Shelton Hotel Punta del Este
31 y Av Gorlero Punta del Este, Uruguay
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Ghost Town
'Punta' was a strange place. It's a swanky, expensive beach resort in season, and half of Buenos Aires descend on it to look pretty and be seen. The strange thing is, the season only lasts a couple of months, in fact, some of the really big clubs and bars are only open for one month of the year! We were there right at the end of the season, and it …
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Hand in the Sand
... met this crazy Italian guy who liked eating endangered species and had some illegal lasors from China, which could cut through bags; this all meant for an interesting time.
And there is a giant hand sculpture on one of the beaches that is fairly cool.
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I think I am in Heaven
... so I stopped at a spot and ordered the corn based food with cheese I had become so accustomed to at Ana's house. It is a good thing because on the flight to Panama the attendant came to me and started talking really fast in Spanish. I thought something was wrong so said I didn't understand. He switched to English and said he noticed that I had requested a gluten free meal but unfortunately they didn't have any on the flight. I likely would get ...
A quick look at Uruguay, Buenos Aires, then home
... on the right bus. It stopped pretty frequently, obviously a non-diretto, but got along pretty well on good roads.
There were few towns on our route, and the road passed mainly through gently undulating, well-watered farming country, with large plantations of eucalypts, and rows of casuarinas along the roadside. The farmhouses were mostly small, with two or three generations of habitation lined up together, with the newest generally well ...
Escape from la multa
... barely move, with cars also queuing to get into the car park like it was a boxing day sale. We are quite used to eating late now – but found it difficult to comprehend how busy it was so late.
We had been recommended Marcos chiviteria (as Al mentioned previously), and there was one at the entrance of Punta Shopping - so a chivito con carne was the order. Literally chivitos are a Uruguayan style burger, however think burger with the lot and then ...
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