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Hey,
como te va? For us, this South American
week-end was quite long and eventful !
On
the last Journal, we were in Bariloche, close
to the Argentine border, on the Andes
Cordillera. But it's now time for the Team to
head off to Buenos Aires. Our passports are
full of stamps: but, about this, in a world
considered as 'global', shouldn't we travel
with no passport ? Anyway, this week-end, we
crossed two countries, before arriving in
Uruguay.
Our
brief stop in the Argentine capital let us
enough time to rest and cure our intestines
problems. Indeed, after Marco and Theo, Nicole
is now contaminated. She has to face the
terrible effects of the disease: nausea, diarrhea,
low tension. Our video maker is 'out of
order', Marco is now our third eye.
Walking
again in the streets of Buenos Aires after 1
month, we feel like being home again. The
city's upside down: in the Plaza de Mayo, we
assist to a big demonstration against the new
Minister of Economy, Domingo Cavallo. In the
past, he was also Minister under Carlos Menem,
and his way of doing had been the source of
violent critics.
As
we had walked on our own during the afternoon,
we all meet again to see together 'Traffic', a
good American movie about drug traffic between
USA and Mexico.
We're
about to run out of money: we had to be in
Rome for the 24th of March. But the Car@van's
life is like this, written by the Virtual
People. Instead of the Old Continent, we got
to head off to Uruguay.
You
are the Mind, We're the Body... the Team
embarks to Montevideo.
We
cross the Rio de la Plata on the 'Buquebus', a
powerful catamaran. In two hours and a half,
here we are in the Uruguayan capital.
And
Magdalena is here to welcome us... Read the
Anecdotes.
Click
now on the picture and come with us !
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MAGDA...
When
we get down the ferry, one of my
friends is waiting for us:
Magdalena !
We
met in Paris two years ago as she
was doing a European tour. Magda,
Uruguayan, is a really great South
American young woman.
Smart,
pretty, clever, the 28 years old
girl is an educator for kids and
handicapped children.
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Magda
invites us at her parents, one
hour away from Montevideo, in a
beautiful estancia.
at
lunch, an excellent 'asado'
(grilled meat on live embers) with
a good vino tinto! Theo plays pool
as we rest on the hammocks. In
front of me, a peacock and nandous
(small ostriches) peck about in
the garden.
Later,
Magda, Theo, Vale and I go for a
ride with horses in the
countryside...
But
watch the video !
Aleko
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Sometimes,
virtual travelers ask us to look
for friends or parents around the
World.
During
our Argentinean crossing,
Renato asked us to visit
one of his friends in Buenos
Aires.
We
wrote him, gave him a call...
without success. A woman told us
that Mariano was gone for two
months.
So,
dear, Renato, we write here your
message on the Journal, waiting
for the answer of the nomad,
Mariano Tomalino.
"Best
regards from your friend, radio
amateur, IW2GUP" Renato.
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The Oriental
Republic of Uruguay - one
of the smallest states in South
America - stands between two
giants: in the North, Brazil, in
the West, Argentina. In the South
flows the Rio de la Plata, swelled
by the Rio Uruguay and the Rio
Negro, two major rivers, as the
Atlantic Ocean runs along the
Oriental coasts.
With 176.215 km2, Uruguay has
about 3.350.000 inhabitants. One
third of them live in the capital.
80% of the population has European
roots, the country's religion is
more than 70% catholic.
Montevideo is the Uruguayan
capital, many Uruguayan cities
knowing an increasing success
amongst Europeans with their
colonial architecture.
The inlands looks like southern
Brazil, with its green hills.
But to know more, go on: WEB-Uruguay
We'll show you the best we can
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With
a now familiar suspense, we
open the 'Results' page. The
winners are: "A crazy night
for the boys" and "Go on
TV". Ok,
Virtual ! We'll go tomorrow to
look for a TV, and when we're on
air, we'll party on ! What do you
think about this? At
the moment, we go to bed in
Magdalena's house... Hasta
pronto The
Team!
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