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Want to keep in touch? The Guru’Guay Newsletter delivers personally curated updates straight to your inbox. Every two weeks, The Guru herself shares everything from big news (like Uruguay’s new president or visa schemes) to the nitty-gritty of daily life. Our newsletter delivers travel tips, local insights and off-the-beaten-track stays and eateries. Whether you’re planning to visit, live, or invest in Uruguay, we keep you in the know.
Karen A Higgs, the Guru of Guru’Guay is British and has been writing about Uruguay for foreigners since 2013. She and her family moved to Uruguay in 2000 for quality of life. Karen has written The Guru’Guay Guide to Montevideo (2nd ed Oct. 2019)—the only English-language city guide to the capital—and its companion The Guru’Guay Guide to Uruguay: Beaches, Ranches & Wine Country (2nd ed Nov. 2024). She is the only Uruguay travel guide author to live in Uruguay. The difference to the other commercial guidebooks is palpable.
If you’re still on the fence, you can check out our past newsletters , there’s an archive below!
"The newsletter has become a bible for me and my family"
Sent on 26 September 2026 Shelley and Chas chose Uruguay’s wild east
Sent on 12 September 2026 Uruguay: 3rd most gay-friendly country on Earth 🏳️🌈
Sent on 29 August 2026 The secret to a social life in Uruguay
Sent on 18 August 2026 Love a business in Montevideo that absolutely MUST be in our next book?
Sent on 25 July 2026 Gas at $9 a gallon? No wonder Uruguayans are going electric
Sent on 11 July 2026 Top things to do in winter 
in Uruguay 
Sent on 27 June 2026 He moved to rural Uruguay 11 years ago. Here’s what he learned
Sent on 13 June 2026 New to Uruguay? a social club for newcomers + a no-cost consult
Sent on 30 May 2026 A worried reader emailed me about buying property in Uruguay 
Sent on 16 May 2026 Could this be your next home? 
Sent on 25 April 2026 Wait… is it autumn already? 
Sent on 19 April 2026 like to be my neighbour? 
Sent on 28 March 2026 she sent me a mail saying “Karen, you HAVE to see this”
Sent on 14 March 2026 ICE drove them to … a beach town in Uruguay
Sent on 28 February 2026 600+ 
applied for Uruguay residency last year
Sent on 14 February 2026 Are you from the US? This is for you (or your US friends 
️)
Sent on 31 January 2026 The world’s longest carnival is BACK
Sent on 17 January 2026 I need your opinion
Sent on 27 December 2025 Uruguay on your radar for 2026? And happy holidays
Sent on 12 December 2025 Thinking about schools in Uruguay? Here’s one worth knowing about
Sent on 29 November 2025 He didn’t *choose* to move to Uruguay
Sent on 15 November 2025 Where are the best beaches in Uruguay?
Sent on 24 October 2025 Uruguay has done it again – another 1st in Latin America
Sent on 12 October 2025 What are uruguayans like
Sent on 29 September 2025 My husband and I went to celebrate his birthday in Rio
Sent on 13 September 2025 Marcha de la Diversidad
Sent on 30 August 2025 Is this the best kept secret in Uruguay?
Sent on 16 August 2025 What’s it really like living in Uruguay as a foreigner? More true stories
Sent on 26 July 2025 It’s been the coldest winter in the last 60 years
Sent on 12 July 2025 Unknown unknowns about living in Uruguay
Sent on 28 June 2025 From moonshine to marijuana: Uruguay’s take on ‘controlled substances’
Sent on 31 May 2025 It’s not all progress and rights
Sent on 17 May 2025 Did you know one of the most LGBT friendly countries in the world is…Uruguay?
Sent on 26 Apr 2025 the working year in Uruguay has only just begun 🤣🙏🇺🇾
Sent on 12 Apr 2025 I got my first clients who had lost their jobs in the DOGE slash and burn
Sent on 29 Mar 2025 See you in San Antonio in May? 🇺🇸
Sent on 15 Mar 2025 It’s comforting to know things work well in some parts of the world, right?
Sent on 1 Mar 2025 Today at midday, a new government takes power in Uruguay 🇺🇾
Sent on 15 Feb 2025 Expats in Uruguay spill the beans: What life is really like 🇺🇾
Sent on 1 Feb 2025 Are you looking for a safe haven?
Sent on 18 Jan 2025 What it’s like living in Uruguay in your 20s 💪 and as a princess in the Old City 😂
Sent on 21 Dec 2024 🇺🇾 Uruguay on your radar for 2025? And happy holidays 🥂
Sent on 7 Dec 2024 🎁 Holiday ideas for the Uruguay lover 🇺🇾 in your life
Sent on 30 Nov 2024 It’s all a bit of a whirl
Sent on 16 Nov 2024 Top things to do in Uruguay right now 🇺🇾 — and a huge thank you
Sent on 9 Nov 2024 SOS!!
