Mahalo Chicos, Thanksgiving in Uruguay is not the same as Thanksgiving in North America, well, for obvious reasons-its not a holiday for South America, its just a North American tradition-. Even though, it is a North American tradition I still miss the feasts my mother would plan so well in my parents’ home. People would come [...] Read More

Mahalo Chicos, Ah, rental property. I believe I spoke sometime about this, but since I am once again in the market for rental property, I thought I’d talk about my trials with you. Here is the site I often refer to the photos and descriptions in my honest opinion -but of course how else can say it- terrible! It [...] Read More

Mahalo Chicos, I don’t get out often enough as I did in 07 and 06, mainly because I wanted variety in my meals that is not so abundant here and I have to honestly say, the offerings in restaurants in Uruguay lack in that department. But when a restaurant comes along that offers a new flavor I like [...] Read More

Mahalo Chicos, Just recently I had the bad case of visiting the loo very often, to put it lightly, over the course of every five minutes and things were coming out of both ends rapidly. I just found out from an Uruguayan that the news report cautioned people not to do the following; don’t drink the [...] Read More

Mahalo Chicos, My other half and I have lived in Uruguay since 06′ and have rented from three different places. I have to say that it is really difficult to find a place that is furnished or semi furnished that’d be suitable and affordable. When I say furnished I mean, lighting set in, walls are covered, the [...] Read More

Mahalo Chicos, When my other half and I arrived in Uruguay and signed a rental agreement we did not realize that we’d have to go through such a hassle to pay our utility bills and rent. You can’t just send a check or pay a bill online. First if you are paying in anything else other [...] Read More

Mahalo Chicos, I had to replenish my Clinque stuff so I stopped by Punta Caretas Mall, Montevideo, Uruguay and was really delighted to see this year’s Christmas decorations. Their design team really took the time to create an elegant theme for Christmas. They used real life sized adorable polar bears, white and blue colors, and a giant Christmas tree that [...] Read More