Uruguay is a small country that offers you a choice of city life, a variety of beach lifestyles, and country life. Uruguay does not have any earthquakes, hurricanes, or tropical diseases. It has a warm culture marked by tolerance and inclusiveness.
Every morning Tim Plaehn gets up, makes a fresh pot of coffee and takes a stroll with his three dogs: Ajax, Behrlein, and C-C, a Uruguayan street dog Tim and his wife, Amelie, rescued. His stroll takes him past classic old homes and brand new apartments. After the morning walk, Tim starts writing. He enjoys the creative process, he says. But what this former Air Force pilot appreciates most about his new career as a freelance writer is the power it gives him to control his own income and the flexibility it provides…so he can live wherever he likes.
My plan for retirement involved checking out several countries: Spain, New Zealand, Panama, Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil. With that much choice I didn’t expect to fall so hard for my first stop, Uruguay. But it was like going to a party and falling in love with the first girl I danced with.
I ’ve made a lot of expat friends since moving to Uruguay. And they say they like living here for many of the same reasons my Uruguayan-born friends do: First-world infrastructure; top-quality, affordable health care; beautiful beaches; safety and financial security…
We were tired of the rat race and charmed by the idea of a new adventure abroad,” says Moises Contreras. From San Diego, California, he and his wife Laura and their daughter Lexi moved to Punta del Este, Uruguay in 2008. Life was good and although happy to be living in the most popular beach resort in South America, they missed one thing in particular…