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Trinidad Y Jesús (Yep, That's All Spanish An Stuff)

Trinidad and Jesús are the main reasons I came to Paraguay on account of the fact I saw a picture of Trinidad in a mate's book and what can I say. I'm a sucker for a glossy photo. I'd also met a guy called Luca in the hotel the night before which meant I had someone to go with and he knows...

permalink written by  Koala Bear on May 13, 2010 from Encarnacion, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Tourist, Rincewind Decided, Meant "Idiot"

Taking The Show On The Road

Ah my very first bus ride in South America and shit do Argentina know how to lay on a bus ride. They have five comfort levels ranging from your basic common or garden bus right up to fully reclining seats that'd have Qantas' best first class efforts hanging their heads in shame. I opted for the...

permalink written by  Koala Bear on May 12, 2010 from Encarnacion, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Tourist, Rincewind Decided, Meant "Idiot"

A Bit Rich

After waiting only about ten minutes outside the entrance to La Santísima Trinidad del Paraná a bus came along. The taxi driver had wanted to charge us 90000 guaranies just to take us back to Hotel Tirol, whereas the bus cost us only 5000 each. Getting the local bus really confirmed to us that...

permalink written by  The Happy Couple on October 13, 2009 from Encarnacion, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Treating Ourselves

The bus we had been told to get was going to '''Ciudad del Este''', but passed right by the entrance for the hotel. After buying our tickets, we were then asked by three different employees where we were going, the last one on the bus, checking tickets; at least they would now be sure to stop at...

permalink written by  The Happy Couple on October 12, 2009 from Hotel Tirol, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

More Jesuit Ruins

In total contrast with the staff at Hotel Tirol, the taxi driver who picked us up there, was very keen to talk to us, was able to speak more slowly and slowly when he realised how useless I am at Spanish, and tolerated my many mistakes and apparently understood everything I said; he was even...

permalink written by  The Happy Couple on October 12, 2009 from La Santísima Trinidad del Paraná, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Arrival in Paraguay

When the taxi deposited us at Hotel Germano, it looked closed and there was a sign on the door which said that the didn't have some kind of rooms; I didn't know the Spanish word, but I thought it might have meant “available” or something similar, confirming my bus-provoked fears. Luckily the...

permalink written by  The Happy Couple on October 11, 2009 from Encarnacion, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Fly-by Paraguay

We were a bit slower in the morning that we should have been thanks to the previous night's over-indulgence, but our Israeli room mate was good to his word and came to the rescue with some excellent Israeli coffee. It wasn't quite the standard Mediterranean coffee I was expecting as it was...

permalink written by  The Happy Couple on October 9, 2009 from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Day 17

After cashing a traveler’s check (with some difficulty re: matching signatures), I met Matthew for our trip to Foz de Iguazu. The bus was easily identified and we stopped at the border for passport control as Matthew did not intend to return. While we were quickly able to catch the next bus, we...

permalink written by  shoshtrvls on March 16, 1992 from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay
from the travel blog: Antarctica and South America (1992)

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