Hotel Leoncia Colonia del Sacramento

Colonia, Uruguay.<br><br>I noticed the staff at this Hostel Colonial were not as kissy as at the last Hostel Suites, where everyone who came to work got kissed by fellow staff members, boys with boys and girls alike. They said it would be an insult if you did not kiss your fellow staff members. <br><br>This Hostel Colonial was very quaint and homely with lots of little notices everywhere with funny English translations, we had some ...

... the atmosphere and drinking cafe con leche. It was also the first time that the sun really came out and was lovely and warm, so I also sat on the little beaches and soaked it up! A really relaxing couple of days!<br> But then it was a ferry ride back to the bustle of Buenos Aires and a 18 hour bus ride to Puerto Iguazu!

... the police!! Yep, its true. Pulled over by Uruguayian police in a small buggy, after some Spanglish apologies they decided they couldn`t be bothered to talk to us further and we were on our way. Close one.<br><br>Then we were late for the ferry,... so we had hot foot it back to the garage to fill up and return the buggy. Fast walk across town. Check in for the boat. Go thru outgoing and incoming immigration departments. We made it, just<br>

... being the second smallest country in Latin America, Uruguay is also one of the richest countries, and it enjoys joint position of the least corrupt government, along with Chile. <br>Its capital, Montevideo, is regularly voted as the city with the best quality of life in Latin America, (Buenos Aires coming in a close second).<br><br>And of course Uruguay can also claim hosting the first ever FIFA World Cup, and is one of only 5 ...

... the original Portuguese streets is known as the Street of Sighs, and it is said that if you walk up and down it, you will get all of your wishes in love granted. Sounds terribly romantic, until you learn that the origin of the legend was that the street used to house prostitutes who would service the sailors who would come to the port. Yeah, maybe not so romantic after all. <br><br>I really only had the afternoon in Colonia, but it was enough to pretty much see the town. I had a ...

Je prends le bateau pour Colonia à 9h00 du matin, J'ai dû me lever tôt pour prendre le métro qui m'a conduit a proximité du terminal "Buquebus" d'où partent les bateaux. Il pleut à verse mais je parviens à me frayer un chemin au travers des gouttes.<br><br>Avant d'embarquer, je passe à la douane où l'employée me fait un cachet et me montre vaguement derrière elle, la direction de l'embarquement. Je monte sur le bateau où un autre employé prend la ...

... is 'magical' in the old part of the city, so I stayed the night in a hostel to enjoy.  He sure was right--- beautiful stone buildings with lots of people sitting in outdoor cafes listening to live music and enjoying the perfect summer night temperatures.  I hope to come back here again sometime.  I made it back to Buenos Aires the next morning to catch up with friends and rest up before heading out again.

... I lined up for the bag check, but then realized there was no need to do so, since I could just bring my backpack on board with me. Thinking I was smart, I went straight to security, but was sent back - even though I had no luggage to check, I still had to check in. So I lined up once more ... The whole process to get on board was a bit of a joke - first I requested my ticket, then was directed to another window to pay, where they also did a ...

... nos affaires chez Juanita. Nous parlons avec les americains qui sont vraiment super sympas, on hesite presque a continuer avec eux. Ensemble nous allons tous voir le coucher de soleil. Ils ont l´air de bien nous apprecier. Puis nous installons la tente, Lucie s´endormira dehors dans son sac, avec le vent et le bruit des vagues.

... viatge. Arribem a les 8am a Colonia del Sacramento: La primera ciutat fundada d'Uruguai. Situada a 178kms de Montevideo &amp; només 40 de B.A. Anomenada "Manzana de la Discordia" ja que el seu cas històric és testimoni de vàries cultures colonials, començant pels portuguesos i els spanyols.. Diverses cutlures es van barrejar a partir de la segona meitat del XIX: spanyols, italians, suissos, alemanys, francesos &amp; austríacs. Van ...