What To Do Instead of Punta del Este
Punta Del Este has many nicknames. Saint Tropéz of South America. Miami of Argentina (yes, it’s in Uruguay). It is big, loud and luxurious. High rises tower over the beaches. Famous DJs spin at the hottest nightclubs.…
Montevideo – Highly Livable and Highly Underrated
Montevideo is a very underrated city. Firstly, it is extremely livable. It boasts convenient beaches, excellent parks, and free events. Secondly, as the capital city, you can find anything you may want or need and it’s the…
Uruguay: Expectations vs. an Excellent First Impression
What People Told Us I (Ashleigh) am a researcher at heart so, of course, I asked, googled and reddit searched EVERYTHING about Uruguay prior to departure. The conclusions were all over the place. Some called this place…
Our First Week in Montevideo
Here is what we got up to in our first week in Montevideo, Urugay. Trust us – there is plenty to do! If you want to know why we chose Uruguay, check out this post first. Settling…
Where To Go On Sabbatical
How do you decide where to go on sabbatical? How do you pick where to spend your precious time off? It helps to start with bucket list destinations and then refine the list to only places that…
5 Surprising Logistics of Leaving on Sabbatical
In thinking about going on Sabbatical, we read hundreds of blogs and a handful of books seeking advice and best practices. There are planning spreadsheets for days! On the other hand, we knew that if it was…
Difficulties of Leaving for a Sabbatical (All The Feels!)
In preparation for leaving for a sabbatical, we knew there would be difficulties. After we read A Year Off by Alexandra and David Brown, we thought “this sounds totally doable”. Leave the corporate craziness and embark on…
Why Take a Sabbatical? Our Top 3 Reasons
Thinking of taking a sabbatical? Here are the top 3 reasons why we needed to take one.
Welcome to Brunching Abroad!
Once upon a time, we began to think about how we could take a sabbatical from our corporate jobs to go abroad. Our love of travel was the very reason we met and taking off a week…
