SaltShaker

Punta del Este – I’m going to hit you with a third post today – I want to finish off writing about my trip to Uruguay and move on to new things back home, and, I’m stuck at home waiting for the police to show up. No one did anything wrong, but in order to [...]

Atlántida – Saturday dawned, the stormclouds, rain, and winds disappeared, no evidence of cyclone alerts. Laura, my companion for the first three days, took a day off to spend with her family, and José Luis, INAVI’s foreign trade director, picked me up at my hotel so that we could head to points east. A bundle [...]

Montevideo – Sated from our little asado lunch (they made me take second helpings of both lamb and beef), we piled back into the van and headed generally towards Montevideo. Our remaining goal, two more wineries, but with a minor twist to help us pack a little more tasting into our remaining time – we [...]

Juanicó – It’s kind of fun to find out little interesting tidbits of history as you travel around. For example, did you know that France was in such bad shape during World War II that they turned to Uruguay for help? At the time, Uruguay was a country that had been built up by many [...]

Canelón Chico – Friday morning and we set off bright and early – we had four winery visits planned for the day, and one of them was planned to include lunch; which here, of course, means sitting and chatting for at least several hours. Our first visit was to Bodegas Carlos Pizzorno in this small [...]

Montevideo – Back in the capitol and a nap to clear the head, with a plan to meet up later and head for what’s often considered one of, if not, the best, places in town to try classic Uruguayan cuisine, Le Perdiz. Unfortunately, the place also doesn’t take reservations, and is amazingly popular. Despite our [...]

Las Piedras – Thursday afternoon found us sated from our veal and potato lunch and semi-dozing in the van as we headed for our next stop, Castillo Viejo outside the town of Las Piedras in the province of San Juan. This is another big operation, with about 325 acres of vines planted, and producing slightly [...]

I apologize for starting off a Saturday morning with a geography lesson, but after all this time, it seemed like a basic one was in order. This, is the continent of South America. It’s changed since I studied geography, not particularly in its physical shape, though I’m sure that even in my lifespan there’s been [...]