As a traveller and often nomad, I find it important every now and then to have a base or somewhere consistent to stay rather than jumping from hostel to hotel, from campsite to website, from…
Bus journeys become such a common aspect of travel, I’ve been on a bus in almost every country I’ve been to. To some people, bus journeys are boring and uninspiring. I enjoy them as a…
Punta Ballena serves its purpose. Which is an enchanting, almost European style (think Meditteranean in Spain, Italy or Greece) seaside resort, quiet, rich and with amazing views. I went there to see the stunning Architecture…
“Milton Melgar will score the first goal of the 1994 World Cup!” – Jonny Blair and Paddy Campbell (16.05.1994) My trip to La Paz while backpacking in Bolivia would have been incomplete was it not…
“Where are you when the sun goes down? You’re so far away from me” – Mark Knopfler. Somebody told me that Casapueblo in Uruguay is one of the best places to view the sunset from.…
As bus journeys in foreign lands go, this was one of the easiest and most pleasant. Living some kind of dream on the Uruguayan south coast, I left Montevideo to head east for a few…
I had a taste for travel in Uruguay but merely picked out four main places to see, which by coincidence were all on the south coast of the country, the part which is most accessible…
Apparently it’s one of the seven human made wonders of the world. And it would actually be ridiculous to go all the way to Panama and not see it. So bang I was there. It…
Arrival in Uruguay was sweet. I arrived in Montevideo in November 2010, just 4 months after Uruguay had finished third in a World Cup they really could have won. I supported them in the World…
Pocitos is a trendy seaside district in Montevideo. I must say that while living in Montevideo I didn’t really visit many different parts of the city, but Pocitos was one I did enjoy. The rest…