Category: Uruguay

Uruguay: rich pastures, beautiful beaches, and the laid-back capital, Montevideo. For overlanders shipping from Europe this is often the first port of call.

Overlanding in Uruguay: our summary of road conditions, road tolls, safety, overnight camping, supplies, and other topics relevant to overland travellers.

Overlanding in Uruguay: a Small but Inviting Country

Overlanding in Uruguay: our summary of road conditions, road tolls, safety, overnight camping, and other topics relevant to overland travellers.

Case Pueblo in Punta Ballena was originally the eccentric home of the Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró. It was expanded over the years and now houses a small gallery/museum and a large hotel with restaurant. This is the restaurant entrance with a vista across Rio de la Plata.

Uruguay is Just the Place for a Holiday

When it’s time to slow down and relax in a beautiful place, Uruguay is a place to consider. Here are some places to find that perfect holiday experience.

This old FORD truck is probably the oldest vehicle we have spotted on the roads of Uruguay. In other countries this would be locked away in a climatised collector's garage.

Amazing Old Cars on the Roads in Uruguay – Everywhere

They are slowly diminishing in numbers but Uruguay still has many rare and old cars on the roads – everywhere. This is a gallery of the ones we spotted.

This resort is in Jose Ignacio, a small but trendy beach-side town east of Punte del Este. It looks as if it could be on one of the Greek Islands.

Uruguay: Surprising In So Many Ways

Surprising Uruguay: we spent 3 months and travelled slowly. The people, relaxing beaches, green landscapes, and our overall experience really captivated us.

A beautiful woman proudly riding her horse in the gaucho parade. In the background some young girls in their frilly dresses.

Why am I Perplexed by the Gaucho Festival?

The annual gaucho festival in Tacuarembó was interesting, but it brought up questions that left me in 2 minds about it. I am just a little perplexed.

Fiesta de la Patria Gaucha: a group of gauchos waiting with their horses under shade trees for their call into the arena.

The Most Important Gaucho Festival in Uruguay

The Fiesta de la Patria Gaucha is the most important Gaucho Festival in Uruguay. We attended 2016 and left with hundreds of photos capturing the atmosphere.

Carnival in Montevideo: a large group of participants chatting in the staging area

Photo Gallery from the Carnival 2016 in Montevideo

Our first post, where we explained the African heritage of Montevideo’s carnival, was so long that we decided to add a second gallery of photos from “Las Llamadas”.

Carnival in Montevideo: my best shot, a lovely close-up of a Portabandera

Las Llamadas – Carnival in Montevideo

Carnival in Montevideo: lots of drumming, lots of vibrant colours, lots of dancing, lots of flag waving, lots of feathers and make-up, lots of bare skin, and a lot of fun!

The Fray Bentos industrial landscape, a UNESCO world heritage site since 2015, as seen from the south-west.

What is Uruguay’s Latest UNESCO World Heritage Site?

An industrial slaughterhouse in Uruguay is now UNESCO World Heritage listed. It is the original home of brands like Oxo and Fray Bentos.

Entering the Pablo Atchugarry sculpture park near Punta del Este, Uruguay

Enticed by a Sculpture Park in Uruguay

Another surprise find in the countryside of Uruguay – a sculpture park which gave us a pleasant walk in the sunshine. Thanks to the artist Pablo Atchugarry.

Montevideo, in a side street: a row of Art Deco houses surrounded by new high-rise apartments.

Don’t Miss all the Art-Deco Buildings in Montevideo!

As I’m interested in architecture and art in general, I was surprised to find so many early 20th century Art-Deco buildings in Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital.

Montevideo: customs building at Buquebus

Getting a vehicle through customs and out of port in Montevideo, Uruguay

Montevideo, Uruguay: step-by-step instructions on how to get your travel vehicle through customs and out of port, required documents, copies, and addresses.

Hello & Welcome

Meet Yasha and Juergen. Our travel blog is atypical because we travel differently, not flying from one dream destination to the next. Our choice instead: to take it slowly, take side roads, discover places aside from the typical "bucket list" and guidebook highlights. We drive and live in our self-built overland camper, called [~~"Berta"~~] "Bertita" (little Berta since 2018 in Europe). You can read more on our "About Us" page.

We love sharing our impressions and knowledge gained along the way. You will find a wealth of information on our site, especially if you love road trips. So stay around and explore with us!

Celebrate with us!

Yes, this year our website dare2go.com celebrates 20 Years online! We registered the domain in late 2005 and uploaded the first page in early 2006, just before we left on our first Pan-American trip.

The first website was a simple HTML-layout done by Juergen. Although, for the time, it displayed some features which would only become more ‘familiar’ in later years – like a tabbed layout: text on one page, a map of the recent journey on the second tab, and a photo gallery on the third tab. Unfortunately, it wasn’t “mobile friendly” — those handheld devices to access the internet weren’t around in 2005!
So, after Google’s constant complaints, we decided to delete our ‘Archive’ in 2018.

Here’s a screen capture of the ‘old’ layout:

[Thanks to the wayback machine ]

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