Blogs from East, Uruguay, South America - page 3

hola a todos! me parece que hace mucho tiempo que no había escrito nada en mi travelblog... es wär also weder mol ziit de upzdate! es send weder 2 wocge vergange ond ech ben jetzt scho die 5ti woche do! es gfallt mer scho no do, aber ech well trotzdem wäg do, ab uf equador, ech glaub sreisefieber het mi e chli packt letscht wochenend! abr vellecht setti vo vore afange, schösch chont mer jo gar ned noche! ide schuel machi wiiterhin fortschrett. aber lang nömme so wie am afang. es werd halt alles vell komplexer, und ech ben vo tag zo tag weniger ufnahmefähig! keis wonder wenn jede tag schuel hesch. ech han drom mol met em direktor do gredt öb mer echt stonde chönted reduziere... das esch möglech gsi idem dass ech all mini ... read more

This time we drove all the way to Punta Del Diablo which is close to the Brazilian border and about 300 km away from Montevideo. Apparently the Lonely Planet ranked Punta del Diablo among the top 10 cities to visit in 2008, well we have ticked that one off ... The small and sleepy fisher village is perched on a gentle rise overlooking the ocean with lots of brightly colored buildings, including few shops, restaurants, bars and grocery stores. Due to strict building restrictions, there are no high rises or luxury resorts. Instead there are small hotels, a hostel, cabanas and vacation houses. The high season for tourism runs from December to Easter week. During high season, the population of the small fishing village of approximately 400 people grows to approximately 25´000! Even though most of ... read more

Sometimes you've got to experience everything going wrong to get to where you want to be. Today, that has to be my motto. Ok so my Spanish is a little poor, but I do think I speak and understand enough to get to where I need to be - except for the fact that no one knows where the hell I'm going and want to send me in the opposite direction! *this could be a good motivational life quote if anyone wants to turn it into one of those 'Pintrest' thingies. So Uruguay. After 1 month here I think I realise what I'm here for. This feels like the place where I put all my lessons learnt to the test - and so far, ... read more

The bus pulled into Punta del Diablo just on dark. As we collected our luggage a lady asked us where we were going. When we told her, she chuckled and she said it was on her way so she would give us a lift. This turned out to be a blessing because the hostel was some distance from the bus stop over dirt roads with very few street signs. We had not made a booking so we sighed with relief when the young woman at reception confirmed she could offer us a room. The Hostel offered evening meals so we decided the “chicken wok” for NZ$12 each was a good option rather than wandering in the dark to find food. It was good value not only because of the price but also because watching the young ... read more

It had been over three months since we had felt sand between our toes and could cool off by dipping into the sea, and so we decided it was time to once again hit the beach. Now that we were in Uruguay, we knew that there were plenty of places we could go up the coast, and that the weather would still be fairly warm wherever we went, however the place that we really liked the sound of was Punta Del Diablo (Devils Point) We were drawn to this South American beach town for several reasons really; the promise of a laid back surfer town, no high-rise hotels, no ‘Mega clubs’ and a fantastic beach to boot. Plus, in case we needed persuading any more, our friends Troy and Kylie also happened to be visiting here ... read more