Five months to go

Months of virtual travel moves the mind to Uruguay

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May 7th 2011
Dear Readers Four months into our trip to Uruguay, which will end up being a blend of virtual and real travel, we are constantly discovering new things. We’ve had a lot of fun learning about travel blogging in Phase 1 (the preparation phase). Not being particularly computer savvy, I knew this was something I had to get my head around well before getting on the plane in Sydney in October. So her ... read more

South America » Uruguay

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A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand i... ... read more