Thursday, August 31st, 2006

South America - Day 15-16 - Colonia, Uruguay

Colonia was a small town where the food was actually excellent. Here we went horseback riding. I had the worst horse of all time. I named him Elmer, on the hopes they would make glue out of him when the ride was over. Unlike the horse I rode in San Diego and the one I [...]

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

South America - Day 13-14 - Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo was a nice mid-sized city that upon first glance seemed vibrant. After a day I noticed that nobody in this town smiled. They wear dark clothes and walk around in a state of sadness. I confirmed this with our tour guide. He told me this is the only city in South America that he’s [...]

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

South America - Day 12 - Salto, Uruguay

Salto was a cute little town on our way to Montevideo, Uruguay. This day was called our relax day. This meant a trip to Termas Del Dayman (spa) for a massage, sauna and hot water pools. I was just getting over 2 days of stomach pains, thanks to the poor food choices I made [...]

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Rio to Buenos Aires Overview

My 3 week trip in South America was hosted by Gap Adventures. The name of the tour was In Search Of Iguassu - Rio to Buenos Aires. I’m glad I took the trip and got to visit a nice section of the world. Brazil underwhelmed me, Uruguay exceeded my expectations and Buenos Aires, Argentina [...]