We followed the drummers dancing like crazy. The llamadas consist of each group playing and dancing candombe and walking for some 10 blocks over a street called Isla de Flores. They start around the corner from my apartment, actually, but our seats were near the end of the line, so, when we followed the drummers as they exited the gates, police closed them behind us and said we couldn´t go back inside. Ana couldn´t care less: she was going to be reunited with him, and nothing else mattered.

Every February 2nd, thousands of Uruguayans go to Ramírez beach in Montevideo to offer their gifts to the goddess of the sea and ask for her protection, for their secret crush to fall in love with them, for work, money, or whatever they may desire.

In a country where a blogger goes to prison for four years after criticizing the president, it is no secret that freedom of expression has been a standing concern. After 30 years living in an ipso-facto dictatorship under Hosni Mubarak, it seems that Egypt has had enough. However, when I saw images of an Egyptian museum after it had been ramsacked during protests, I felt a sense of terrible loss.

It is very hard to connect the images of charming little Dubrovnik on the Dalmatian coast; with its cliffs overlooking blue seas and the perfect beige buildings with their orange roofs scattered across the hills, to Croatia´s violent past.

Making wine and building mansions hardly seem to be activities to carry out next to a time bomb like Vesubius, but, since this type of volcanoes can stay calm for a couple of thousand years, people tend to feel safe there, and so did I, as you can see in my video. (Top photo by Kris de Curtis)

Venice is a labyrinth of canals. It is easy to get lost on its narrow meandering streets, no matter how many maps you are carrying. The good thing about Venice is that getting lost there is a bliss.

Punta Rubia: A place to enjoy the music of silence but close enough to fashionable (and crowded) spots like La Pedrera or Cabo Polonio.

Of all the Caribbean and Atlantic islands of Central America, Aruba will always remain my favorite.

Beach concerts in URUGUAY. One of the summer´s highlights. Videos of two concerts at the Fabulous Punta del Diablo beach: DIZZY NATY FAFA TRIO and CONTRA LAS CUERDAS.

Impressive rock formations, crystalline water, delicious seafood, a dolphin swim and fired up tequila on your coffee to top it off. You gotta love Cabo.