Thank You
I have just arrived back in Spain after 5 months on the road, and what a ride it has been; certain people have followed by trip the entire way on my blog, and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed writing it. It’s very early to have a certain view on the trip in retrospect, [...]
Asuncion -> Cuzco
5th of April: Roused from my sleep at 5:30 in the morning as we have made it to Mariscal Estigarribia, which although far from the Bolivian border is where the exit stamp from Paraguay is given. I also believe that the officials were as sleepy as me and everyone else (except the driver, I hope) [...]
Asuncion, Asuncion!
3rd of April: As I had gone early to bed the previous day, I for once awoke when I intended to. I wanted to catch the 7.30 bus to Asuncion, and I surely did. It was a 6,5 hour busride, and as per usual I looked out my window at every single stop, just to [...]
Itaipu, Trinidad and Jesus
1st of April: The main attraction of Ciudad Del Este (other then the market) is the Itaipu dam, the worlds second largest damn (after 3 Gorges dam in China). It produces some 14000 megawatt’s a year, supplies Paraguay with 93% of its power, and Brazil with 25% of their power. It is absolutely freaking huge [...]
Most Corrupt Country Outside Africa; Paraguay Here I Come!
Getting to Paraguay proved a lot harder, then I had initially thought. I had hoped to get the 9 o’clock bus to Ciudad Del Este, which would drive straight through Brazil, so that I wouldn’t have to get off and do the border formalities. However I woke up at 9.40, and thus was unable to [...]
