V8 Pub & Restaurant

Hello!

Long time since I haven't posted anything to my blog (ages actually).

Many things have happened in Uruguay....good things actually.

The country has been growing since the 2001-02 crisis and we are enjoying good times (although we are far from perfect). The 2008 World Crisis (is it the Great Recession?) did not affect the uruguayan macroeconomy thanks to high commodity prices.

Anyways, it's not about economy that I want to talk about in this post. It's about a great Pub and Restaurant that I highly recommend.

V8 is located at the Rambla Costanera and Juan D. Jackson, at the Parque Rodó neighbourhood. It is surrounded by the Mercosur Headquarters, the US Embassy and many other pubs and restaurants at Parque Rodó. It is a great area to spend the afternoon at the Rambla and then head for some drinks, beers and pizzas at V8. The pizzas are just excellent!

Not only that but you can hang out until 2am with friends, sing some Karaoke if you dare or organize an private party.

The Pub is served by their Owners (Marcelo and Miguel) who are very cool guys and will give you excellent service.

I'm talking from experience because I organized my birthday party there about 2 months ago. I had a great time with friends & family, we sung Karaoke (no one would make American Idol), had many Budweisers and pizzas (their specialty).

What's even more importantly, the Pub has very affordable prices compared to the other places in the area.

If you go to V8 don't forget to leave some comments!

Take care!

Punta del Este

How could I call this a touristic blog if I didn't include a reference to Punta del Este...our Crown Jewel.

Some refer to it as the Saint Tropez of South America but we like to call it just "Punta". Argentineans consider it their own (because they conquer it every January) and we, Uruguayans, usually grunt when they make jokes about it. Typical neighbors quarrel. Although I should mention that this fact has been changing in the last few years, more Brazilians are coming every year as well as Europeans and Americans (actually, last January everywhere I went I heard people speaking in English).

I won't say anything about Punta that hasn't been said before or that you can't find on Google...great beaches, amazing nightlife, the hottest women on Earth, celebrities from all over the world, sports, the best cars and so on.

Instead, I will write about a characteristic that I consider one of the most important ones based on my experiences when vacationing in Punta. In a nutshell, it is a place that fits all wallets. From the topmost, hottest and richest celebrity that spends $10,000 a day, to a student who stays at the municipal camping ground and everything that you can imagine in between. So, rest assured that if you are one, the other or in between you will find your "spot" in Punta del Este and you will never forget it.

Check the ads if you are interested in renting houses in Punta del Este or buying Real Estate.

Enjoy it!!

Uruguay from the sky

This is an awesome presentation with pictures from Uruguay.