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Phil Vinter and Sophie Cross are a couple of journalists taking a little jaunt through Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and anywhere else the wind takes them!
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Category Archives: Uruguay
Zig-zagging through the vineyards of Mendoza…
“Rich aromas of pine and oak with hints of treacle and cinnamon gently coming through to caress and tickle the back of one’s throat,” salivates the pretentious Swiss woman.
Posted in Tacuarembó, Words of wisdom (teeth)
Tagged alcohol, bike, bike and wine, drinking, grapes, maipu, mendoza, vino, wino
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Learning to lasso with the gauchos of Uruguay
Eyes transfixed on Sophie’s mesmerized gaze, a frightened animal is breathing fast. A dark-featured cowboy clad in dirty black boots and a beige felt hat is battling to prise apart the struggling five-day-old calf’s hind legs. Finally the grappling stops and … Continue reading
Posted in Durazno, Uruguay
Tagged cowboy, durazno, felt hat, gaucho, horse, horse whisperer, slaughterhouse, Uruguay
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The howls of the “sea wolves” in Cabo Polonio
As if he were King of the Atlantic, the gigantic, beefy creature eyes us loftily, his head and neck – hidden somewhere under masses of brown blubber – stretched up towards the blue sky. Without taking his eyes off the … Continue reading
Posted in Cabo Polonio, Uruguay
Tagged biggest, Cabo Polonio, colony, fishing village, lighthouse, lobos marinos, Peninsular, rocks, sand dunes, sea lions, sea wolves, south america, Uruguay
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