Hi, Dallas and Susan,
Just read your Montevideon Tango blog . I believe that your are fascinated. Thank you for the Inspiration.
Montevideo welcomed you with its rusty face. What a contrast.
Safe Journey!
Mense
Dallas, Did you know that Brazil is experiencing extreme flooding with at least 28,000 people displaced and killing mudslides in some communities this week? Perhaps that is why you didn't stop there.
Also, I couldn't help wondering about those incredible glaciers in Chile. Did your tour guide relate how fast they are melting and what the predictions are for them to be completely gone given the current rate of climate change?
Love reading about your travel adventures, as always. Thanks for the vicarious trip. Hi to Susan.
I do not understand if your idea is talk about how less competitive Uruguay would be comparing to Argentina for you or trying to minimize Uruguay to maximize Argentina to see if they will get better touristic business .. ?
This article is obviously an opportunities to minimizer Uruguay's tourism from Argentina's one..
how poor quality is your article!
Andy, I've never been to Argentina. I just reported based on comments of our Uruguayan tour guide. She's the one who said, "Uruguay is not a destination resort. Most people transit through Uruguay to Argentina." I reported her comment as well as her history of the tango being invented in Uruguay. Why would you think I would want to minimize Uruguay? Didn't you get it that I enjoyed the day there?
Hi, Dallas,
Very grateful to have met you and Susan on our cruise, to have heard you two perform, and to be reading your excellent blogs. Thank you! By the way, Spain (according to our Spanish tour guide from a previous trip), is the world’s largest producer and distributor of olive oil, available at Trader Joe’s if you run out of luggage space! It’s quite good!
Paraguay does not border Uruguay. Uruguay borders Argentina and Brazil. Bolivia and Paraguay use the Uruguayan port because they are both landlocked.
The variety of wine that you tried is actually called Tannat. It originates from France and Uruguay is the only other country where this type of grape is commonly found.
Finally, Montevideo's port is primarily used for transportation of goods. I've been to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro and neither ports are "beautiful". Again these are major commercial/industrial ports. A much nicer alternative would have been to dock in Punta del Este.
Safe travels
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