Lucy's Restaurant in Jose Ignacio

November 28th, 2008 | Uruguay - Places to Eat | No Comments »

One fantastic restaurant in Jose Ignacio is Lucy’s Restaurant and Salon de Te. This restaurant and tea room has a reputation of serving up some of the best food in Uruguay.

Seating is available inside and outside on a patio, the service is prompt and the staff is friendly. If you don’t read Spanish then make sure you bring a pocket dictionary; the menu is in Spanish only.

The decoration of the place is nice and relaxing. The curried fish is an excellent choice. Make sure you save enough room for dessert! You may chose to come later in the evening and enjoy a nice cup of tea with some tasty pastries.

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The Human Rights Project – You Can Make a Difference

November 21st, 2008 | Uruguay - Gringo Favorite | No Comments »

The Gringo Report team was recently contacted by the Human Rights Project regarding their new mission: “To exceed the act of inspiring and successfully move people from apathy to activism.”

The Gringo Report has teamed up with the Human Rights Project in calling others to action.

To get the ball rolling, the Human Rights Project has developed a beautifully illustrated full color book entitled, The Trouble with the Alphabet, written and illustrated by Caryn West. The book takes you around the world to 26 countries A-Z where children are suffering. Each country featured is also connected to a charitable organization that receives part of the proceeds from each book purchased, as well as all purchases from TheTroubleWiththeAlphabet.com.

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Buquebus – Buenos Aires to Montevideo

November 14th, 2008 | Uruguay - Travel Tips | 2 Comments »

Traveling from Buenos Aires directly into Montevideo can be quite a pleasant experience, especially given the high quality of service the Buquebus provides.

Buquebus has their act together, with a comprehensive web-site that details fairs, schedules, services and more. You can even order your tickets online, and if you have any problems they are very prompt when it comes to answering e-mails sent to atclientes@buquebus.com.

If you don’t speak any Spanish that is no problem, many of the employees speak at least a little bit of English, and if you send an inquiry via email in English it will not affect their ability to respond in the least.

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Uruguay's Eduardo Galeano Speaks on Obama's Election

November 12th, 2008 | Uruguay - News | 1 Comment »

I was planning on getting off the political page, but I happened to stumble across an interesting interview of sorts done by Democracy Now with one of my favorite, and one of the most famous Uruguayan writers, Eduardo Galeano. Galeano speaks out about what it really means to have an African-American for President.

The following quote is what caught my eye; Eduardo Galeano states:

I would like that Obama, who has now tremendous, historic opportunity, that he never forgets that he’s now going inside the White House. The White House will be his house in the time coming, but this White House was built by black slaves. And I’d like, I hope, that he never, Read more

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