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Day: April 25, 2024

Montevideo, yikes

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Ella

Post by Ella We made the leap. From the historic center of lazy Colonia to the bustling streets of Montevideo where 3/4 of the Uruguayan population call home. A three hour “non-direct” bus (which is the only kind you can get) from Colonia. There was a completely sealed in area between the driver and the…

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Colonia photo roundup

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Ella

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My kind of Michelin restaurant

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Grubb

Post by Grubb This was on the window of a café in Colonia.

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Future doctors? Pharmacists

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Grubb

Post by Grubb Passing a schoolyard in Colonia it was interesting to see that the kids were dressed like extras on the set of Grey’s Anatomy. Wardrobe as destiny? Does a dirty lab coat get you a bad grade? What about that poor boy sulking in the corner who wants to be a fisherman when…

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Game of empires

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Grubb

Post by Grubb Colonia is on the Rio de la Plata an hour’s ferry ride from Buenos Aires. Standing on one of the jetties fingering off the coast of Colonia, I felt like I was gazing at the Atlantic Ocean, but it was only the wide mouth of the Rio de la Plata which served…

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