I have decided to leave the sailing expedition and venture off on my own.... Currently I am returning home for the Thanksgiving holiday and will be back in Argentina in December. Ben [View Full Entry]

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We arrived in Montevideo about 12 days ago via a boat trough the Delta from Tigre in Argentina to Carmelo in Uruguay. On the journey we noticed Tigre actually had a theme park (we hadn't done much as it had been raining) and saw lots of little houses dotted through the bush including little old rotting boat-houses with people putting out their washing and drinking mate. oh the simple life! We found our host family pretty soon after arriving as it had a giant Couch Surfer logo on the wall outside it and were greeted by our host Ramón who had [View Full Entry]

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This is the wonderful sunset we had for Halloween. The sky is on fire. [View Full Entry]

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We had a near gale this evening. The water was breaking over the breakwater at Puerto Buceo in Montevideo and the tide was almost over the quay. [View Full Entry]

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After two days in Colonia we took a 2 hour bus ride East to the Capitial of Uruguay Montevideo. The architecture here was amazing (Very European). The city was big but easy to negotiate. We enjoyed it better in B.A. because you did not have people coming up to you constantally trying to sell you things. We stayed here for two nights and took in a Tango show too. The entertainment was great and the food once again outstanding. [View Full Entry]

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The rainy cold front continued and I decided to change my plans and head straight for the capitol, Montevideo instead of going to one of the smaller beach cities further along the coast. There should be more to do and see there given the weather. At breakfast I found the couple I had dinner with last night had come to that very same conclusion, so we went to the bus station together, and ended up spending much of the day together. In Montevideo we took a city bus downtown from the main bus station and checked in to a nearby hostel. [View Full Entry]

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..drei U auf engstem Raum, ich denke oft an Uruguay... ein Wochenende in Montevideo... wir haben beschlossen einen Wochenendausflug nach Uruguay zu machen und dies auch in die Tat umgesetzt. Es war alles dabei wild...dunkel und Zauberei. Wir sind mit der Faehre drei Stunden nach Montevideo gefahren, als wir dort ankamen war es bereits dunkel-obwohl es erst 19uhr war. Und es war wirklich dunkel, nur ca. 1/4 der Strassenlaternen haben funktioniert, es war ein sehr unbelebtes, duester und gefaehrlich aussehendes Hafenviertel. Es war einfach kein Mensch zu sehen und wir wussten ja auch [View Full Entry]

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So, a quick pitstop in Colonia was all that was needed, so a 3 hour bus journey to Montevideo (eventually after the time mix up). We arrived at the hostel about 9.30 pm and grabbed some food and cooked a meal, washed down with some fine imported vodka. I was in a dorm of 8 & everyone was already asleep, so it was pitch black, which made getting ready to go out a nightmare, basically had to dress in reception, a treat for all concerned! We headed out just after midnight and found a really good bar, roughly translated as The [View Full Entry]

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On Friday 31 July, I met Gill at the ferry terminal 20 minutes before our ferry to Uruguay was due to depart. It took forever to buy the ticket, check in and get through immigration so luckily our boat was delayed by an hour. After the 3 hour crossing, we docked in Montevideo and got through customs (after Gill was caught trying to smuggle in a banana). We joined the line for taxis and waited as they slowly pulled up every few minutes. We were next in line when this taxi raced up, spun around and screeched to a halt. We [View Full Entry]

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Upon getting back to Buenos Aires, I had much more success, as this time, I didn't have a single thing thrown on me! After heading back to the hostel, I spent most of the day ticking off a list of odd jobs to do before my much anticipated visit to La Cabrera. La Cabrera is a highly recommended steakhouse, both from Lonely Planet and from fellow travellers. One even said it was better than Don Mario's, and that's high praise! Unfortunately, I was one of the unlucky ones and wasn't at all impressed by my steak there. They did have Wagyu [View Full Entry]

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