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Before we arrived in Uruguay we had planned to visit the country for only a few days, or a week at most. But here we are two weeks later, still in Uruguay and finding it more and more difficult to leave. Itīs hard to explain as there isnīt a huge amount to do here in comparison to other countries in South America. However, every time we plan to leave we find an excuse to stay a bit longer! We knew very little about Uruguay before visiting (apart from the fact they've twice won the World Cup of course) as finding information [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 3rd 2007 | 201 Views | [diary=205313]

Plaza Independiente
Uruguayan flag on Plaza Independiente
Piriapolis Beach

After two very busy weeks in Buenos Aires, it felt like we needed a holiday, so we went across the Rio de la Plata to Colonia del Sacremento, a relaxed town in south-west Uruguay. We had had a great time in BA but I think it was time for a change. Many people we had spoken to were planning to visit Colonia on day-trips or overnight trips from BA but we decided to really take it easy and stayed here for 3 nights. We took the slowest (also the cheapest) ferry from BA, which meant we had to wake at 6.30 [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 27th 2007 | 592 Views | [diary=204706]

Goodbye to Buenos Aires
Ciudad Vieja
Portuguese Style Street Signs

After years of waiting and months of planning, we finally began our Latin America trip in Buenos Aires. And it couldnīt have started any worse! Not long after we'd reached the city, after an arduous 15 hour flight from London, my wallet was stolen on the subway. As we were boarding a train from a very busy platform at Diagonal Norte station, a man stopped to let us pass in front of him, which we though was very polite, particularly as we had a rucksack and backpack each. Before the doors closed he and two others quickly left the train. I [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 22nd 2007 | 643 Views | [diary=202487]

Madres de Plaza Mayo
Tango in San Telmo
Typical Recoleta Tomb



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