At the bus terminal in Montevideo, I grabbed my bags and looked for an ATM to take out some Uruguayan Pesos. I found one near the entrance of the bus station, took out 6000 pesos (almost $200), then popped out front and waited in line for a cab. … Read more
Tag: Museums
Buenos Aires, Argentina
I spent the four hour bus ride from Rosario to Buenos Aires writing on my laptop and staring out the window. The bus rolled into the Terminal de Omnibus on the Rio de la Plata in the North side of the city at about 8pm.… Read more
Córdoba & Rosario, Argentina
The bus ride from Santiago to the border with Argentina passed without a hitch. After getting our passports stamped at immigration, we had to wait an hour and a half at customs for our bus’s turn to be searched and inspected. … Read more
Santiago & Valparaíso, Chile
The bus ride into Chile was slow and long. It was supposed to take seven hours, but wound up taking nine and a half. Trucks that had been waiting several days for the inclement weather to pass and the customs to open were backed up for miles approaching the Chilean border. … Read more
Envision Festival (Uvita) & San Jose, Costa Rica
At about noon, the bus pulled to the side of the road, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. There was nothing in eyeshot except jungle and the two-lane road. The bus driver announced “ENBISIO’N!” The passengers looked around confused for a second, “Here?” … Read more