Jun 21, 2007
Uruguay is a big surprise
To the surprise of everyone, Argentina has become one of the cheapest vacation destinations, but that begs the question: where do Argentines go on vacation? Answer: they hop a fast ferry for the 45-minute ride across the Rio de la Plata, the world's widest river, to Uruguay.
This tiny Southern American nation boasts gorgeous colonial cities, stunning beaches, and amazingly low prices: full meals go for $5, boutique hotels for $50, and museum tickets for mere pennies.
But finding reliable travel information on Uruguay is difficult -- guidebooks rarely devote more than a slim chapter within continent-wide South America tomes. In a post that I'll be writing next week, I plan to recommend several hotels and restaurants in low-cost Montevideo, and if you have a friend who might be thinking about possible destinations in South America, you might alert them to watch the daily appearance of these posts for a fairly unique write-up about that little-visited capital.
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This tiny Southern American nation boasts gorgeous colonial cities, stunning beaches, and amazingly low prices: full meals go for $5, boutique hotels for $50, and museum tickets for mere pennies.
But finding reliable travel information on Uruguay is difficult -- guidebooks rarely devote more than a slim chapter within continent-wide South America tomes. In a post that I'll be writing next week, I plan to recommend several hotels and restaurants in low-cost Montevideo, and if you have a friend who might be thinking about possible destinations in South America, you might alert them to watch the daily appearance of these posts for a fairly unique write-up about that little-visited capital.
Write and read comments about this post.
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