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Comparing Hotels Checking out places to stay
Walking the streets of the port district, you find hotels you might have stayed if you hadn't rented a studio. It is human to comparison shop, wonder what that place or this place has to offer at what price. The two hotels within a block and a half...
Personal Pan Pizza/ Lunch at the Fair Nothing like an idea
There isn't anything new about pizza.You find it all around the world. What is refreshing about this pizza is that it is made outdoors, you watch the guys prepare it, the ingredients are natural, the taste is great, the price is a bargain. "What...
Sunday Flea Market Tristan Narvaja Street
It is Sunday. Taking the turista bus a second time, our first stop is the Tristan Street flea market. It is set up on a narrow street, tree lined, packed with vendors and customers on a sunny day in November. As shoppers and browsers move through the...
Police Report Next Door shoplifting in the next door boutique
It is mentioned in guide books that there is petty crime in Montevideo. The young woman in a next door boutique, who speaks English and tells me about Montevideo when I have my expresso, is standing and talking to motorcycle cops as I come out my...
Pocitos Farmers Market Fresh as it gets
Sometimes travel Gods give you good outcomes. You don't have a plan, just strike out and do what seems to be interesting and they take you to places and events you didn't know existed. When I started this morning I was going to go to the Centro to check...
Mercado Del Puerto Barbecue at its best
When visitors get off cruise ships at the Port of Montevideo, one of the first places they visit is the Mercado Del Puerto, a collection of steakhouses, gift shops, and art galleries under one big tin roof. Uruguay is famous for wine and steaks and...
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...
Fruits and Vegetables/ Ciudad Vieja Produce right off the boat
When you are looking for produce in the Port area you are not near the grand shopping palaces you visit in the United States. Groceries in the U.S. display well groomed produce as you walk down waxed shiny floors,choose fruit and vegetables from clean...
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...
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