Blogs from Punta del Este, East, Uruguay, South America - page 3

It’s raining and my bus doesn’t leave for another 3 hours so I figured I’d get to blogging.. Where to begin? I love Uruguay. Ever since I spent time in Uruguay in high school I’ve been dying to go back. There is just something so magical about this place. It’s very laid back and I love being on the ocean. I took the ferry from BsAs to Colonia, Uruguay early Friday morning and then bussed from Colonia to Punta del Este. In total it’s about a 6 hour trip. After getting checked in at the hotel in Punta del Este, my pals had not arrived yet, so I hit the beach to lay out in the sun. Just hearing the ocean was great. Soaking in the sun, I passed 3 hours starting & finishing the last ... read more

The resort town of Punta del Este is the Cancun/Cannes of Uruguay and Argentina. The rich and thin jet here for hot days on the beach and hotter nights in the discos during the summer holidays from Christmas to Carnival. Huge high rises litter the beach and mansions are tucked into more isolated cliff tops and parks away from the center of the madness. Gypsies in gaily-colored layers, roam the main street, offering, "Let me read your palm, my love." I arrived on the cusp of the chaos. All along the coast, workers were fervently painting and getting rentals and restaurants ready for the season. I generally avoid these types of places, opting for the funky backpacker Isla de Mujeres rather than Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula, and tiny Antibes and genteel Nice over the swanky ... read more

Day 4 I have googled all of the areas in which we will be travelling. One of the recommended site is Isla de Gorritti. At night it is lit up and can easily be seen from the mainland. It appears to be beautiful and covered in palm trees. We have figured out, from multiple sources, how to get to the island. It is a twenty minute boat ride from the marina. The weather was beautiful today. We rode the boat to the island which supposedly held two restaurants and some old ruins. Upon docking on the island, we jumped off the boat and head to land on an old wooden dock. We were greeted by an old cannon set among beautiful swaying palm trees and a sign introducing us to the island. We trekked our way ... read more

Una escapada de 4 dias... read more

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeei igjen!!! No er vi i Rio de Janeiro og her kosar vi oss!! Superduper by!! Blir Buenos Aires skubba ned ifraa 2.plassen sin? (Fortsettelse foelgjer i neste reisebrev). Vi er litt forkjoela og har hatt litt daarlig vaer, men ellers er alt berre velstand. Vi fikk tidenes uvaer igaar. Det lyna nonstop (!! ja, virkelig nonstop!!) i fleire timar. Heilt sproett. Og veldig fascinerande. Pluss at det var ei god unnskyldning for aa ligge inne og pleie sjuka, ete vannmelon og sjaa paa ¨Soooony Entertaaainment Televisioo-ooooon¨. Fantastisk kanal, med den mest irriterande reklamejingelen nokon sinne. Nok om det. Vi har det altsaa berre bra, og skal fortelle meir om Rio i neste brev. Viss det blir noko neste brev daa. Om vi er like sloeve paa skrivefronten framover som vi har vore i det ... read more