Uruguay – Montevideo Ciudad Vieja: Mercado del Puerto homer, July 7, 2025 The morning started with some coffee at a shop called Flor (flower). Two coffees and two chocolates was 390 pesos or about $10 USD. After the coffee, I went on the hunt for some ribeye and outside skirt beef cuts. A Facebook group suggested a place called Gourmeat in the… Continue Reading
Uruguay – Montevideo Groceries & Wine Tour homer, July 6, 2025July 7, 2025 Let’s talk about groceries. We were suprised to learn where some of the foods below come from, can you guess where? The beans on the left are from Italy. The corn is from China. The mushrooms from Uruguay and the salt and spice are unknown but likely Uruguay. The beef… Continue Reading
Uruguay – Trapped Edition homer, July 5, 2025 We are staying in multiple places here in Uruguay but our first place is an apartment. Everything has been fine so far except yesterday we became trapped inside. This apartment uses a Nuki lock and its a digital locked that can be opened and closed with an app on your… Continue Reading
Uruguay – 12 Pharmacy Day homer, July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 I woke up with a bit of back pain and forgot to pack my back brace so we headed out to find somenplace that sells back braces. Along the way to twelve different pharmacies we stopped to see a few things… The architecture in Montevideo is very interesting and unique…. Continue Reading
Uruguay – Montevideo Ciudad Vieja homer, July 3, 2025 We took a walk early this morning to get our bearings. We stopped at this statue of the Queen of Spain. After that our first stop was Santander bank in ciudad vieja to get some cash. The currency rate is $40 Uruguay pesos to $1 and we were limited to… Continue Reading
We’re In Uruguay! homer, July 2, 2025 After an 11 hour flight to Buenos Aires (delayed by 45 minutes – thanks United), a two hour wait for a ferry, then a two hour ferry ride and a two hour bus ride, we finally made it to Montevideo! It’s been an exhausting journey but we finally made it… Continue Reading
Hotel Review – JW Marriott Singapore South Beach homer, April 26, 2025 The Protagonist In the final chapter of our southeast Asia journey, our middle aged couple lands in Singapore to spend a final few days before heading back home. They sought out a great hotel located in the heart of the city for a couple of more adventures and the JW… Continue Reading
Singapore Botanical Gardens homer, April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 We spent most of the day with nature at the Singapore Botanical Gardens. This is a MUST stop Unesco World Hertitage site to visit if you visit Singapore. The Orchid Gardens are a must see but be aware there is a fee $15 for this area whereas the main gardens… Continue Reading
We’re In Singapore! homer, April 23, 2025 We arrived early to Singapore and our upgraded suite wasnt ready so they staff took us to the Executive Lounge where we had some delectable fresh baked scones and mushroom quiche. Jasmine Tea, yes we had two pots to drink! The art decoration here are pretty cool. and plenty of… Continue Reading
Hotel Review – JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur homer, April 22, 2025 Our hotel in KL was the JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur. We chose this hotel because of its proximity to key activities we were planning to do. The hotel is across the street from one of the largest shopping malls here named the Pavilion. The mall has dozens of restaurants and… Continue Reading