Author Archives: billybaba
SEPTEMBER 1, FRIDAY
LAST DAY IN MONTEVIDEO My last day in Montevideo was one of the fullest days in the last month. In addition to having to somewhat clean my apartment and pack up, I invited myself to lunch with Cecilia Regules, the
SEPTEMBER 1, FRIDAY
LAST DAY IN MONTEVIDEO My last day in Montevideo was one of the fullest days in the last month. In addition to having to somewhat clean my apartment and pack up, I invited myself to lunch with Cecilia Regules, the
AUGUST 31, THURSDAY
GOING TO PUNTE DEL ESTE The tour to Punte del Este, 160 kilometers from Montevideo was an all day 12 hour tour. Punte del Este is a very upscale beach resort where the Plata river joins the Atlantic Ocean. Today
AUGUST 31, THURSDAY
GOING TO PUNTE DEL ESTE The tour to Punte del Este, 160 kilometers from Montevideo was an all day 12 hour tour. Punte del Este is a very upscale beach resort where the Plata river joins the Atlantic Ocean. Today
AUGUST 30, WEDNESDAY
TOUR OF MONTEVIDEO After walking in circles around Santandi street where I am living, then looking out the window of a bus on the way to the airport to pick up my jacket and not seeing much that was interesting
AUGUST 30, WEDNESDAY
TOUR OF MONTEVIDEO After walking in circles around Santandi street where I am living, then looking out the window of a bus on the way to the airport to pick up my jacket and not seeing much that was interesting
AUGUST 29, TUESDAY
AVENUE 18 DE JULIO Sunday my destination was the crowded street market that takes place every Sunday in the Cordon section of Montevideo off of the Avenue 18 de Julio. I never found it. The next day, Monday, I decided
AUGUST 29, TUESDAY
AVENUE 18 DE JULIO Sunday my destination was the crowded street market that takes place every Sunday in the Cordon section of Montevideo off of the Avenue 18 de Julio. I never found it. The next day, Monday, I decided
AUGUST 28, MONDAY
THREE PLACES AT ONCE On Saturday evening I was sitting silently by myself in the 5th floor apartment on Sarandí street in Montevideo, Uruguay, thousands of miles from anyone that I knew. So I shifted to attending a concert put
AUGUST 28, MONDAY
THREE PLACES AT ONCE On Saturday evening I was sitting silently by myself in the 5th floor apartment on Sarandí street in Montevideo, Uruguay, thousands of miles from anyone that I knew. So I shifted to attending a concert put
AUGUST 27, SUNDAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY I forgot to mention my celebration of Uruguay’s Independence Day yesterday. Uruguay gained declared it’s independence from Brazil in 1825 which led to a war between Argentina and Brazil which was ended when the British intervened in 1828.
AUGUST 27, SUNDAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY I forgot to mention my celebration of Uruguay’s Independence Day yesterday. Uruguay gained declared it’s independence from Brazil in 1825 which led to a war between Argentina and Brazil which was ended when the British intervened in 1828.
AUGUST 26, SATURDAY
GRAFFITI In my wandering Wednesday down by the harbor as I tried to find the bus station to the Cargo Terminal of the Montevideo, Airport I passed graffiti, street art, on almost every bare wall. Graffiti is everywhere in Montevideo,
AUGUST 26, SATURDAY
GRAFFITI In my wandering Wednesday down by the harbor as I tried to find the bus station to the Cargo Terminal of the Montevideo, Airport I passed graffiti, street art, on almost every bare wall. Graffiti is everywhere in Montevideo,
AUGUST 25, FRIDAY
GROUP TRAVEL Most of my elderly friends travel overseas either on cruises like Viking where you spend every night on a boat and spend the days in city after city or they go with a group tour such as Gate
AUGUST 25, FRIDAY
GROUP TRAVEL Most of my elderly friends travel overseas either on cruises like Viking where you spend every night on a boat and spend the days in city after city or they go with a group tour such as Gate
AUGUST 24, THURSDAY
KINDLINESS IN MONTEVIDEO After sleeping for 6 hours I woke up and for some reason was suddenly aware of kindliness in Montevideo, which is probably the thing that I will most remember about yesterday and about this trip. It started
AUGUST 24, THURSDAY
KINDLINESS IN MONTEVIDEO After sleeping for 6 hours I woke up and for some reason was suddenly aware of kindliness in Montevideo, which is probably the thing that I will most remember about yesterday and about this trip. It started
AUGUST 23, WEDNESDAY
CUSTOMS OFFICE FED EX ADVENTURE I wrote on Sunday about the pleasure of letting go of your own culture where you are constrained by the cultural conventions you know so well, constrained by knowing just how to fit in and
AUGUST 23, WEDNESDAY
CUSTOMS OFFICE FED EX ADVENTURE I wrote on Sunday about the pleasure of letting go of your own culture where you are constrained by the cultural conventions you know so well, constrained by knowing just how to fit in and
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 