Archive for September, 2009

Día del Patrimonio ...

Saturday the 26th and Sunday the 27th of September 2009 are ‘Día del Patrimonio’ in Montevideo. This is a cultural heritage weekend where museums open to the public for free and many other usually-private buildings (such as embassies and the Antel tower) are open to the...
A Weekend in Buenos Aires

A Weekend in Buenos ...

We just spent a quick weekend in Buenos Aires, and it was a very nice change from everyday life in Montevideo. Since we’ve been there before and have already explored Recoleta and some of Palermo, a few highlights and notable details of this trip are: Buquebus: We took the...
Dogs in Uruguay Part 2- Gear & Our Airline Experiences

Dogs in Uruguay Part...

After the paperwork and necessary shots were completed for our dogs, we had to consider how they were to be transported and what was going to happen to them during the long journey to Uruguay. We had previously looked into animal shipping companies that can handle all of the paperwork...
Expo Prado 2009

Expo Prado 2009...

Another day in Uruguay- another adventure. Yesterday we went to Expo Prado 2009 for their “Day of the United States’. We hopped the 522 bus on 21 se Setiembre for 16 pesos each, which dropped us off at the edge of Parque Prado in half an hour. Thank you montevideobus...
Dogs in Uruguay- Prep for the Journey

Dogs in Uruguay- Pre...

We arrived in Uruguay this past March with our daughter, all of our stuff and two funny little Pugs named Pablo and Paloma. The dogs were by far the most stressful part of the move, in part because we had never traveled with pets before. There are many details of traveling, boarding,...

Where’s the Te...

It appears that El Temporal de Santa Rosa has skipped over Montevideo. We had rain and a some lightning on Sunday night into Monday morning, and light rain every day this week, but nothing like the storm I was hoping to see. As it is already September 3rd, I’m not holding...