Asuncion Hotels - Reviews and Rates

It's December...and I can hardly believe I've been away from home for 10 months now! Saturday marks 10 months in Paraguay...amazing. Here's a quick update! I'm sure you all are wondering (well even if you aren't you are still reading aren't you?) how it is us Peace Corps volunteers spend our Thanksgiving. Well picture 130 volunteers in a hotel i...

The bus from Bs As to Asuncion was around 20 hours, we arrived in the most corrupt country outside Africa in the morning and the heat was incredible, it must have been somewhere around 40 degrees. We arrived at our hotel and after checking in were taken to our room by a man with a gun, quite unnecessary we felt but never the less interesting. Th...

I am reading Chaucer's Canterbury Tales right now so I feel like writing this entry in couplet form. The other day our chicks were born At first they looked all forlorn But after a while they looked better And then I became a chick sitter In a box is where we put them not trying to be rude They have all provisions, heat, water and food They say ...

This entry is dedicated to the group of PCT's that are going to be leaving the US soon. You'll be G-25... my sister group. (that's right, I've been out of the country for almost a year now!) This isn't a new packing list so much as an honest addition to the packing list that PC gives you during that month before you leave while you are running a...

We´ve learned that you should never judge a country by the capital city, but when we arrived in Asunción last night we found the same slow-paced good manners and hospitality that we had enjoyed so far in Paraguay. We had a tip for a cheap and cheerful pension (again) right in the centre of Asunción. Despite our late arrival we were welcomed warm...

We boarded our bus at 8pm with a sense of trepadation but it was quite nice. We settled down for a 22 hr ride? We were woken at 5.30 when we crossed the border and our passports were inspected and stamped by candle light in a wooden shack! The next part of our journey was the trans chaco road, by road I mean 4x4 track several 100 ks long. There ...

They served lunch on this flight. Cheese and crackers, cheese with a slice of turkey, and cheese pizza. Are you sensing a theme? Oh, but the chocolate flan for dessert was awesome. Also I really like the Asuncion airport. They give you free soda, a man plays the harp at the gate, and they have free internet. A lovely airport experience.