The country of football, carnival, meat, and mate. And also stunning beaches, greedy sea lions and candombe rhythms. I will explain how was Uruguay founded, give you advices and tips for sightseeing and food...
Diet of Uruguayan Uruguay has the highest number of cows per capita in the world, so naturally, they became carnivores. Life of vegetarians and vegans in this country is challenging.
It was the time in Punta del Diablo when I totally fell for Uruguay. The atmosphere was relaxed, the town less crowded, with the best beaches, absence of high-rise buildings, one main asphalt road, and tiny town centre with restaurants, artisans and souvenir vendors.
Montevideo is southermost capital of Americas, hosts the longest carnival in the world, ranks first in quality of life among Latin America’s capitals, and is the fifth gay-friendly city in the world. Ciudad Vieja
Carnival in Montevideo may not be grand like the one in Rio, but thanks to that the most important cultural event of the year in Uruguay is still celebration of locals for locals and not for tourists. Despite the less awareness
Far-reaching coastline with soft golden sand, sand dunes dividing coast from civilisation, absence of bars, restaurants and hotels. Sunbeds and umbrellas are brought and taken with people. Later in the afternoon they become playgrounds and at night are back in original state like made
They say Buenos Aires is the most European and safest capital in South America. Majority of people look Italian-Spanish, occasionally you’ll see little Ed Sheeran where I’d guess British ancestors, or rarely, someone from Asia.
Decide an itinerary for one week in Portugal is a dilemma. Country so beautiful and varied deserves more attention. For its first visit I chose four most popular places, and to my benefit I was accompanied...
After the big news from Russia announcing they will no longer require classic visa to visit Saint Petersburg and Leningrad area, I clicked through Wizzair website, found cheap return flights...
I dreamt about visiting Chernobyl since... well, the years. Photographs from the exclusion zone spreading around the internet and the story behind the accident were constantly boosting my excitement.