Pizzería la Barra del Jacal, Venezuela

Advantages: thousands
Disadvantages: it is a litlle (?!!!?) faraway

...Punta del Este is the holiday resort more exclusive of the whole South America. Businessmen from Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela as well United States of America select Punta del Este as location for their holidays house. Here come also singers, sport stars, actor and actress. The name of this resort says itself that the town is located on the point more eastern of Uruguay. To reach Punta del Este you should first of all fly to Montevideo, the capital city of Uruguay and the drive for about one hour along a very beautiful scenic road that pass through woods, follows the coast of the Atlantic ocean, climbs the surrounding hills. Despite the development of hotels and tourist structures in accordance with the USA style, Punta del Este keeps her fascination of a city of seamen established by European immigrants, most of them where from Italy... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing night life!
Disadvantages: You won't be able to find one!

...Punta del Este means “point east”. And this unknown place for europeans is a massive hit for all the famous and rich argentinian neighbours. It's not more than two hours from Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital, and it's a well prepared resort for the thousands of visitors that receive every summer. Remember that summer in this side of the world is during December, January, February, March... but it doesn't means that it's dead during wintertime, every bank holiday, either in Uruguay or in Argentina, invites all their lovers for some more few days. The best thing about Punta del Este is that is that kind of place where you can go with family, friend, lover, grandparents, even pets, and they will all say that they are really enjoying themselves. So some tips about their beaches. They are separated in four main groups: "la Mansa... Read review

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Advantages: Lack of tourists, amazing scenery and wildlife, friendly people, and good transport.
Disadvantages: You have to be prepared to organise everything yourself, in Spanish! Not for people looking for glitz, glamour or an easy life.

...had told us it wasn’t, but it may also have had something to do with the fact that some kind of political demonstration erupted nearby when we were lazily watching the world go by in Plaza Bolívar. The teenage girl sat next to me attempted to strike up a conversation, and kept saying “cuidado”, which I misinterpreted for a time as “ciudad” - the word for town, until I realised she was saying “be careful!” - because of the demonstrators! We took her advice and went back to the familiarity of the commercial district, and the next day we headed to the Terminal Del Oriente – the station for buses headed east. We wanted to go to the beach. It’s probably worth pointing out that we had no problems with crime of any sort in the three weeks we were in Venezuela. A number of people had warned us... Read review

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