Blogs from Uruguay, South America - page 3

Nach einer fast nicht enden wollenden Carfahrt, ca. 18 Stunden, und teils auf katastrophalen "Strassen" sind wir dann doch noch in Uruguay angekommen. 2 Tage haben wir auf einer idylischen kleinen Ranch im uruguayanischen Niemandsland verbracht. Der nächste grosse Ort wäre Mercedes in der nähe der argentinischen Grenze. Am ersten Tag war das Wetter super und bescherte uns einen wunderbaren Sonnenuntergang, danach wurde es aber dann sehr schnell sehr kalt. Am nächsten Morgen war es immer noch kalt und jetzt auch noch regnerisch. Es regnete denn ganzen Tag durch. Dadurch haben wir nicht wirklich viel unternehmen können und haben einfach entspannt. Danach ging es weiter in die Hauptstadt von Uruguay namens Montevideo. Zuerst erkundeten wir die Altstadt zu Fuss bevor wir dann am Nachmittag aufs Velo umstiegen und den Rest der Stadt erkundeten. Montevideo präsentierte sich ... read more

Just because Uruguay is such a pleasant surprise and because we have enjoyed it so much we wanted to share some more pictures from the second part of our trip along the Atlantic coast of Uruguay. This means a lot of beach pictures so if this is not an appropriate moment for you, as we understand European autumn has arrived, please just skip this post. From Paloma we traveled to Cabo Polonio which is the direct opposite of Punta del Este. Where Punta del Este is the high rise building hip and posh latin American jet set beach resort, Cabo Polonio is a small hippie fishing village without electricity and running water in the middle of a nature reserve. Where in Punta del Este you can look at people, in Cabo Polonio you actually meet people. ... read more

Just a one hour boat ride across the river from Buenos Aires we found ourselves in Uruguay, which in a lot of aspects is the small brother of Argentina. Both countries are very modern and have a very European feel. The Uruguayans speak with the same accent we find a bit difficult to get used to and they eat the same (or more) amount of beef from the asado which we love. In summer half of the people in the country are actually from Argentina (on holidays) . We find the Uruguayan people a bit more friendly and live is clearly a bit more relaxed than their neighbours, travelling around the small country has been smooth and easy although again as in Argentina a bit expensive. Landing in Colonia we spent a few days wandering around ... read more

Buenos Aires When we received our invitation to have lunch with the Captain , I started to think about the questions that I could ask of him. Pay rates as a Captain , changes in propulsion for large tonnage ships, maybe his feelings on the Catalonian vote? Well this is not the Love Boat! He did buy us and about 300 other guests a glass of champagne , while the main dining area was opened and we had a very nice lunch. As Kate hadn't preordered her meal , there was not much she could eat , because of her onion allergy. A good tip. Get on good terms with the assistant Cruise Director. They seem to be more approachable than their bosses. Jeff , grew up in London Ontario and went to school at Western ... read more

Just a few more pics... read more