Blogs from Punta del Diablo, East, Uruguay, South America - page 4

Hej hej, spet se oglasava, tokrat iz Urugvaja. Ce bi poskusala Urugvaj opisati v nekaj besedah... pokrajina je zelo podobna nasemu podezelju, le da je vecinoma vse ravno. Povsod se pasejo kravice, konji in ovcke, verjetno imajo vec glav zivine kot prebivalcev (teh je cca. 3 mio). Najprej sva se ustavila v majhni vasici Colonia del Sacramento, kjer zivljenje poteka zelo pocasi, vasico prehodis kar pes, povzpela sva se na svetilnik, da sva dobila malo razgleda, po enem dnevu pa ze skoraj nimas kaj poceti tam, zato sva takoj naslednji dan nadaljevala najino pot. Sicer sva imela najprej namen ostati kaksen dan v glavnem mestu Urugvaja, Montevideu, pa se nama je tako mudilo na plazo iskat sonce in morje, da sva se odlocila, da ga spustiva. Prisla sva v ribisko vasico Punta del Diablo, kjer ni ... read more

Punta del Diablo proved to be everything we´d hoped, not exactly a quiet little fishing village as it is becoming a popular destination , but still a laid back little village with gorgeous beaches and crashing Atlantic waves. We were lucky to find a little cabana (hut) right on the point, with no electricity (candles are romantic right?), a hammock and a stunning view along the playa del viuda (widow´s beach). We spent 6 days here! We met up with Duncan and Lorrienne who had been at the ranch. They popped over a few times for braai (bbq) and more schloofdoof (Henry´s South African concoction of a hollowed out watermelon with oranges, pineapple.... and vodka!). We had a good time relaxing here during the sunset and into the night, sharing stories of our trips. We were ... read more

Hej wam wszystkim!!! Nawet nie wiem od czego tu zaczac. W buenos Aires spedzilismy w sumie trzy dni. Fajnie bylo, ale troche bylismy zmeczeni duzymi miastami, wiec teraz siedzimy na slonecznych plazach Urugwaju! Tato nie kontaktowlam sie z ciotka pana Mirka, nie bylo takiej potrzeby. Zatrzymalismy sie w jednym z schronisk mlodziezowych, jest ich ponad 100 w samym buenos aires. Pogoda nam sie udala, ach najwazniejsze! bylismy na meczu. To byla dopiero przygoda! Na stadionie Boca, nadal nie mam pojecia z kim grali. Boca wygrala 4-0. Jezeli chodzi o sam mecz to niewile widzialam( ale wszystkie gole), ale jaka atmosfera!!!! Poszlismy w grupie, z ludzmi poznanymi w schronisku, w sumie bylo nas okolo 10, roznych narodowosci, ale zadnych z poludniowej ameryki. I jak sie okazalo mielismy sporo klopotow ze zdobyciem biletow. Dostalismy sie do kas, a ... read more

...El Clasico, The Surf at Punta, Carnaval, and a slightly delayed bus journey... Hello yet again. Latest update has arrived at last, sorry for the delay. It has been more than a week I believe, so I´ll waste no more time and crack straight on. Montevideo was my location when I last signed off if I´m not mistaken. We spent a couple more days there, however, there really was very little to do. I really didn´t think too much of the Uruguayan capital, I´m sure its not the worst city on earth, but in comparison to what we´ve seen before and since, it falls quite a way short. We gave it a fair go, and took in a couple of museums and saw what there was to see, but it really amounted to little. Aside from ... read more

After a very unexciting New Years in Buenos Aires I was a little sad. It was my fault for not having a good one, but I got over it. It was just another day and there is always another year. So the best part of it was listening to USC win the Rose Bowl on internet radio. So after New Years I knew that I had about 1 month to travel around Northern Argentina before returning to meet Dad and Jeff for our Patagonia trip. My destination: Uruguay! Well the exclamation point may be overkill. I went to Uruguay with a girl I have met various times on my trip in Peru, Ecuador, and now Argentina. We got on a ferry to Colonia and then a bus to Montevideo. The country´s Capital. We spent the night ... read more