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This is the journal of The Southron, an Emigrant from Florida who has spent the last decade living in the West Indies, former Yugoslavia and Costa Rica. He moved to Montevideo, Uruguay at the end of February 2006...

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A Good time to leave the US?

Posted by The Southron on November 21st, 2008

For those of you debating whether or not it is a good time to leave the US, I suggest you read the article and download the report you can find online at:  BBC NEWS
Not interested?  Here are the first three paragraphs, they may change your mind:

US economic, military and political dominance is likely to decline [...]

The Joys of Doing Business in Uruguay

Posted by The Southron on October 12th, 2008

By now, most everyone knows that in Real Life (if you can call it that) I work in the offshore banking industry.  We do no banking in Uruguay–because it is slow, expensive and difficult–but we do have am administration office here.
As a normal part of our  business we open financial accounts with various institutions around [...]

Bigger and even more important news!

Posted by The Southron on March 11th, 2007

After months of waiting, the printed version of “The Southron’s Guide to Living in Uruguay” is finally available online at: http://www.lulu.com/content/579686.

Yankee Invasion?

Posted by The Southron on March 6th, 2007

Since at least Saturday evening, huge transport planes have been flying in to Montevideo. Until I read the news today I didn’t connect them to George Bush’s impending visit here. Apparently he cannot travel without a dozen heavy transport planes, Naval vessels, armored vehicles, and hundreds of security personnel.
I cannot help but wonder [...]


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