Blogs from Uruguay, South America - page 91

After the falls we made another over-nighter on a bus and upon arriving in Buenos Aires again got on the next Ferry across the River to Uruguay. We stayed in Colonia - the old town is beautiful - cobblestoned streets and well preserved architecture. It is quite touristy - but in a good way - so there were lots of nice places to go and eat, etc and little craft shops etc.... read more

Yeah, so I could go back and match pics to story in my blog. No. I think that sounds like alot of planning- I^ll just throw the pics up here. They are backwards on the timeline. Imagine BsAs to Montevideo to Chui and points south. Groovy. Enjoy. I know I will.... read more

The guide book puts alot of pressure on Colonia to impress, describing it as ´a superstar´. Initial reactions were somewhat confused as it appeared to be like any other small town. We left our bags in the hostel and set off to find the beauty we had read so much about. By the time we reach the water´s edge it has grown dark, the town is scarcely lit with small green streetlights barely illuminating the crazy-paved cobbled streets. A notable feature was the abundance of stray dogs which, for some reason, took a liking to me. At one point I must have looked like a proffessional dog walker with about five dogs following me casually down the street. In fact, despite it being Friday night, there are more dogs on the street than revellers. We have ... read more

Well my million mile bus marathon (estimate of course) finally ended yesterday, and another one is about to begin. As you may have read already on Jordans blog we leave tonight on a 36 hour bus ride to the bottom of the world. Jacky will be pleased when I find penguins (at least hope to). I had a bit of a wild, yet disgusting ride into Argentina, leaving Porto Allegre on Monday night, crossing the border into Uruguay around 5am, spending about an hour in Punta del Este, continuing onto Montevideo, then taking a bus up to Colonia finally jumping on board a ferry to Argentina. I broke any previous records I might have held by visiting three countries in one day (Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina). That really is not the whole story though because originally, ... read more

Well, Christoph, Scott and I set out for Uruguay bright and early with a 7:45am taxi ride to the ferry dock. We bought out tickets, got in a separate line to pay for our tickets, and then had to check in. It was the same process as for an airplane, which surprised me. The we had to go through a metal detector and they took my leatherman wave away from me, saying it would be waiting for me on the other side. The last time this same thing happened to me I was flying from Ecuador to Peru four years ago, and my knife was in fact most definately not waiting for me on the other side. So I was a little nervous and doubtful about the fate of this knife. In the meantime we got ... read more