Blogs from Punta del Este, East, Uruguay, South America - page 6

I guess some of you may have been wondering where i've been the last few weeks and why my blogs suddenly stopped, well it was nothing to do with getting kidnapped, turns out Justin Timberlake felt threatened when he saw me and so bought my silence in a vain attempt to stop me from reaching my public.....good luck trying to silence me!! Getting serious for just a moment, as a lot of you are probably aware, I have actually been home for the last three weeks due to the death of my father. It's been a pretty tough time and I did consider whether I should return to South America and if I should carry on writing these or not. After thinking about it, sitting around moping in the UK was definitely not what my Dad ... read more

In Punta del Este. An afternoon thunderstorm has dropped rain and the ubiquitous humidity onto this cluster of high rise hotels, condos and bling bling lining the sandy shores of Uruguay’s southeastern most point. I’m in an open air bar drinking piss beer and watching drips fall off of gaudy blue beach umbrellas onto vacant tables as people scuttle by on foot, bike, motorcycle. It will be hot and humid once again if the sun comes out, but for now this is heaven. The wind has shifted from the south in the last hour, which means we’ll be sailing tomorrow, thank god. We are all itchy to lift the sails. Since leaving Buenos Aires we’ve had a wind on our nose almost the entire way, making the diesel drone on and on when the slicing ... read more

Well unfortunately my camera broke.... I went to see Armin Van Buuren play and there was SO MANY PEOPLE....danced all night and Ive never sweat so badly...my clothes were drenched (my camera was in my pocket).....and now it broke from sweat.... I thought perhaps if I spray deoderant on it, it might revive....but to no avail. So unfortunately there will be no pictures until I sort that situation out.... So on the 30th I was at Armin....31st I went to Paul Van Dyk (with my cousin from israel). Two great nights... I then went to Punta Del Este....that city is heaven and hell in one!! Such a beautiful location...as nice or nicer than any beaches we have in australia, but unfortunately the people are horrible. All the south americans who have money head down there this ... read more

chegamos ao uruguay, punta del este. as vezes parece marbella- uma estancia balnear, outras a a foz do porto, so que menos charmosa. os argentinos e os brasileiros vem todos para aqui passar o natal e o ano novo e jogar nos casinos ( no brazil estao proibidos). mto mar. e leoes marinhos na marina! ... read more

Punta del Este is the place where all the rich and famous of Argentina and Uruguay come to party, though only in January. The season was slowly starting in December, but it was still a fairly quiet, which was perfect for relaxing on the beach for a couple of days..... read more