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The best lifestyle in the world for the price… This is the journal of The Southron, an American 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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Yesterday, the intrepid crew of the newly arrived land yacht, the Blue Bullet, set off on a shakedown cruise into undiscovered country. Borko was at the helm, I was navigating, and Harry was our security officer (when he wasn’t barking at the livestock, he was testing which of the three seats in the back […]
I am constantly asked about Uruguay’s cost of living–and being a terrible shopper, I have a hard time answering. I am so absorbed with running my business that I rarely know the real cost of anything that doesn’t come across my desk.
I know real estate is cheap compared to the US and ridiculously cheap […]
No, that is NOT a summary of the weather, my attitude and my language. It is actually a phrase denoting approbation for Gran China at San José 1077 in Centro. Yes, there is actually a Chinese restaurant that offers something other than Cantonese bland and Urguayo Cantonese double bland…
You may recall that a […]
More than 15 days after arriving at the port of Montevideo, and some 12 days later than I was promised by the “professional” whom I had hired specifically to handle the matter, I have my van. I almost had it yesterday—in fact, Borko was even called to the port to pick it up. […]
About two weeks ago I noticed that the coffee table in the lobby downstairs was covered with new magazines instead of the usual doggie toys and maté fixings. I was surprised enough to ask Santiago about it (I usually work on the theory that if I am not told about something, it is for […]
Every so often my office begins to feel like a Yankee prisoner of war camp–the same stultifying routine exacerbated by the view of the outside world just beyond the fence. Yesterday I decided to do something about it. Borko and I broke out in the afternoon and went off in search of spicy […]
Happy Orthodox Christmas!
Today, January 7 is Christmas for the Eastern Orthodox Slavs. This is because we still use the Julian Calendar for calculating the Church Calendar. The fact that it is 13 days later than the civil calendar is simply an added benefit—it lets us shop for Christ during the after-Christmas sales and […]
Dashing down the street,
on my cripple’s trike,
Through the streets we go,
doing what we like.
Borko is in tow
On his mountain bike
What fun it is to dodge a bus
And live til Christmas Night.
Pocitos, Buceo
traffic all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
My ‘lectric trike today
La Rambla is a mess
cars are everywhere
Christmas here in Uruguay
is […]
How about eating your cake and having it too? That was always my goal when I was growing up–actually it was usually pie, ice cream or potato chips; cake was not a special favorite.
Nevertheless, we have an opportunity to do it now. We don’t need to make a choice between going to the
Southeastron […]
I have really been remiss in writing in this blog, but I’ve simply been so busy with my real job that I have not had time to do it.
Therefore, this entry is going to be catch as catch can…
FIRSTLY, the weather is absolutely, positively, wonderful! Warm, sunny days without any humidity, and cool pleasant […]
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