When I visit Asuncion

When I visit Asuncion

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...
My last flight to England

My last flight to England

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...
Time to dispose of rubbish properly

Time to dispose of rubbish properly

Paraguay has always been a place where the unwanted was simply burnt. Household rubbish or grasslands. This every year causes problems as fires set to clear land for agriculture burn out of control. It has long been seen that the cheapest and quickest way to clear...
Time for a haircut

Time for a haircut

One thing it is never hard to find in Paraguay is a hairdresser. In many towns there seems to be at least one along every street. Piribebuy is no exception. There are plenty of hairdressers to choose from throughout the town. In addition to others scattered around the...
Firewood for cooking

Firewood for cooking

On most days of the year firewood is my cooking fuel. There is also a small electric oven for those wet days when the woodpile is rain soaked. However most days the sun shines and the wood is dry. Of course the cooking arrangements are a little more advanced than a...
The long road home

The long road home

Travelling across Paraguay and it does not take long before you leave the tarmac behind. The lines of tarmac tend to be the strings joining one town to the next. The web of roads linking all places in between is surfaced with dirt or occasionally cobbles. My home is...