Posts Tagged ‘Buquebus’

Imagine yourself driving home from a nice evening out on the town. Maybe you had a big dinner with friends, drank some wine and had a few laughs. Now imagine as you’re heading back to your condo or hotel along the water you notice a commotion in the distance. You look closer and see something happening where you took those nice touristy photos earlier that day. Then you think… man, I hope nothing bad happened, is it a fight? Is everyone okay? The answer is yes, it is a fight. And no, not everyone is okay. It was a fight between 4 grown men and their quest to summit the middle finger of a hand protruding from the beach at 3:30am in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Straight out of a scene from The Hangover, my buddies and I thought it was a great idea to try and conquer Punta del Este’s …

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Striking a pose on my rented moto during my day trip to Colonia, Uruguay. Greco and I hopped on the Buquebus from Puerto Madero in downtown Buenos Aires for a wild adventure in the sleepy Uruguayan village. Read all about our Day Trip to Colonia, Uruguay Checkout all the travel photos from our Day Trip to Colonia, Uruguay

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Motorcycle Diaries eat your heart out. We weren’t curing Polio or anything but man was it fun feeling the wind in your face and a good friend clinging to your back. Just a couple of macho guys, drinking beers, picking up chicks and cruising around Colonia, Uruguay on scooters with pearl colored helmets. Today my buddy Greco & I took the Buquebus over to Colonia, Uruguay to peep the scene, renew my tourist visa and chase some tail. I started off the morning by almost ruining our entire trip. We got to the Buquebus terminal in plenty of time for our 9:30 trip and started asking around for guidance on the check-in procedure. After some broken conversations we waited for the monitors above each check-in kiosk to say “Colonia”. I figured that would make sense. However, it never happened. So finally, at about 9:15 I asked another lady for help and she …

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My biggest concern over the last few weeks has been actually passing customs and getting into Argentina (legally). Argentina is relatively liberal towards American tourists but there are still rules and regulations that I need to be aware of before the trip. Because I only purchased a one-way ticket into Buenos Aires I’m afraid they won’t let me in because I don’t have “proof of departure” plans. After calling the Argentina Consulate the first time last week the nice lady (Monica) made it very clear that “I need to show proof of coming in and out of the country within 90 days”. (90 days is the allotted time for American Citizens to travel into Argentina without a proper visa). So instead of buying a second plane ticket back into the US, which would be very expensive I decided to book a ferry to Uruguay in mid-December. Which I am told by the …

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