Oi! It was a nice change to see a real koi pond in Uruguay. The fish were beautiful and well taken care of. The pond’s located at the front entrance. My favorite fish was the white one. Tchau, Odeliza Jacoba Read More
Oi! Our stay at Las Cumbres resort was relaxing and very much needed TLC. Per night cost about 300 USD not including meals. Its an exclusive hotel that caters to a specific clientele. The owners are from Serbia and are really accommodating. The hotel staff are Uruguayans and speak English very well. This is the front entrance of Las [...] Read More
Ola! Tudo Bem? Midori our golden labrador gets a complete grooming at least once every other month. It’s not good to wash a labrador. One removes its natural oils that protect the dog from water activities. So the vet tells me… Here is picture of Midori’s dog groomer. Fortunately, I don’t have to go to the vet’s [...] Read More
Oi! Tudo Bem? Our first home was located at Artigas, which is a main street in Montevideo, Uruguay. Often times we’d take walks to the rambla -board walk- and parque Rodo. Ever since we adopted Midori -our golden labrador- we’ve troted more often. Now, we live by the beach. But I still like to reminisce about our [...] Read More
Ola, Here are some shots of my puppy Midori at the beach during winter time. She loves to catch a bottle and swim as far out as possible. Come check out my Thursday Journal at Odeliza Jacoba Expat Blog . Ate a vista, Odeliza Jacoba Get your daily dose of Odeliza Jacoba www.odeliza.com “My life in South America” www.odelizajacoba.com “My official Model [...] Read More
Oi! Its inverno en Uruguay and I must admit the climate is not so bad, a bit tough on my asthma, but other than that, its okay. Of course I am comparing this to the past two winters in Uruguay. A lot of locals are agreeing with me. Here are some snap shots of Montevideo Uruguay. Check out June [...] Read More
Oi! I like the fact that we live right next to the beach. Granted, the beach is not for swimming, just for sun bathing and our dog Midori’s play tub, but its really nice. We try to take advantage of the nice weather when its available in Uruguay. From May through November its bitter cold and yuck! But [...] Read More
Mahalo Chico, Last year, while on one of my antiquing trips, I came across a stack of art prints wrapped in plastic. I took a few glances at the art and immediately took all six and bought them. At the time, I had no idea what I bought, but the prints just spoke to me as [...] Read More
Feliz Anos, January in Montevideo, Uruguay is vacation time for the locals and big tourist season for Sur de America. Most tourist we see trotting down the rambla or asking for directions are from Brasil and Argentina. There are a few squirts of North Americans and some Europeans as well. Not that many Asian and so far [...] Read More
Mahalo Chicos, My other half loves futbol, he even played in college, so when the opportunity arises that he can watch a live futbol game he takes it. Sometimes it does not even matter who’s playing against who. He likes to bring me along though, honestly I am not into futbol as much as he is I [...] Read More