Simons Paraguay

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Welcome to my Paraguayan world

Welcome to Simons Paraguay. This is where I keep all my tales of life in Paraguay. Through articles in the journal you will be able to discover the many aspects of Paraguay. Be it the land, the culture, the wildlife, the history, the people or anything else relating in some way to the country. Then additionally in the gallery, a collection of photographs from around the land.

And of course items about my life here. How I came to be in Paraguay and what it is like to live here.

Please do read on. I hope you enjoy my tales.

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A few of the many items awaiting discovery in the journal

Teaching in Paraguay

Once I had arrived in Paraguay I could get to grips with what I had come here to do, teaching children English. From the capital once everyone had caught their breaths we relocated 80km into the interior where the project was to be set up. The chosen location was the...

How I came to Paraguay

Relocating from England to Paraguay is probably neither the most common nor obvious way of moving abroad so it would help if I explained a little of how it came about. Back in the later part of the last century there I was filling the days working in an English bank....

A day trip in the Paraguayan countryside

A day trip in the Paraguayan countryside

As I do like to do I recently took a day trip into the Paraguayan countryside. There are many sights to see in the countryside and visiting them can both make for enjoyable days out and be a bit of an adventure. Apart from for a few of the major sites there will be...

Mobile phone and internet services in Paraguay

Mobile phone and internet services in Paraguay

There is a good moblie phone and internet network in Paraguay. You should find a connection in all towns, cities and rural settlements. As outside urban centres the the service is provided via phone masts allowances must be made for the large country areas which are...

To visit Paraguay as a tourist

To visit Paraguay as a tourist

Paraguay can be a very interesting and rewarding place to visit as a tourist. Anyone who visits will find a welcoming country largly unspoilt by the effects of tourism. It is away from the well travelled tourist routes and so in much of the land tourists are a novelty...

A selection of Paraguayan views

A collection of images from around Paraguay