Tag Archives: El Diablo Tranquilo
- August 21, 2008
- Brian’s least favorite things about living in Uruguay– also tagged Punta del Diablo, Uruguay
Classism - Typical of virtually all of Latin America, Uruguay is built on hundreds of years of precedent maintaining the landed classes authority. Be it the favoritism for monopolies, harsh taxes on the middle class, or welfare payments which dwarf minimum wages, the institutionalization of class has created an entirely different worldview. At times it [...]
- August 19, 2008
- Brian’s favorite things about living in Uruguay– also tagged Punta del Diablo
I asked my friend Brian, owner of El Diablo Tranquilo what his favorite and least favorite things about life in Uruguay were. These are his five favorites. We’ll finish up with the negative in a few days.
Opportunity - Not only the specific opportunity we found of putting a hostel in Uruguay, but the wide openness [...]
- July 31, 2008
- Building a Dream: an interview with Brian Meissner– also tagged Punta del Diablo, Uruguay
As many of you already know this summer I spent a considerable amount of time in Punta del Diablo, Uruguay at a hostel called El Diablo Tranquilo. To be fair it is far more than a hostel. Over our time there I feel that we all became pretty good friends.
I know that many of you [...]
- July 8, 2008
- 10 Beaches I Must See Before I Die: Part I– also tagged Anse Source d'Argent, Beach, Bora Bora, Hawaii, Island, Kalalau, Kauai, Koh Lipe, La Digue, Punta del Diablo, Seychelles, Tahiti, Thailand, United States, Uruguay
Top Ten Best Tropical Islands
July 7, 2008
I’m a beach lover. The sun and I get along quite well. One of the main purposes of my travels is to avoid winter. I’ve been to islands all over the world, though there are still some paradises this nomad has yet to see.
With my holidays coming up soon, [...]
