http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Uruguay , North , Salto en-us Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:26:18 +0000 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:26:18 +0000 Hola LeuteSeit langem lasse ich auch endlich mal wieder was von mir hren Ich wei dass es ein wenig gedauert hat aber ich habe einfach so wenig gemacht dass es sich nicht gelohnt hat wieder was nettes zu schreiben. Meine letzten Wochen bestanden nmlich hauptschlich aus lernen da ich drei Klausuren geschrieben habe und die Wochenenden habe ich immer fr schne Dinge wie Partys Kino gem http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-402118.html Hi all Well we left Puerto Iguazu on Friday evening and got on our 12 hour night bus to ConcordiaSalto in Uruguay. The bus decided to drop us off way outside the Argentinian town of Concordia rather than cross the border to Salto although that is aparently the normal regime. It actually left us in the middle of a dusty crossroads at 6am with nothing and noone around except the few Germans th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-397811.html 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 eas http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-316929.html 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 fro http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-316924.html 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 Iguazuvandfaldend http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-211572.html 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 Asuncin in the morning we took a posh double decker bus which soon crossed into Argentina. Our stuff got xrayed at the border and we had two very long customs stops. The long straight roads on the open and flat http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-210998.html Derniers moments qui furent trs relax Colonia...Nous sommes revenus de Montevideo le lundi 3 en soire et n'avons rien fait d'autre de spcial que de relaxer tout mardi... Le temps tait lourd et gris ca sentait les orages...Nous avions prvu partir de Colonia mercredi 6h am mais un gros orage nous a dcourag de nous rendre pied jusqu'au terminal. Nous sommes donc partis a 14h30 ve http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-199660.html 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 transla http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-191751.html Day 1 SpaMud Treatment painted on with a paint brushFacial this cool little electric toothbrush type thing all over my face and a mask way cool Massage not a sweedish one but a creamy moisturising oneThree spas warm hot and scalding 44Day 2Water Park so much fun.Three slides winedy open speedy line anacanda enclosed very darkWave Pool with rings you ride the waves and they play th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-145496.html Da vi kom frem til Salto litt slitne etter en lang tur bestemte vi oss for aa dra til en vannpark sammen med danskene og Kate. Da vi skulle pakke sekken oppdaget Hanna til sin forskrekkelse at bikinien var borte. Men takket vaere en snill taxisjaafor som viste hvor man kunne faa kjopt en bikini midt i siestaen saa gikk det bra alikevel. Vannparken var ganske liten men veldig koselig. Vi hadde e http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-140680.html Having travelled for another 12 hours overnight we are rudely awoken at 6am to say we have arrived in Concordia Argentina and there are taxis waiting to take us over the border in to Uruguay. With only a day to see the sights we drop our bags at the hotel and head straight out. We decide on a day of R R and together with the group visit the local spa which is state of the art circa. 196 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-140283.html What a relief to finally get into our hotel after a lovely 8 hour bus then it being sooooo damn cold Our hotel is the oldest in Salto built in the 1800s very cute but no central heating so very very cold The photos dont really do it justice.After a few hours sleep we hoped on a local bus yes we actaully got on another bus after sitting on one for 8 hours to the hot springs. Wh http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-79765.html Hola Montevideo the capital city of Uruguay was our next destination. We arrived by a very swish stylish fast ferry from Buenos Aires full of the elite people from BsAs on their hols. Montevideo is a lovely city with many sandy beaches on the Rio de la Planta sea. Compared to the hustle of BsAs it is a sleepy city but still has enough going on. The people in Uruguay are really friendl http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-31317.html Food Mate drinkers galore. Chivito big sandwich with beef ham fried egg lettuce cheese and bacon yum Area Big street market but with crowded animals lovely thermal bath hotel in the middle of nowhere and very manky bus station. People As with Montevideo I was ignored or treated warily due to being female and on my own but where is my husband. Their Spanish less intelligible to http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Uruguay/North/Salto/blog-7537.html