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Travel Blogs from Punta del Este
A day at the beach in La Barra
... a relief that Shane and I weren't staying in this big resort town, which had luxury, high-rise apartments all along that shore but seemed to be a ghost town at this time of year. Presumably, the place springs to life in January when all Argentinians and Uruguayans take their summer break.
Ten minutes by bus further east along the coast is La Barra, a sleepy beach resort town. It comprised a few expensive cafes ...
Pouring in Piriapolis
... cafe, printed out the form, I then had a very bad photo taken and the joy of joys - was having to find someone certify it all! It's bad enough going around asking people to certify things in Australia, but when you can't even explain what you want and what it's for, it gets tricky. We tried a pharmacy first, the ladies understood, but said that they weren't authorised to do it. Then we headed to the police station, where in broken Spanish I explained what I ...
Day 2 in Punta del Este
... 8220;downtown” La Barra, and then turned off the main road to explore some of the side streets. Most are paved, but some are just hard pack and gravel. But all of them have one beautiful house after another. Many are for sale. We rode up and down the streets, just looking at the variety of styles and sizes.
After about a half hour, we turned back toward Punta del Este. It’s a really nice drive along the coastline. There were surfers out, and they have ...
On to Punta del Este
... He told he works for Citibank, and knew a man who lives in Houston, who he used to work with at Citibank in France. The woman came back in a few minutes, and sat down with us. Her name was Inez, and she is from Mexico. (I never asked what their relationship was.) She was going back up to her (their?) room from time to time bringing back glasses of tequila. They asked if I liked tequila, and of course I said yes. So the next trip, she brought me a glass as well. Kaaren came over ...
Punta del Este
... mit Stars und Sternchen tummelt. Uns hat der Ort gar nicht gefallen. Hier sind direkt am Strand die Hochhäuser gebaut und der Ort hat überhaupt keinen Charme. Wir sind in der absoluten Vorsaison hier, also keine Leute zum gucken weit und breit! Alles hat noch zu und auch zu, auch die meisten Restaurants. Das war auch unsere Erfahrung als wir in die nächsten Orte gefahren ...