Manduvira Hotel Asuncion

... It's dirty, crowded, noisy, and full of illegal activity. Surprisingly, the minute you cross the Friendship Bridge into Brazil, you feel like you're in a different world. Suddenly, it looks very green, with plenty of grass and palm trees. We were pretty dumbfounded when we got to Iguazu, which makes Niagara seem a lot less impressive. Along a walking trail on the Brazilian side of the falls, view and breath-taking view eventually led us onto ...

Left the camp on route to the capital, Asuncion. The road was in a good condition and although we did have a couple of tolls to pay it was reasonably cheap. On arrival at the town we knew we could camp at the zoo, but as usual there were no sign posts and the roads were a bit of a mixture. In some cases the main roads were wide thorough fairs, whilst in others they were quite narrow streets. As a result of this, and because we knew it was near we went to ...

... has gotten cold here a few days, but it is warm again. I am honestly not looking forward to winter because it is impossible to get warm here when it is cold out. A few nights it got down into the 40s, but that means its the same temperature in my room as well. Paraguayans don't heat their homes in any way but one night we did bring out something like a small grill to cook food over and then sit around at night to stay warm after we ate. Also, it ...

... dernière nuit dans un hôtel miteux, et puis j'ai mis les voiles, direction l'Argentine.<br><br>----------<br><br>A s usual in Paraguay, the bus to go back to Asunción was slow and hot, and stopped absolutely everywhere. By the end of the trip it was completely full but still stopping, and on a few stops groups of "westernized" Guaranis Indians hopped on. I had already seen (in Peru and Bolivia) what is the result of forced assimilation of Indios, but for Daniela it came as a shock ...

... Wohoo! Have been partying hard and resting from the heat. Has topped 45 degrees C! Jo and I are now the proud owners of a fake and disgusting Cartier watch that was sold to us (we didn´t have a choice) from an enthusiastic family on a street stall...it´s stopped already!!! Heading to Argentina tom and to the Jesuit Ruins of Trinidad.

... on. He is actually a soccer coach for a local team and that it is all he wants to talk about - the difference between European and Latin American players, what soccer teaches about life, how another trainee who stayed there loved to play soccer, etc. He's going to be disappointed once he sees me out there. The weather has been hot with lots of sun interrupted by awful, awful rain. This morning's rain was so ...

... m the agriculture sector) It should work well because she really wants to go to fútbol games and so do I. And we root for the same PYan professional team. There are 3 more World Cup elmination games in Asuncion next year, as well. Speaking of... did everyone catch that PY vs. Peru game last wed? I was at the stadium and PY won 1-0, and the goal was scored in our end ...

... for Americans. I should make tracks before that goes into effect. So I do. Fortunately the B.A. bus station is conveniently located, so connections are easy. I like cities with central stations. I'll just catch an overnighter north to Corrientes and get my visa there, continuing on to Asuncion or Iguazu, whichever works best, then circle back through the other. You'd think in this day and age, visa requirements would be decreasing, but that's not ...

... community classes, teaching high school classes and basically taking over all of my responsibilities(which is the eventual goal). We haven't had anymore problems with the problem principle. We just maintain our distance and he maintains his. Angela has had some very successful community service projects that will eventually lead into a trip to the local nature reserve San Rafael. Also she has been getting some ...

... fuer 62CHF erhaeltlich) kostete in Asuncion sogar um die 80 CHF(umgerechnet)! Klar kann man nie ganz sicher sein ob das jetzt der wirkliche Preis ist oder der Preis fuer Gringos - angeschrieben ist naemlich nichts! Darum gaben wir nach ein paar Stunden auf gingen auf "Fotojagt", sassen in ein kleines Restaurant am Main Square und genossen die warmen Temperaturen! Moregn gehts schon wieder weiter, wieder nach Brasilien, und zwar zu den Iguazufaellen in Foz de Iguazu! cheers Simon