Hola Amigos! We traveled to Uruguay today to visit the Unesco world heritage town of Colonia. Before we could start our adventure we had to get through the ferry boarding system. We went to 5 different desks - one to tell the guy where we wanted to go, one to pay for the ticket, another for them to rip off one portion of our ticket stub, another to go through imigration, and finally another to board the boat. We literally were the last ones to jump on board. Thank goodnesss we made it because we had a wonderful sunny day. Colonia [View Full Entry]

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After a full day on Friday with lessons and planning for the onward travel later this week, Jerry and Nicole (both from Colorado) and I took the late ferry for the one hour ride to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay, just across the Rio de la Plata. Our B&B was just four blocks from the ferry terminal and once we checked in and dropped our bags off, we ventured out for dinner to celebrate Nicole's birthday! The old town of Colonia is a Unesco World Heritage site and with its cobblestone streets, old city wall, old sycamore lined calles, right on [View Full Entry]

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We took a day trip out to Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay (its just a short ferry trip from Buenos Aires). Its a beautiful place for a mini holiday from travelling. Little cobblestone winding streets, great restaurants, cute harbour with views overlooking Rio del Plata and beautiful weather - its enough to put anyone in a brilliant mood for a day. [View Full Entry]

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Warning Note: To those of a frail or nervous dispossition please be aware that the author of this artical is a bit of an idiot when it comes to injurying himself (Yes it was me, Nic is quite sensible and hence safe). And while this injury has all the spectatular appearance deserving of the most tremendous of cockups, he is to all intents and purposes quiet safe. His elbow still hurts a bit though. It´s rare that one gets to take on the wisdom of the ages and prove just how right it can be. But once again in our quest [View Full Entry]

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Completamente ignorante sobre o Uruguai, tanto quanto a alemã que me acompanhava, jamais tinha ouvido falar da cidade de Colônia do Sacramento. Para mim seria apenas o local onde pegaria o ferry boat para Buenos Aires. Descobri depois que a cidade, uma espécie de Paraty uruguaia, era patrimônio histórico da UNESCO e foi palco de importantes batalhas entre portugueses e espanhóis à época da colonização, haja vista a estratégica posição geográfica. Os portugueses trocaram o domínio da cidade por terras do Oeste do Rio Grande do Sul. Com suas ruas de pedras e construções coloniais, como fortes [View Full Entry]

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Ah, Colonia. Where have you been all our lives? If you look anything up about it on the web or elsewhere, believe the hype. Serene beauty that has been somewhat protected to keep it set back in time. Portuguese laid cobble-stoned roads, they got there around 1680, with ruins and buildings in tact also. Those in tact have been restored though, and display some old relics of history. Most of the houses in the historic part, as well as the whole town, (pop. c. 20,000) are well looked after and painted brightly. There’s even an old Bull Ring here that’s falling [View Full Entry]

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Couldn't fit the photos I wanted to put on in the last listing, so here's a few more. [View Full Entry]

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Don't know what happened to the video, so I'm trying again. Hope it works this time. In Colonia del Sacremento at the moment. Why didn't we come here first?????!!!!! Maybe because we'd never leave. Will write more soon, tonight maybe. [View Full Entry]

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Didn’t manage to go rafting - SPEWING!! It turned cold, and the wind made it freezing. Just stayed at the hotel, in the pool. Cal doesn’t mind, he could stay in there all day. Sometimes I think we could stay at home and just go to the pool all day and he’d be happy. On the last day we took a cable car up to Cerro Otto and had lunch in the revolving restaurant. Perfect unspoilt view of the Andes, as far as the eyes could see anyway. Absolutely fantastic. Shame about the food though. Maybe we expect too much, but [View Full Entry]

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With no school this week we are a little bit lost. On Monday we go to the park for a bit and read some guide books before deciding to go over the River Plate to Uruguay on Tuesday for a couple of days. We get up early to go to the bus terminal and buy a ticket over on the slow boat (3 hours) at 9am, returning the next day at 8pm on the fast boat (1 hour), the slow boat is good on the way over as there are some great views from the deck of Buenos Aires. When we [View Full Entry]

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