by Simon | Oct 26, 2020 | Biography
Here in Paraguay it has been a very hot week. Each day reaching nearly 40 degrees. As such when I had friends visiting for the weekend the cool refreshing river was somewhere that had to be visited. There was much though to do beforehand. Accordingly leaving the...
by Simon | Oct 23, 2020 | Biography
As a place to live I would rate the countryside above the city. All the space, greenery and fresh air. However I have not forgotten city life and all that it can offer. To enjoy this I take a couple of trips to Asuncion every year. Sometimes I travel there because...
by Simon | Oct 19, 2020 | Nature
A sure sign of the arrival of Spring in Paraguay is the reappearance of the swallows. These small birds vanish from the skies as winter arrives. Migrating north to where the chills of winter never reach. The common swallows seen throughout Paraguay are Blue and White...
by Simon | Oct 15, 2020 | Biography
The journey from Paraguay to England is a long one. Sometimes it goes smoothly. Sometimes it is a bit of an adventure. It is now almost exactly one year since I last travelled to England. That last flight was a little complicated. As always when I fly I travelled into...
by Simon | Oct 13, 2020 | Nature
Winter is always the dry season in Paraguay. However this year the winter has been far drier than normal. The annual drought has been much longer than that of previous years. Winter in Paraguay runs with much variation from year to year from June to August. During...
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