Tagged: Architecture

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.

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.

La Recoleta cemetery in Buenos Aires: only very few of the mausoleums are dedicated to a single person.

The Macabre Beauty of the Famous La Recoleta Cemetery

The opulence and macabre beauty of some of the incredible mausoleums make La Recoleta Cemetery a tourist attraction in Buenos Aires (b+w photo gallery).

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.

Valparaiso: colourful houses on steep hill around the Iglesia Luterana

What to see in one week in & around Santiago

Our challenge was to show our visitor an interesting variety of sights in and around Santiago. We had only a little over one week and made the most of it.

We’re stuck, but there’s no better place to be!

We were stuck, due to floods, around La Serena and Valle de Elqui in Northern Chile. Yet it’s such a beautiful region with friendly people – we loved it!

Iron Clad Houses

Many buildings, old and new, in Chile are clad in corrugated or pressed iron. Small houses, large government buildings, old mansions with rich embellishments.

Ciudad Abierta, Arquitectura de Ritoque

The Ciudad Abierta, known as “Arquitectura de Ritoque”, was founded 1970 as an experiment in new architecture and communal living. An interesting site to visit.

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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