Blogs from Salto, North, Uruguay, South America


Salto and the Disneyland of Spas

Published: November 30th 2010South America » Uruguay » North » Salto
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taracloud
November 21st 2010

Why visit a big city popular with foreign travelers when you can soak in thermal baths? I jumped off the gringo trail in Argentina and hopped across the border (after a 7-hour bus journey) to Salto in Uruguay's little-visited north. And as Robert Frost would agree, taking the road less traveled has made all the difference. I'd decided to skip Rosario, Argentina's third largest city with well over a million people, in favor of visiting towns with thermal springs that run along both sides of the Uruguay River that marks the border between these two countries. From Mercedes, Argentina, I traveled 7 hours past open fields dotted with flowers and cows to Concordia, then another bus to the border with Uruguay. There, the two countries shared an office, making this the easiest border crossing so far. ... read more




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Bjorndahl
August 11th 2010

So I found my way into northern Uruguay and was pleasantly surprised to find a place apparently void of other tourists and in generally embrassing the small town feel. The ¨second city¨ of Uruguay (to some) has about 90 000 people and has managed to seem more relaxed and inviting then the last two places I have been. Somehow it reminds me of Kingston, not sure why, but it does. I walked from the bus station to the center of the city in about 10 minutes after arriving 30 minutes early (this part doesn´t remind me of Kingston). For some reason people were surprised that I walked... I didnt get it. I had awesome pizza with roquefort cheese and roasted red peppers for dinner and then sat in the main square enjoying the seemingly warm weather ... read more




Catch up of sorts

Published: January 13th 2010South America » Uruguay » North » Salto
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BearandButton
January 13th 2010

So.... Today we are playing catch up and trying to at least put down where we have been so my dad's map can be complete and he won't come searching for us ;) We have given up on the photos till we return. Such is our luck. But know that we tried, and we are getting really excited to come home. Hmmmm pickles, mexican and thai food, scones and lattes and a million other lovely things that make the USA so great!... read more




Salto

Published: January 13th 2010South America » Uruguay » North » Salto
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BearandButton
January 12th 2010

Salto has a zoo. A ZOO! And even better... a FREE zoo! And also, I got to see a capybara up close, so close, she squeaked right at me. Bill Peet , eat your heart out! Life long dream, fufilled. ... read more




Salto, and the secret flip flops

Published: August 27th 2008South America » Uruguay » North » Salto
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Williyam
August 9th 2008

After an early morning jog, oh yes you heard it here folks, there was just time to grab some breakfast and have a stroll round the shops. In one particular shop my eyes light up. For there, in front of me is a pair of Havaianas, their standard Brazilian flag has been replaced with an Argentinian flag - these are quite unique and I snap them up. I'm a little ashamed of my purchase though and the ease in which I bought them as Tor is the flip-flop queen and has yet to find a pair she likes. So shhhhh! In my excitement I don't realise that I've left my sunglasses behind and when we go to check out I am hit by the sense of something missing on my head. Arrrgh. One run up and ... read more






Salto, Soaking time

Published: August 27th 2008South America » Uruguay » North » Salto
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Williyam
August 8th 2008

Once we exchange some of our left over Brazilian Reales for Uruguyan pesos we grab a taxi to the hotel and check in to Hotel Los Cedros. Nothing remarkable or otherwise to report about this hotel which probably means it was fine. Having had some lunch we grabbed the bus over to the natural spas. Salto is blessed by being located on a thin crust and therefore has geothermal heated water spouting from it. We actually got of the bus a little early and ended up walking the rest of the way there (note: the spas are where the road hits the roundabout at which point the bus comes back). As we walk I am imagining what these spas will be like. I imagine some naturally created wallows filled with Uruguayan beauties ready to perform a ... read more




...as time goes by...

Published: October 15th 2007South America » Uruguay » North » Salto
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RikkesRoundtrip
October 15th 2007

Hvorfor regner det altid, naar jeg er paa ferie...? Ha ha. Jeg befinder mig i skrivende stund i Salto i Uruguay. Salto er den by, der ligger allertaettest paa Uruguays nordligst beliggende graenseovergang til Argentina. Den krydsede vores tropper tidligt i morges... Jeg er stadig ikke helt vaagen. Vores sidste dag i Brasilien i gaar brugte vi paa at besoege den brasilienske side af Iguazu-vandfaldende. Det var ogsaa overdaadigt og ufatteligt smukt, men man kan jo kun tage saa og saa mange billeder, og jeg foelte mig maettet af faldenes skoenhed, selvom den brasilienske side giver et utroligt smukt overblik over, hvor mange vandfald der i virkeligheden udgoer det samlede vidunder. Jeg var utroligt traet i gaar - baade fordi vi havde vaeret ude og faa en lille drink dagen forinden, og saa ogsaa fordi, at ... read more




En transit!

Published: September 7th 2007South America » Uruguay » North » Salto
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Mel et Ben
September 6th 2007

Derniers moments qui furent très relax à Colonia... Nous sommes revenus de Montevideo le lundi 3 en soirée, et n'avons rien fait d'autre de spécial que de relaxer tout mardi... Le temps était lourd et gris, ca sentait les orages!... Nous avions prévu partir de Colonia mercredi 6h am, mais un gros orage nous a découragé (de nous rendre à pied jusqu'au terminal!). Nous sommes donc partis a 14h30, vers le nord et vers la frontière avec l'Argentine... Salto, précisément. Une route de 8 heures, pas très confo, pas les supers paysages (principalement des champs de vaches), mais il fallait s'y faire... Arrivés à Salto aux alentours de 22h30 mercredi soir, toujours les éclairs et de la pluie, nous avons marché un peu dans la ville à la recherche d'un hôtel. Nous avons réussi à notre ... read more




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draak
July 31st 2007

From Paraguay we decided to shoot straight across to Uruguay. We had already been to Argentina and only had 3 weeks before we had to be in Rio for the start of the Dragoman tour. Leaving Asunción in the morning, we took a posh double decker bus which soon crossed into Argentina. Our stuff got x-rayed at the border and we had two very long customs stops. The long straight roads on the open and flat landscape took us comfortably to Resistencia, arriving early evening. Here we found a night bus going to Concordia at 9 pm. The 3 hour wait turned into 2 hours when we realised there was an hours difference between Paraguay and Argentina. Just about missed the bus! We got little sleep on the night bus. We thought the baby across from ... read more




Winter arrives

Published: August 16th 2007South America » Uruguay » North » Salto
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Clare L
July 25th 2007

After Iguazu Falls from the Brasilian side, we then hopped over the border back into Argentina again to catch another overnight bus from Puerto Iguazu to take us to Uruguay. This bus was even nicer than the last 15hr one - they even provided food and a glass of vino! We watched a couple of videos (and I pity the spanish speakers trying to follow the subtitles to Hot Fuzz which just did not translate) and had a fair sleep. Trouble was that the bus was so hot and we couldn't open any windows - it was so hot that the condensation that fell from the roof onto my face during the night was a welcome relief. I tried my best not to think that it might be sweat!!! The bus didn't go directly to Uruguay ... read more









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