Hotel Bavaria Asuncion

... We finally built the structure to protect the one spring, and it is working really well. Unfortunately, it is leaking out the bottom and and the owner doesn't want to do anything about it, and I can't figure out exactly why. That is the problem, Paraguayans are very indirect and will never tell you they don't want to do something, they just say "another day" or tomorrow, or something like that, so I can never confront ...

... showerheads which heat the water right above your head. Random dogs run around everywhere, and the sidewalks have metal baskets sitting a few feet off the ground to prevent animals from getting into the trash. Bus drivers often keep the front door of the bus open when it's hot. The slow pace of Latin American life gets to you very quickly both here and there. <br><br>Some things that I noticed right away about this country:<br>- There are many ...

... I banged my right elbow, my left hand and the back of my right calf, I literally had only one good limb left. We had signed up to an adventure trip which involved going on a jet boat literally underneath some of the 275 waterfalls, it was very wet but very funny. We then jumped on a slow boat to reach the most important 4x4 trek through the jungle, it was so wet and we were so miserable that taking the **** out of the guide could not cheer us up. Eventually ...

... back toward the hotel where we stayed for the next 4 hours until we had to fly to Bolivia. <br><br>Our taxi driver then decided to try to rip off the gringos by charging us twice what the hotel had advised... <br><br>Highlights of Asuncion nice and cheap hotel, really nice and cheap food. Dave is willing to forgive Asuncion for all of the above because he had his best meal on tour yet... in reality, only a good meal but it was really cheap. <br>

... exchange before getting on, and I think the suspicion is that someone who knew where would be and when did it. (PS, the majority of people in the country doing "business" with Argentina are in contraband). But don't worry, once again, I repeat: Paraguay, safe, Chris, safe. This weekend I will be going out on long field practice to a volunteer site in Paraguari department. I leave Monday and get back Friday so I may be out of touch until after then.

... the buildings and going down to the lake to see what was on offer there. It could be really beautiful but they are not making the most of it at all. It needs to be cleaned up a bit and then it will be awesome. That night we were out and about looking for a restaurant, which appear to be few and far between, but we came upon this expensive looking place just off the plaza. When we looked closer we saw it was recommended by the Rough Guide ...

"Clear skies with unlimited visibility," the pilot said as the plane descends for a landing in Buenos Aires. When's the last time you heard that? I don't think I have for, uh, most of my life, maybe since I was a child, and I'm from a rural state. So right away you know you're in for something a little bit different here. I guess that's how it got its name. Okay, so what B.A. gains is Santiago's loss on the other side of that Cordillera in the smog ...

... Obrigada" instead of "Gracias". It was still raining early evening and wasn't interested in getting wet again so I just called by local street vendors and bought a mixture of meat dishes and a few local Beers to take back to the hotel to eat and drink. Diwrnod 16 - Dydd Sadwrn 06/09/08 This time it was a beautiful sunny day and after a very short stay in Paraguay I was catching the ...

... we went to Ed and Maries for lunch, and spent a long time showing them the pictures that Jack had drawn and talking about the various aspects of historical Paraguay. Ed was fascinated ánd Marie, who is Paraguayan, was very interested as she is likes to sketch. Ed then drove us back to the hotel, via the bus station to collect our tickets for Concepcion.

... went to the tourist office to try to get information about the cargo boats that go up and down the Paraguay River and information for my Bolivian visa. Well, I found a list of cargo boats that are available for passenger use, so after alot of dickering around, decided to go to Conception to catch the boat there and go up north to Bahia Negra and then returning to Conception. It seemed that going westward ...