While Buenos Aires and Argentina are popular vacation destinations, significantly fewer people visit next door neighbour, Uruguay. This is a grave mistake, but we know readers of Luxury And Boutique Hotels won’t make that mistake!
Most of the small number of people who do make it to Uruguay just visit on a day trip. A ferry ride across the Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires will take you to Colonia del Sacramento, a pretty little UNESCO town. Here you’ll find UNESCO ruins to explore, a lighthouse to climb, pretty streets for strolling, cafés for lounging, and spectacular sunsets over the widest river in the world. Staying a few days in Colonia is essential, or you’ll miss the charm of this pretty town with a seaside feel.
10 seconds. That’s how long it took for me to fall in love with luxury bus service company LimoLiner. I’ll tell you why in a moment.
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Having reviewed many hotels, the difference between independent, owner-managed hotels and much bigger brands is very apparent. It’s not that there is a right or wrong to either one, but depending on what you are looking for, one might fit the bill more than the other for certain types of trips.
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I wasn’t any more nervous in Tunisia than I was in Morocco, in Paris, in New York or in Bali. Certainly security was tight, and citizens and tourists alike seemed watchful. But everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming, and even grateful that I had chosen to come to Tunisia after the terrorist attack.
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