Sent on 26 Oct 2024 Did you know voting is obligatory in Uruguay? 🗳️🇺🇾
Sent on 19 Oct 2024 Relocating to Uruguay? Free 30-minute call with experts Sierra Atlántica 🇺🇾
Sent on 28 Sep 2024 Love to be a fly on the wall? Join me for tea ☕️ with a Uruguay 🇺🇾 stockbroker
Sent on 14 Sep 2024 Uruguay 🍷 has more in common with Bordeaux than Argentina & Chile
Sent on 31 Aug 2024 I guess we’re all dreaming about a break
Sent on 17 Aug 2024 Could this gorgeous property in Colonia be for you?
Sent on 27 Jul 2024 Weird weather in Uruguay ⛈️
Sent on 13 Jul 2024 Where do you love to eat in Uruguay?
Sent on 29 Jun 2024 Did you know the world’s first ever soccer sex symbol was Uruguayan? ⚽️
Sent on 15 Jun 2024 What’s the weather like in Uruguay? 🌤️
Sent on 25 May 2024 This week I attended a silent march
Sent on 11 May 2024 Watched our video series with expert advice for foreigners on 🇺🇾?
Sent on 27 April 2024 How much do people earn in Uruguay? 💵🇺🇾
Sent on 13 Apr 2024 Seen our new video series with expert advice for foreigners on Uruguay? 🇺🇾
Sent on 30 Mar 2024 You’re reading the #1 website in Uruguay 🇺🇾 — and we can’t thank you enough
Sent on 16 Mar 2024 Is everyone in Uruguay walking around smoking a drink????
Sent on 24 Feb 2024 Investment opportunity in the Old City that may interest you?
Sent on 10 Feb 2024 Did you know one of the greatest human survival stories ever is Uruguayan?
Sent on 27 Jan 2024 People don’t realise how close everything is in Uruguay (part 2) 🇺🇾
Sent on 13 Jan 2024 Love going where no one else you know has been? 🛣
Sent on 30 Dec 2023 Happy New Year & 10 new things to do in 2024! 🎉🇺🇾
Sent on 16 December 2023 Top 15 things that people want to know about Uruguay 🇺🇾
Sent on 25 November 2023 People don’t realise how close everything is in Uruguay
Sent on 18 November 2023 Need help with your Christmas/Holiday gift list? 🎁
Sent on 28 October 2023 Uruguay Citizenship – It’s been 23 years but I’m finally applying! 🇺🇾💃
Sent on 14 October 2023 3 new apartments for $180K total on one of Rocha’s most lovely beaches 😮🌊
Sent on 30 September 2023 Did you know Uruguay had a gold rush?! ✨⛏ Me neither!!
Sent on 23 September 2023 When I heard that developers had acquired 1/3 of Cabo Polonio national park my heart sank
Sent on 26 August 2023 Uruguay’s water crisis is officially over 💃 🌦 (relief!)
Sent on 12 August 2023 Untold stories about life in Uruguay 🇺🇾 (while I’m away in Wales 🏴)
Sent on 29 July 2023 “Stop pretending to be a gringa, uruguaya” 🥲🤣
Sent on 15 July 2023 What’s like to be a gay vegan in Uruguay? 🏳️🌈🌱🇺🇾
Sent on 1 July 2023 It’s winter holidays in Uruguay
Sent on 10 June 2023 Like to be my neighbour?
Sent on 27 May 2023 Water crisis in Uruguay: How did we get here? 💧🤔
Sent on 13 May 2023 Uruguay offering a new digital nomad visa 💃🏻🇺🇾
Sent on 29 Apr 2023 🇺🇾’s first online national census starts tonight + when is the best time to visit
Sent on 1 Apr 2023 Why Uruguay celebrates “Tourism Week”—not Easter
Sent on 18 Mar 2023 9 days in Uruguay 🇺🇾 An intrepid reader shares his holiday experiences (it’s not what you might expect)
Sent on 25 Feb 2023 What do Uruguayans think of foreigners? 😱
Sent on 11 Feb 2023 Greetings from Rocha 🌊
Sent on 28 Jan 2023 Are you carnival curious? 🇺🇾
Sent on 14 Jan 2023 The most read articles when you are ready to discover Uruguay 🇺🇾
Sent on 30 Dec 2022 Happy 2023!! & a gift from us to you 🇺🇾💙
Sent on 10 Dec 2022 This organic olive 🫒 grove in the Uruguay countryside 50 mins from airport 🇺🇾
Sent on 26 Nov 2022 Summer’s here & the most Uruguayan thing happened 🇺🇾😂
Sent on 12 Nov 2022 That mad idea for a land-based biz in Uruguay? 🇺🇾
Sent on 29 Oct 2022 A little weekend watching about 🇺🇾??
