Las Dunas Hotel Punta del Este
Ruta 10, Km 163, Manantiales La Barra Punta del Este, Uruguay
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Beach time!
... around Uruguay because there are 30 pesos to the pound. So sometimes you are spending 1000 pesos and it feels like you are spending a fortune when in reality you are spending 33 quid.
Staying here for a day and then heading off to Buenos Aires to flirt with Tango and dodge the pick-pocketers.
All the best
Alec
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Last Day Spent in Heaven . . .
... room a while later and then all of a sudden gusting winds appeared. I quickly closed my windows and brought the furniture in from the terrace. To be honest, I was a bit freaked out as the winds seemed quite strong. The world is doing crazy things these days and I must admit I am a bit out of touch with reality these days. I try to read the news highlights on the Internet from back home when I can. I haven't really watched TV for the ...
A quick look at Uruguay, Buenos Aires, then home
... for a rest and Murray does a walk around the neighbourhood. By 6pm there is still no sign of the occupants, but we’re told the management will be here in half an hour to fix it, so we wait. By the time it’s nearly 8pm we’ve had enough, so we make a deal that the management will shift our gear. Fortunately the offending guests return before we are ready to sally forth, and they are remarkably understanding about moving rooms, so we can ...
Day 9/10 - Time to hit the beach - again....
... Spent the rest of Wednesday wandering around, checking out the fancy boats in the harbour, watching sunset, and trying to find somewhere cheap to eat! Thursday we spent mostly on the beach and chilling - sorry all of you at home, it's a hard life! Friday morning early flight back to Buenos Aires.
---- What we learnt ----
- Not to follow the Lonely Planet for hostel advice; they are either overcrowded, expensive or both!
- Punta del Este is not cheap.
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Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous
... shade from the scorching sun. The weather was absolutely brilliant in the shade, but once we left cover, the sun had no mercy. Today was probably not a good morning to run out of sun screen. We walked past the markets and down the expensive shopping street of Avenida Gorlero. We window shopped mostly since we didn't have cash and couldn't buy anything if we did, but we did stop into a bookstore. Our stay was shortened when Lindsey nearly knocked over all the books stacked on ...
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