Money Talk
Pesos 101 Following the money
In Uruguay you are reminded often that you must use their local currency. At the airport there are signs that direct you to a currency exchange booth where you trade American money for comparable pesos. There is a transaction charge and it brings new...
Port of Montevideo Argentina isn't in the cards
The Port reminds me of a toy box in a giant's kid's room. It is walled off from the public with a tall iron fence and each of its entrances is protected by security guards who don't want people entering without proper credentials. Along the fence's...
Hot Water Heater Meltdown/Piedras Street Hot water is an essential
For two days, hot water has not been working. The landlord has been attentive, sent someone by who thought it might be something it wasn't, then sends his maintenance man to troubleshoot. Hugo comes prepared with a tape measure, apartment keys, an...
Men in Black Blues in Montevideo
Blues chords aren't complex, the rhythms and melodies aren't sophisticated, the harmony is a step down from folk music but several steps below jazz. Stevie Ray Vaughn isn't the only white blues man to make it big and suffer an untimely end. He has been...
Statue comes alive/Constitution Plaza Street art in human form
Walking towards Constitution Plaza from Independence Plaza, there are bronze Generals on horseback every block, as well as little plaza's and parks. There is something sad about memorializing heroes in bronze and then placing them outside where pigeons...
Now is the Time to Paint Gustavo in Montevideo
Big cities should be a worker's paradise with good wages because there is too much construction and maintenance needed to match equally with people who will work a long hard day for little pay and no recognition. Walking near Constitution Plaza, on...
Big Mac in Montevideo American eating habits don't go away
Regardless of where I travel, one of the most asked questions I get is - "Do they have a McDonald's?" There is a McDonald's in Montevideo, Uruguay. It wasn't sought out, isn't on my list of important things to do, but it is a cultural landmark that marks...
Rain Day in Montevideo Climate always changes, so do we
"We were in the eighties last week," Jesper tells me, pouring us a Monday afternoon cup of coffee at his desk in a Ciudad Vieja office close to the Port. He talks about the old city versus the new city, how he and his wife are now moving into...
ATM Meltdown ATM's are your bread and butter
Money might not make the world go round, but it provides lubrication . Looking for an ATM to get cash to pay for my rented vacation studio in Ciudad Vieja, I have apprehension. Banks and credit card companies have been told Scott will be out of the...
Delayed Inauspicious beginnings
Even the best plans of men go awry and the best planned trips get caught in rough currents. Boarding my plane in Albuquerque, all things are possible. I am scheduled to fly from Albuquerque to Dallas, Dallas to Miami, Miami to Montevideo, Uruguay.There...
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