Sent on 15 Oct 2022 The owners of this 30+ acre ranch are downsizing… Is it for you? 🇺🇾
Sent on 24 Sep 2022 This bread ain’t French, it’s 100% 🇺🇾
Sent on 17 Sep 2022 What are other English-speakers searching on re: Uruguay? 🇺🇾
Sent on 26 Aug 2022 It’s so quiet here 🤫 after Uruguay’s most bizarre annual celebration
Sent on 12 Aug 2022 Uruguay + podcasts for you
Sent on 29 July 2022 Return of the titans 😮 to Uruguay 🇺🇾
Sent on 15 July 2022 May I rant? 😬
Sent on 24 June 2022 World wheat 🌾 shortage — can Uruguay help?
Sent on 10 June 2022 Your handy practical guide to some of the best of Uruguay (June-August) 💝
Sent on 27 May 2022 Is Uruguay…? 🇺🇾
Sent on 13 May 2022 If you’d like time with me one on one, I’d be honoured to meet up 🙏🏻
Sent on 29 Apr 2022 Where are some of Uruguay’s best-kept secret beaches? ⛱️
Sent on 15 Apr 2022 Which website about Uruguay gets most visitors? 🇺🇾🧐
Sent on 26 Mar 2022 2022 only gets started in Uruguay from next month 🤣
Sent on 13 Mar 2022 I was asked how the Covid 🦠 situation is in Uruguay right now. Here’s my reply.
Sent on 25 Feb 2022 This is for you if you live, work or are thinking of investing in Uruguay 🇺🇾
Sent on 11 Feb 2022 I’m buying a new build outside Montevideo 😮
Sent on 29 Jan 2022 Conversations “without hairs on the tongue” 😝 about living, working & investing in 🇺🇾
Sent on 25 Dec 2021 Very happy holidays to you from 🇺🇾
Sent on 10 Dec 2021 OMGGG 😱 1,000,000 people have visited the Guru’Guay website 💃🇺🇾
Sent on 27 Nov 2021 For 1 magical moment we were in the Financial Times 💃
Sent on 12 Nov 2021 Make the Uruguay lover in your life very happy ❤️🇺🇾🙏
Sent on 29 Oct 2021 Border opens on Monday 💃 & I wanted to send you a round-up on 🇺🇾+ 🦠
Sent on 15 Oct 2021 This 1914 Montevideo home is sought after by Netflix as a film set 🎬
Sent on 24 Sept 2021 Alice asked what frustrates me 😡 about daily life in Uruguay
Sent on 11 Sept 2021 Property on a deserted beach just 15′ from South America’s hottest beach town? 😮
Sent on 28 Aug 2021 Someone told me they thought Uruguay was a political paradise
Sent on 10 Aug 2021 The news we’ve all been waiting for 🇺🇾👏
Sent on 03 Aug 2021 🇺🇾 Been waiting for Uruguay borders to open?
Sent on 31 July 2021 I wanted to send an update re covid in 🇺🇾, and ended up writing four articles’ worth of info for you 😆
Sent on 17 July 2021 #2 in the world
Sent on 27 June 2021 “After we talked to you it hit us like a speeding train how unprepared we were” 😮
Sent on 19 June 2021 Want to be my neighbour? 😆
Sent on 29 May 2021 The end of quarantine 💃
Sent on 15 May 2021 If you’d like time with me one on one, I’d be honoured to meet up 🙏🏻
Sent on 24 Apr 2021 April 2020 I wrote “in a pandemic there’s no place like Uruguay”. One year on…
Sent on 10 Apr 2021 Not sure if it’s *your* case, but for some readers, this mail is going to be a life-changer
Sent on 27 Mar 2021 I thought cases had peaked end of January but I was wrong 😓
Sent on 20 Mar 2021 Your handy practical guide to some of the best of Uruguay (Mar-May) 😍
Sent on 27 Feb 2021 The planets are aligning for Uruguay’s #1 sector 🤘
Sent on 13 Feb 2021 Happy weekend! May I invite you to have a nose around our new-look website? 😍
Sent on 30 Jan 2021 The first wave is turning downward… 😅
Sent on 16 Jan 2021 If your dream is owning a B&B at the beach in Uruguay, I’ve got news… 😉
Sent on 27 Dec 2020 A special holiday message from Uruguay to you 🎄✨🎉
Karen's professionalism and wisdom in bringing her skills to audiences like us is brilliant
