and after being turned down at Avis for being under 21, we turned the corner and found 'Global Motors' and a bloke who when we asked what the requirements were for hiring a car said, "If you come for a car, I ...
Uruguay
Heading north into Uruguay for many coming from Argentina is like visiting a different province of Argentina - although the Uruguaians DETEST this sentiment. We had researched our journey north and booked onto the "Buqabus" ferry and bus to get ...
Medio y Medio
Most of the Uruguayan capitals charm lies in the heart of the Ciuad Vieja, the historical old town where some of the city's history can still be seen in the colonial architecture. Set in the middle of the Old Town is the ...
The Little Yellow Lights
... restaurants and romantic yellow lamps lighting the way around the town. We stopped to listen to some live entertainment over a glass of wine and sat back to enjoy the relaxed atmosphere. A great end to a fantastic whirlwind trip of Uruguay. ...
Cool old Colonia
We got the bus from Montevideo to Colonia. Unfortunately we managed to buy tickets for the 3 hour, "stop at every crossroad" bus instead of the 2 hour direct bus. A hundred people must have hopped on and off the bus along the way. Maureen slept like a ...
Relaxing
Punto del Este is a narrow strip of land. It has the Atlantic Ocean on 1 side and a bay on the other. Both are extended beautiful beaches. The ocean has lots of waves with many surfers and a younger crowd. The bay is more family oriented. My hotel, the ...
On My Way to Brazil
... is. I must be getting used to the long rides because it was quite bearable. I have no idea how the border worked. We stopped in Uruguay to fill out a form and get a stamp. As far as I can tell we never stopped in Brazil but when my passport was returned ...
Montevideo...where?
... in the hills then started back to Porto Alegre meaning to catch the 12 o'clock bus to Chui on the border between Brazil and Uruguay. (This bit is quite embarrassing-again) We missed the bus because we didn't have enough Reals to pay cash at the ticket ...
...und das an meinem Geburtstag!
Nach einem kleinen Zwischenstopp in Montevideo von ein paar Stunden reisten wir weiter in den Osten des Landes nach La Paloma, wo das Meer wieder sauber sein soll und wir uns nochmals im Surfen üben wollten. Statt in ein Hostel zu gehen stellten wir ...
Montevideo
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 with his family who own farms and a clothing line. So the family is half ...
Be careful where you tread.....
... , and let us imto the apartment, it was gorgeous and we had it all to ourselves. We celebrated by opening a bottle of Tannat, Uruguay's finest! Sharon had left our bottle of holy water in the bus station, it had been blessed by the Tibetan monk in ...
Uruguay - Sorry we're closed
We started our brief tour of Uruguay with a visit to Punta Del Este. Montevideans flock here in the summer, they leave the high rise apartments of Montevideo to come to the high righ apartments of Punte del Este. Talk about a busman's ...
Bye Bye Uruguay!
... in Santiago, on a 5 day trek or anywhere else you can imagine. More practically we may have somewhere to stay in these places. Uruguay does meat very well but could do wth a few pointers on supermarkets and change. Apart form that a lovely time has been ...
Colonia del Sacramento
Ahhhh, Colonia. If you want to get away with doing absolutely nothing, this is the place to do it. In colonia, we walked around the streets that are paved with petrified wood cobblestones, and drank lots of wine, ate lots of cheese and crackers, and did ...
desolated borders and beaches
Just when I accepted traveling alone has its perks, and I really enjoy the freedom, I met James to join me a bit. Doesn't life has its funny ways! We took a nightbus to the bordertown chui, where we walked over the border without noticing too much, it ...
Colonia
... a big trip from Santiago to Mendoza, then the night bus to BA. Finally in the morning, we took the ferry to Colonia, in Uruguay. Colonia is a nice little town by the sea. It reminds me of some villages in the south of France. There are loads of flowers ...
The one in L'Auberge Espagnole
... name of the hostel we stayed in 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 night in Colonia where the ferry got in. we took a bus to ...
"Bankman and a backpacker"
... Jose var helt suveren! Masse småkoselige byer og fantastiske strender/natur. Og folk her er super hyggelige. Liker virkelig Uruguay! I´m coming back summertime! Turen ble avsluttet i Montevideo, der jeg spanderte på meg tripadvisor nr. 1 restaurant. ...
Crossing the river plate
... and absorb the atmosphere. In the evening, we met a couple, brother and sister who from Colombia and travelling around Argentina and Uruguay. We took the opportunity the ask questions about their country, as we will be visiting it in a few months time, ...
Montevideo - capital of Uruguay
... throw from the city centre, a family run hostel, it was quite nice, not cheap, like everything we were discovering in Uruguay, after coming from Argentina, prices are high, our plan was to stay in Montevideo for 1 night before heading eastwards to the ...
Beef and beaches
... bridging point and the border. There is a huge bridge joining the two banks of the river. Once sagely through the border into Uruguay we head for Fray Bentos which will conjure up corn beef sandwiches and steak pies in every Englishman. As it is Sunday ...
Wo sich Reich und Schön trifft!
Maldonado ist die Nachbarstadt von Punta del Este einem angeblich internationalen Badeort, wo sich die Crème de la Crème Sonnencrème auf die Haut schmiert und sich in der Sonne braten lässt. Da der Himmel die ganze Zeit bedeckt war, vergassen wir ...
Ferries, buses, taxis, buses buses buses
... us change and a ticket. we must have looked so confused. so in argentina there is a bus driver and a coin machine, and in uruguay there is a bus driver and a money-ticket lady.... GOD who would of thought buses would be the one thing we get all muddled ...
Wiederbelebungsversuche in Uruguay...
Wir haben Argentinien verlassen und sind mit der Faehre ueber den Rio de la Plata geschippert. Colonia del Sacramento ist der perfekte Ort um sich vom anstrengenden Grossstadtleben zu erholen... und das haben wir auch bitter noetig! Beide haben ...
beautiful colonia
just a few hours in this gorgeous seaside town as got the bus here from montevideo to catch the boat across the water back to argentina. so hot today, about 34 degrees and the sun is strong. we walked around a bit to see the town and had an ...