Colonia is a beautiful old port city in Uruguay, well known for being the gateway to Buenos Aires. This small city is located approximately 2.5 hours southwest of Montevideo and has a population of 27,000 people. We arrived in Colonia in the early afternoon, and after checking into our hostel, we set out to find some lunch. After eating, we wandered around the city center, which proved to be quite tiny. The Main Street is cobbled, lined with restaurants serving asado, and tiny gift shops selling mate cups and straws. Aside from the gift shops, the Main Street reminded me a lot of Penticton. We arrived back at our hotel a few hours later, realizing that we had explored much of what Colonia had to offer, and we had 2 more days there! [Read more…] about From small town Uruguayan charm to big city lights
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Falling in love with Uruguay
Uruguay has been a much needed breath of fresh air… in more than one way. Not only is the temperature much more pleasant in Uruguay (averaging between 20 and 25 degrees celcius), but the country has a heavy European influence, making it feel very first world and safe. Brazil was amazing, but it is loud, hot, and intense. I felt uncomfortable quite often when wandering the streets, and being in Uruguay has been a nice change of pace from that. Uruguay has a total population of about 3 million people, nearly half of which reside in South America’s most southerly capital city: Montevideo. [Read more…] about Falling in love with Uruguay
What’s the name of that place again?
Florianopolis. Lagoa da Conceicao. Barra da Lagoa. These are the places that we spent our last 3 days, and let me tell you, we struggled with the names! Although Florianopolis was a bit out of our way between Iguassu Falls and Montevideo, we had heard in various different places throughout our travels how amazing this place is. And it certainly did not disappoint. [Read more…] about What’s the name of that place again?