Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay

By Joyce, on February 17th, 2016
governor house ruins 01

From Montevideo Uruguay, we made our way by a comfortable 3 hours bus trip to Colonia del Sacramento, a UNESCO site. This is the oldest city in the country, and was founded by the Portuguese in 1680, conquered by the Spanish and returned to Portugal a couple of times before being seized by Brazil, and [Read more …]

Uruguay Wine Country

By Joyce, on February 15th, 2016

Wine Country Uruguay has more than 200 wineries spread across about half a dozen different wine regions including Colonia, Canelones, Rivera, San Jose and Salto. While each has its unique terroir and is suited to different grapes, the country does produce a wide range of both white wines (including albarino, chardonnay and riesling) [Read more …]

Montevideo Uruguay South America

By Joyce, on February 14th, 2016
Artigas status in independence sq

This was our first trip to Uruguay and we started it in Montevideo. After 17 hours of travel (and 3 plane changes), and a needed night’s sleep, we oriented ourselves by taking a guided walking tour of the Old Town from FreeTour.com. The Spanish founded Montevideo in 1724 as a naval base. We started our [Read more …]