Ahhh, great front yard treatment! Oh, the fertile soil of South America! I mean, how many landscaping companies in the US can grow blooming trees through cars?
All joking aside, this is a great photo from Uruguay by Marni Rachel. Awesome colors, too. Almost looks like an ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Ahhh, great front yard treatment! Oh, the fertile soil of South America! I mean, how many landscaping companies in the US can grow blooming trees through cars?
All joking aside, this is a great photo from Uruguay by Marni Rachel. Awesome colors, too. Almost looks like an ...More Independence Days to Celebrate
August is another Independence Day bonanza. The shifts of power didn't happen all at once, but 1960 was a big year. If you're in any of these countries expect a holiday. Maybe there will be fireworks or a parade or a speech or two.
August 1 - Benin gained independence ...Uruguay's Rebound
I know from having traveled there a significant amount that when most people think about traveling in South America, they don't think Uruguay. It's always Brazil, Chile and Argentina that come to mind. But according to this piece, that may be about to change. Frommer's ...Megan Lyles Travel Writer
When really good travel blogs manage to remain secret to me, I get bummed wishing someone had called me sooner to say, "Hey, Adrienne you need to peep this right now!" No personal calls were ever received which leads me to wonder how many folks even know about the travel ...NY Times on Uruguay
It always brings me great pleasure to come across travel stories on Montevideo or the country of Uruguay as a whole. South America is a continent I have yet to set foot on, but I've always told myself that when I go, Uruguay would be the first stop. You could say I've always ...Word for the Travel Wise (09/10/06)
Okay, everyone - big sigh of relief this week. I'm departing from languages of the Silk Road to return to some you may actually try to learn further than my everyday Gadling feature. Today I point your attention to Uruguay's thermal waters as featured on the front page of ...Miracle in the Andes: Rugby Players Eating Rugby Players
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Whenever I go backpacking with friends, the conversation occasionally comes around to who we'd have to eat if a storm blew in and we became stranded. It's been generally accepted that my buddy Kevin would be too gamey, so he's out. And I'm a little too lean to ...Outside Magazine Preview: Miracle in the Andes
Nando Parrado's story on the 72 days spent in the
Andes and the long trek home may not have hit book shelves yet, but it has most certianly hit my heart. Outside magazine has an exclusive excerpt from Miracle in the
Andes in their current issue with only a small fraction of ...
