Well, by late August 2023, we had polished off our last frosty açai bowl in idyllically warm Brazil and traded it in for hand-warming matés in Uruguay. To find ourselves back in Spanish Land (yay!!), we woke up at a spritely time of 2:30 to arrive to the Belo Horizonte Airport by 4, which was followed by a flight with,…

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We read in a BBC article that Buenos Aires and Montevideo are constantly trying to “out-Europe” the other so it was no surprise when arriving to socially progressive Montevideo felt a lot like…arriving in Europe. Vanished are most Latin American vibes and in its place are layers of Art Deco and neoclassical buildings, LGBTQ couples holding hands, polished and clean city…

Continue ReadingMaté Musings and European Ambiance in Montevideo, Uruguay