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It's Summer in South America

We can't imagine a travel article starting with a better line than this:

Perched on a bar stool and sipping a $7 Negroni, I surveyed the casino of the Conrad Hotel in Punta del Este with keen but detached interest.

Frugal Traveler Matt Gross goes on to tell us, in yesterday's Times piece, all about cavorting for a weekend in "the Hamptons of South America" for less than $300. After sipping his cocktail, he hooked up with a currency-trading local--always a great idea, btw--and hit some dance clubs, which didn't get going until 3 a.m.

Frugal Matt spent the next day recovering and eating "sticky-sweet croissants"and four-cheese pizza. (Uruguay has a sizeable Italian and "my family is from Italy" population.) Aside from kicking it at the beach, our hero didn't get up to much else, but from the sounds of it that's the point in Punta del Este.

Oh, one last thing: Matt stayed at La Posta del Cangrejo just outside of town. Sure, it's a little bit out of the way, but it was good enough for Bush-41 when he was in town. Old white guys? Hey, it really is like the Hamptons!

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