MAVERICK ROVER WORLD. Blog #46. URUGUAY 3/2/2019


URUGUAY,
South America






"It's not a vacation, 
it's a lifestyle"


Post #46
March 2, 2019


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Hydrofoil Ferry  
from  ARGENTINA 
 to URUGUAY


Buquebus 
office at the port in Buenos Aires



High Speed Ferry on Rio de la Plata  
between Argentina & Uruguay
Yes, the water is brown from Iron,
but it is safe and the locals do swim and fish in it




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COLONIA, URUGUAY



Uruguay has been controlled by both 
Spain and Portugal, thus the architecture reflects both cultures 

Spanish architecture has a smooth texture



while Portuguese architecture is more rough hewn



113 steps
to the top of this historic 
Light House, still functioning today



Let sleeping dogs lie
as they siesta in Colonia



or you could just let the plants grow
while your car
"ages in place"



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We roughed it a bit at
Hotel Italiano in Colonia



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MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY

The Old
Palacio Legislativo



The New
Corporate offices



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Street Art
up close and personal






More street art
We see these "love locks"
all over the world



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Te'
This guide told us about the locals and their
te'. 
They are obsessed with 
te'
They carry these thermos bottles
to work, on their guide tours, to athletic games
and just about everywhere

He says it's what gets them going and keeps them going. 
Either it is the caffeine or
they are not telling us what is really in this 
te'





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Mercado Agricola




This is one of those moments when you want to buy 
everything in every color



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Near to the market we experienced
our best meal so far, during our South American trip 




quaint, clean, excellent cuisine, affordable
and oh so friendly




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Modern Art / Dance
with the disabled and abled 
in Montevideo




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"It's not a vacation, 
it's a lifestyle"





*March 1- April 10, 2019 ARGENTINA
*buenosaires(eze)

 *February 26 - March 1, 2019  URUGUAY
*montevideo
*colonia

**February 6 - February 25, 2019 ARGENTINA
*buenosaires(eze)


**January 2019 USA
*bozeman(bzn)
*losangeles
*sandiego(san)

**December '18 - January '19 MEXICO
*merida(mid)
*progreso
*uxmal
*playadelcarmen

**October - December 2018  MEXICO
*puertovallarta (pvr) 
*nuevovallarta
*bucerias
*yalapa
*bocadetomatlan

**October 2018 USA
*portland(pdx)

**September 2018 USA
*losangeles
*palmsprings
*lasvegas(las)
*sandiego(san)
*washingtondc(dca)
*newyorkcity(jfk)

**August 2018  ENGLAND
*highclere
*chester
*manchester(man)
*salford
*liverpool

**July 2018  SCOTLAND
*edinburgh(edi) 
*alloa
*sterling
*standrews
*glasgow(gla)

**July 2018  IRELAND
*dublin(dub)

**July 2018  ENGLAND, UK 
*london(stn)

**April - June 2018  SPAIN
*madrid(mad)
*valencia(vlc)
*barcelona(bcn)
*sitges
*palmademallorca(pmi)
*torrevieja
*puntaprima
*caboroig
*granada
*cartegena
*lazenia
*malaga
*altea
*alicante

**March 2018   USA
*sandiego (san)
*losangeles(lax) 


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Our travels include all of these countries and cities around the world, plus multiple states and cities across the USA


**February 2018  MEXICO
**mexicocity(mex)

**October 2017  HAWAII
**maui(ogg)

**April 2017 PANAMA CANAL CRUISE
**mexico
**guatamala
**panama
**costarica
**curacao
**florida(mia)

**May 2016 DENMARK
**copenhagen(cph)

**April-May 2016 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE
**italy
**malta
**greece
**turkey

**April-May 2016 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE
**portugal
**gibraltar
**spain
**italy

**September 2014 HAWAII
**kona(koa)

**May2014 FRANCE
**paris(cdl)

**May 2014 ITALY
**venice

**April-May 2014 TRANS-ATLANTIC CRUISE
**canaryislands
**spain
**france
**italy

**June 2013 AFRICA
**tanzania(ark)

**June 2013 NETHERLANDS
**amsterdam(ams)

**October 2011 SPAIN
**barcelona(bcn)
**madrid
**seville
**valencia

**January 2009 MEXICO
**acapulco(aca)

**November 2008 MEXICO
**puertovallarta(pvr)

**October 2007 MEXICO
**cabosanlucas(csl)

**November 2006 ITALY
**rome(fco)
**florence
**pisa
**sienna
**tavernelle
**montepulciano

**November 2006 CANADA
**vancouver(yvr)

**March 2005 MEXICO
**guadalajara(gdl)

**July 2004 ARUBA

**December 2003 CANADA
**whistler



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