PARAGUAY'S & BRAZIL'S RECIPES
Preparation time:
5 days on spot, or 1720 kms travelled
Cooking time:
34 hours and 30 minutes spent in 12 different transports
Ingredients:
5 bus
1 helicopter
1 pick-up trunk
5 taxis
Seasonings:
1 land border passage including:
1h in the trunk of a 4x4 caught by hitchhiking
4h of waiting for NOTHING because our pick-up never showed up
10h of endless travel in a night bus booked at the last minute
2 nights in a hotel transformed in a roommates appartment of 4 guys addicted to illicit substances
10 mosquito bites (they are back!)
38°C to support every day (we prefer not to imagine how it is in summer!)
3h in public transport (against 1), to:
see the famous strawberry fair and its... 5 stands
catch 1 mini tourista after having tested a local strawberry ice cream
2 world travellers friends met
1 back and forth to Brazil and the Iguazú waterfalls including:
15h of transport
1 wake up at dawn
2 baffled faces in front of the park closed on Mondays
10 min (minimum) of anger against ourselves for not having checked the website
1 genius idea to compensate our disappointment, followed by:
15 minutes of flying by helicopter
1 excited (and scared) taxi driver to whom we offered the experience of his life
Method (overview):
PARAGUAY
Wandering the chaotic streets of Asunción under a beating sun
Travelling to Areguá, district known for its strawberry fair
BRAZIL
Flying over the 275 waterfalls of Iguazú by helicopter
The bill (for 2): 454€ (including the helicopter flight)
Positive feedback:
The possibility to legally go to Brazil from Paraguay without official land border control
The chance to do an helicopter flight at a competitive price
Negative feedback:
The climate at the limit of what we can endure
The languages very hard to understand
The bad value for money (in Paraguay)
To go further, you can see all the details of this recipe HERE !