I made it out of Cabo Polonio. Finally. After saying that I would probably only stay for one night in this tiny fishing village on the coast of Uruguay I left after three nights. I could have stayed for much longer. There is magic in this place. In the sand dunes and stucco walls and tin rooves of the huts where 70 locals live year ´round. Magic in the plants that have evolved over thousands of years to be able to grow in such salinated soil and are specific to the area. Plenty of magic in the picturesque lighthouse and the [View Full Entry]

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With no directions from our bus driver (imagine that) we were dropped on the side of the road just after sunset, no doubt looking a little bewildered at the 1960´s model monster truck parked on a nearby sandy road. We heard there were no official roads to Cabo Polonio and that we would need to hire some sort of "alternative" transportation to get us there...but this was too much, we had to laugh! Chrissy and I were apparently the only two heading into Cabo Polonio because the driver readily threw our bags into the bed of the monster truck. He told [View Full Entry]

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What a concept! In a dune ecosystem do not build roads, but do build a hippie commune/tourist site with limited access. On the side of the road there is a place to hire a jeep to take you into Cabo Palonio ($120 uruguay dollars). The ride is an adventure in itself when you hit the bumps. The village is unique. It seems to be a collection of hippies and rustic shacks and cottages decorated in colourful way. The absolute best spot is the lounge chair on the deck of the last restaurant along the beach. [View Full Entry]

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Hola So, nun bin ich aus 5 Tagen Urlaub wieder zurück und habe mal wieder einen Grund, euch alle neidisch zu machen! Am Mittwoch bin ich los nach Punta del Diablo, das waren so ca 4,5 Stunden mit dem Bus (und bedenkt: das ganze kostet keine 10 Euro). Dort bin ich gleich auf drei Engländer gestoßen, die wie ich eine Unterkunft gesucht haben, also hab ich mich erstmal angeschlossen und wir sind zu einem Hostel am Strand, welches aber leider voll belegt war (in der Karnevalswoche haben einfach super viele Leute ne Woche frei). So haben wir und ein Zimmer genommen [View Full Entry]

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Uruguay har siden 1700-tallet på grunn av sin geografiske plassering mellom folkerike områder i Brasil og Argentina alltid hatt ikke-vennligsinnede gjester i landet. Jesuittene "misjonerte" fra 1600-tallet, og portugiserne etablerte Colonia for å smugle varer inn i Argentina. Spania bygde fort i Montevideo og på kysten mot Brasil. Engelskmennene ville ha Uruguay, det ville Brasil og Argentina også. Fra 1850-årene var de fleste kastet ut, og det var kun Argentina og Brasil som kjempet videre om Uruguay. Hovedindustriene var kjøtt og ull. Tidlig på 1900-tallet ble det innført pensjone [View Full Entry]

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Der Nachtbus nach Montevideo war wie immer eine recht bequeme, aber kuehle Angelegenheit. Wie wir erst spaeter merkten, hatten wir ziemlich Glueck, dass wir ueberhaupt ueber die Grenze kamen. Argentinier und Uruguayos liegen sich schon seit laengerem wegen dem geplanten Bau einer Papierfabrik in den Haaren: Das Problem ist (wenn wir das alles so richtig verstanden haben...), dass die Fabrik einer spanischen Firma urspruenglich in Argentinien haette gebaut werden sollen, die Umweltauflagen, der Unternehmung dann dort aber zu streng waren. So haben sie dann halt mit Uruguay verhandelt und duerfe [View Full Entry]

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Well, this was almost two months ago now! But, we haven't had the time nor the technology to update it. Cabo Polonio was great and one of our favorite places. We stayed in a "rancho" and you can see the pictures here... [View Full Entry]

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