Radisson Victoria Plaza Montevideo

... neighbourhoods we've seen in Uruguay. We were searching for a particular Hostel which we could pick up on our Zumo GPS map. After turning off the main highway down some very dodgie streets, we were quite concerned at some of the stares we were receiving. I saw a young guy scuttle out of a wheelie bin with his mates helping him with the stuff he'd pulled out of it. At a street corner a guy in a car said to Des, "What are you doing in this neighbourhood ...

... noen igjen.<br><br>Programmet begynte igår og vi fikk høre om hvordan situasjonen er blant folk i Uruguay. Ulike sosiale organisasjoner, kvinnegrupper, ulike kirkeleder og foredrag fra proffessorer kunne gi oss et overblikk over vold som mennesker blir utsatt for. Vold er et globalt problem, og innbærer alt fra fysisk vold til psykisk, overgrep av ulike slag, diskriminering sosialt, rasisme pga klasseskille, osv... Her i landet har det vært diktator styre ...

... on walks through countryside in Bariloche, I always kept an eye out for this tiny creature. Apparently, they are very tough to come by and are barely ever seen. Well, they are lucky, ´cuz if I ever saw one they would have got it!!! Yep, I would have raised it´s left hoof up in the air and delivered a devastating heart punch to it´s sternum. Luego, Rob

... gaspit tegelijkertijd door elkaar heen te koken, het duurt dus wel een uurtje of twee voordat je een simpele maaltijd op tafel hebt, maar dat maakt ook niet uit. De sfeer in het Tranquilo hostel (echt een toepasselijke naam) en de fantastische kamer maken het ruimschoots goed. Het is gewoon oke. Verrassend genoeg hebben we dus ook niet zo veel gedaan de afgelopen week. Beetje rondhangen, op het strand liggen bakken/verbranden, veel tijd om met elkaar te babbelen ...

... I arrived in Montevideo with no idea of where I was staying and needing to work out how I was going to get back to Cordoba before Friday night. I checked around some of the busses and there were none that were leaving on Thursday night that weren´t already full. I gave up and thought I´d head into town and try an information centre and book into a hostel before it got too late. I took a taxi to the Municipal Palace as my Lonely Planet recommended a hostel nearby. Red Hostel ...

... to a mosquito that I couldn´t quite escape. I can´t bear that wining noise, although it is worse when it stops as this usually means it has landed somewhere - I now have some attractive bites on my face! Today we caught a shuttle boat out into the delta. A bit disappointed as we had hoped to see some interesting wildlife. Unless of course you count giant mosquitoes. We did get a photo of a woodpecker, although not sure it ...

... about headin to Brazil as i just can not leave this area of the world without knowing RIO its a must i dont even care if its during carnivale i just wana go there. As after this i have no idea when i will be back to this area of the world. I love latin america But after having traveled every country from mexico down to uruguay except for venuzuala in the past year its all feeling pretty much the same thanks to globalization and the adventure and mystery and excitment is slowing down.

... it, big enough to poke a camera under. Just as I was about to do so I heard footsteps. I was sprung. Pretty sure the angry man without teeth told me to 'pìss off'. So I did. I rode back to the highway, bussed it back to Montevideo. Returned the bike, grabbed my bags and went back to Buenos Aires via Colonia. Got fined $25 US leaving Uruguay for losing my exit card. The only disappointment in an otherwise fantastic 3 days in Uruguay.

... Pablo a tip (he was embarrassed to take it, but we finally convinced him), and departed. Since we were very comfortable with Rosario, we asked her questions about the schools, etc. When we saw a horse and buggy clopping into the city (on a busy highway), she informed us that the law requires these rubbish pickers to work during the night only, for their safety and the safety of everyone else, but most disregard this law. In very poor ...