- Asuncion, Encarnacion and Ciudad del EsteOnce again bucking the trend, I decided against the usual backpacker route of Posadas (Argentina) to Encarnacion (Paraguay) and opted instead for the far less known and less travelled Clorinda / Ascuncion border crossing further north. In fact, there was Posted by Dan Smith in And So The Journey Continues | Sep 22, 2011
- Asuncion, ParaguayWe booked the only bus that would take us to Asuncion in Paraguay from Puerto Iguazu, leaving at 1:30pm, they said it would pick us up from our hostel. So there we were sat, in the reception, and this chap Posted by Big Adventure in Phil & Nic's big adventure | Jul 15, 2011
- Don't cry for me Argentina!Well, I've finally left Argentina and am now staying in the capital of Paraguay, Asuncion. I arrived at the hostel at about 9pm last night. The journey was relatively uneventful and I slept for some of it. Our bus got Posted by GaryHowells in Three Months of Getting Lost | May 18, 2011
- Tango TimeNow I have put this on paper I am sure my luck will change, but South American border crossings are surprisingly easy. From Brazil to Ciudad Del Este (Paraguay) we had a brisk walk across the bridge, made sure Posted by TEAMNORRIS in South America 2011 | May 16, 2011
- ParaguayWir sind derzeit in Asuncion, Paraguay und Couchsurfen das erste Mal auf unserer Reise. Wir waren etwas ueberrascht, dass es noch 3 andere Couchsurfer bei Javier gab: einen Amerikaner und zwei Schwedinnen, aber es klappt alles sehr gut.
Um nicht durch Posted by xmirjax in Miri and Matt Make a World Trip | Apr 27, 2011
- Travel to Asuncion, ParaguayThere is no bridge across the river from Puerto Iguazu to Paraguay, so we had to take a ferry across. There isn't even a schedule for the ferry- it just goes when it fills up with cars. I'm happy to Posted by ichbinmatt in Miri and Matt Make a World Trip | Apr 27, 2011
- Investigating the Former Paraguayan DictatorshipASUNCION, Paraguay (Feb 12-13, 2011) -- This entry is a work in progress, but here are some pictures for a start and at the bottom a special entry on scene development...
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- Paraguay, Asunción and San BernardinoAlthough it lies amidst South America, Paraguay is known to be the least explored country. Some may say it is the uggliest, with hardly any attractions to offer but the truth is that Paraguay has a lot to offer although Posted by hmontonen in Henrik and Laura in South America | Aug 1, 2010
- Concepcion and Rio ParaguaySo after Ybycui, we stopped over for the night in Asuncion, and treated ourselves to a great big dinner. The next day we got on a bus to Concepcion and after 20 mins onboard read the section in the Lonely Posted by St Martins in Sadie and James | Mar 21, 2010
- ParaguaySo we came into Paraguay via Ciuadad del Este, the most hectic town I have ever been to. The bus driver managed to drive us half a mile past the border (where we needed to get our entry stamps) without Posted by St Martins in Sadie and James | Mar 11, 2010
- Paraguay Camera Shopping AdventureNext day, we decided to head over the other border into Paraguay because I needed a new Camera (as you may have noticed from any of the pictures with a black spot in the middle). While in Brazil all electronics Posted by luzian in Exploring Planet Earth | Feb 8, 2010
- Don't jump to assumptions about Asuncion...Our bad luck with buses seemed to continue as about 2 hours in to the journey our bus broke down and we all had to get off. We then had to squeeze onto an already packed bus, and I felt Posted by LauHot10 in Wanderlust | Jan 17, 2010
- Dam That's Big!Next morning our hypothesis had been proved, sleeping in a sauna is near enough impossible. We both felt drained, dehydrated and sticky. We got up, enjoyed a good breakfast while we chatted to a nice Australian couple and then left Posted by LauHot10 in Wanderlust | Jan 17, 2010
- ParaguayThe overnight bus journey from Curitiba to Asuncion took about 14 hours, but we got to sleep most of the way. On arrival in Asuncion ( 27th ), Lei phoned a hotel near the city centre to book a Posted by Rodz-Lei in South American Adventure | Dec 9, 2009
- Ciudad Del EsteArjantin, Brezilya ve Paraguay sınırında kurulmuş olan Ciudad Del Este şehrinin en büyük özelliği vergiden muaf olması. Dolayısı ile çılgın bir alışveriş merkezine dönüşmüş. Ancak alışveriş tabirimiz ile beklentileriniz yüksek olmasın... İstanbul Salı paz Posted by ayferonur in Ayfer-Onur Seyahatnamesi | Dec 7, 2009
- Iguazu en het sukkeltje van Zuid-AmerikaHet volgende grote doel in ons reisschema waren de watervallen van Iguazu. Gezien de slechte weersomstandigheden besloten we dat we Brazilië te laten voor wat het is, een mooi maar bizar land, en direct verder te trekken. Dit besluit Posted by Sanne.A in Capybara | Oct 24, 2009
- ParaguayParaguay. A small country (1.5 times as big as the UK) wedged between Bolivia, Brasil and Argentina. I popped in for a few days, partly wanting a sense of completeness to my trip, and curious about one of the more Posted by hughw in Travels in South America | Sep 29, 2009
- The Most Corrupted Country in the World?“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.”
We didn't know what to expect from Paraguay; all we knew was the it's one of the most corrupte Posted by kreglicka in WANDERLUST | Sep 18, 2009
- Prague Winter FestivalPrague Winter Festival gives you a verity of shows of classical music, opera and ballet performances. Prague opera and ballet is most famous in whole world. This festival runs for 5 days from the 02 January to the 07 January. Posted by harry T in Prague Winter Festival | Jan 13, 2009
- What Bolsi BuiltThursday 27.09.07
The last couple of weeks of fine weather had brought a change in the atmosphere of Paraguay - spring had begun, and Paraguay's already strange trees were flowering in even more weird and wonderful ways. Yet another change was Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 21, 2008
- "More German than Germans"Saturday 22.09.07
Slightly annoyed at the price and quality of our hotel, and likewise with the quality and service of our dinner the night before, we left for Loma Plata, the capital of the oldest of the three Mennonite Settlements. 25km Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 21, 2008
- Tracking the JaguarWednesday 19.09.07
In preparation for leaving Asunción, there were a few bureaucratic hoops to jump through; once again I had found myself enjoying a place so much, i was close to overstaying my Visa. Despite a couple of days of running Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 21, 2008
- Whip it!Friday 14.09.07
My Spanish school played host to a party at night, kicking off with the usual drinking and socialising, and typically for Latin America, the meat took centre stage, but Sopa Paraguaya (not a soup at all) featured as Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 20, 2008
- Pleasure & PainSunday 09.09.07
My friends Pedro and Diego picked me up in Pedro's huge pickup truck to go wakeboarding on the Rio Paraguay. Asunción lies on the western border of Paraguay and soon we were speeding off in Pedro's boat to a Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 19, 2008
- Only in *insert Latin American country here*Thursday 06.09.07
My life in Latin America contains structure, form and function right now, and i never thought I'd relish the boredom quite so much. Asunción is a great place to study, it is quiet enough to be able to complete Posted by Jeremy T in Channelling the Cane Spirits | Feb 19, 2008