General: Uruguay

Advantages: Cheap, fairly safe, great places to eat and see
Disadvantages: Diverse people and places, with some being quite poor

I went to Uruguay for a month between June and July, 2008. Many places i'd been to before had been as a tourist, either being at a hotel or not staying for long enough to really get used to much at all. However, my girlfriend lives in Uruguay, so I went to stay with her and her family who aren't terribly rich, but could support me being there. As a result, I got a feel for what it is like to live there, rather than visit it. Most people that I know ...
...this, so sorry if it sounds like I am stereotyping UK people here!) have no idea where or what Uruguay is. I myself didn't know till recently. It is a small country (about a quarter of the size of france) located in South America, on the east coast just below Brazil and just above Argentina. Spanish speaking, the inhabitants are mainly white, with some hispanic mixture thrown in. Many of the descendants are from Spain, Italy, a small German influence ... Read review