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  1. Argentinaholanda avatar

    RE: chilling in Uruguay with a baby

    by Argentinaholanda 24 March 2012

    You have a lot op posibilities, best period not to busy and much cheaper from march april may. Different places, I have been a few times…

  2. forevertraveller avatar

    Re: Uruguay... 10 to 12 days... is it worthy?

    by forevertraveller 28 February 2012

    Uruguay is a very laid back country with a beautiful coastline. Temperatures throughout May range from about 9-18C so it is not the warmest…

  3. Southy avatar

    RE: Montevideo for New Year's Eve

    by Southy 27 December 2011

    The advantage of celebrating the Holidays season in the southern hemisphere is the weather... SUMMER TIME!!! Everybody goes out to celebrate…

  4. pater avatar

    Argentina with 5-y-old. Itinerary help, please :)

    by pater 23 September 2011

    Hello everybody, We are coming to Argentina with a 5-year-old in January for 3 weeks. Could you give any comments for the following…

  5. chillouttravel avatar

    Re: Maldonado Hostels/Hotels/Apt suggestions?

    by chillouttravel 04 February 2011

    Hi, you should try fining a vacation home to rent. Where in Maldonado are you planning on staying. I can tell you that for March you can…

  6. robaudo7 avatar

    Re: Tips on places to visit in Uruguay ?

    by robaudo7 24 January 2011

    You should definitely visit Piriapolis. its on the way from Montevideo to Punta del Este.

  7. wldeaton avatar

    RE: Uruguay Trip Report

    by wldeaton 23 December 2010

    Uruguay Travelogue, Day 3 Saturday, December 4, 2010: 7:30 p.m., La Paloma. A long but enjoyable day. We ate a nice buffet breakfast…

  8. chismoso avatar

    RE: pirapolis or punta del este?

    by chismoso 19 December 2010

    I'd vote for neither - spend an extra hour on the bus and you get to Rocha, which has lovely beaches and little towns not so built up.…

  9. wldeaton avatar

    RE: Uruguay Trip Report

    by wldeaton 11 December 2010

    Uruguay Travelogue, Day Two December 3, 2010, 10:15 p.m., Hotel Argentino, Piriapolis. I'm turned in for the night, though most of…

  10. wldeaton avatar

    Uruguay Trip Report

    by wldeaton 09 December 2010

    I just got back yesterday from a week-long trip to Uruguay. Thanks to everyone that helped out with advice. I'll put day-by-day reports…

  11. ozinuru avatar

    Re: Need help planning 2-1/2 Month Trip

    by ozinuru 15 October 2010

    Glad I could help! As for time, if you left BA on the fast ferry service early in the day, you could get away with just having a look…

  12. ozinuru avatar

    Re: Need help planning 2-1/2 Month Trip

    by ozinuru 15 October 2010

    From Buenos Aires you could take the Buquebus to Colonia, spend the day there looking around the old city, and head on to Montevideo for…

  13. ozinuru avatar

    Re: Rental Car

    by ozinuru 30 September 2010

    Hi vonvan While staying in Punta del Este, it is a really good idea to rent a car, not only to explore other parts of Uruguay, but also…

  14. ozinuru avatar

    Re: Montevideo and ?????

    by ozinuru 29 August 2010

    Renting a car is easy, and the roads are fairly easy to get around, providing you have a good map. To give you an idea of distance, Colonia…

  15. peppin3559 avatar

    RE: Uruguay-Playa Verde near Piriapolis Spanish Classes

    by peppin3559 22 April 2010

    hello. i dont think u will find a spanish teacher there in playa verde, i am sure that if u go to piriapolis u would find. about the…

  16. laurakirsten avatar

    Re: Uruguay in a day trip.

    by laurakirsten 12 April 2010

    We've just returned from our trip to Argentina and Uruguay. We took the slow ferry across to Colonia (from BA) to save money (slow ferry…

  17. shoerbeee avatar

    Uruguay-Playa Verde near Piriapolis Spanish Classes

    by shoerbeee 31 March 2010

    Hi! I am staying in Playa Verde just outside of Piriapolis from April to mid July and am hoping to find Spanish classes, or more likely,…

  18. laurakirsten avatar

    Uruguay in 5 days

    by laurakirsten 24 March 2010

    My husband and I arrived in Colonia today. We´re scheduled to stay here for 2 nights which leaves us with 3 - 4 days left in Uruguay…

  19. lucymcleary avatar

    punta el diablo OR piriapolis OR la palermo

    by lucymcleary 21 January 2010

    Hi, My sister and I are going to spend about 5-6 days at one of the following coastal towns Punta el Diablo, Piriapolis, La Palermo…

  20. thoro avatar

    Re: Montevideo to Pirapolis

    by thoro 09 December 2009

    I don´t know about Piriapolis, taxi fare into centro

  21. bamemory avatar

    Re: Montevideo to Pirapolis

    by bamemory 09 December 2009

    *[Montevideo-Piriapolis buses (Click here)|http://www.trescruces.com.uy/horarios.php?origen=1&destino=43&compania=0&buscar=buscar]* …

  22. trinitogo avatar

    Re: Six days in Uruguay.

    by trinitogo 30 November 2009

    Colonia is special. Depends on where you're from, though, as it's partly special because it is reminiscent of southern France and Italy.…

  23. chismoso avatar

    RE: Six days in Uruguay.

    by chismoso 20 November 2009

    As far as beach towns go, you need to head east of Montevideo. Piriapolis for me is not such a lovely place - a fairly nondescript town…

  24. Bual avatar

    Six days in Uruguay.

    by Bual 19 November 2009

    hi!... I'll be signing off as crew from a cruise ship in Montevideo... and I've arranged 7 days/6 nights before I fly out. I'm a bit…

  25. andriane5 avatar

    Piriapolis accommodation, getting urgent!

    by andriane5 14 November 2009

    Does anyone have any direct contacts for accommodatio in Piriapolis? We are going from 5-12th Jan, and so far have not found anything…

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