Paraguay from every angle
Life, culture, landscapes. All that is Paraguay, and my life hereTeaching 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....
Taking a circular tour through the Paraguayan countryside
The Paraguayan countryside offers many opportunities for rural tourism. There may be few dramatic sights, but there are plenty of places that are worth a visit. With the local tourism industry being quite low key many places get few visitors. It is a land that rewards...
Using the city buses in Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion has an extensive city bus network. This can be used to travel inexpensively around the city. Whenever I am in Asuncion I use the buses to travel from one part of the city to another. To use the buses it is important to know how the system works and how to...
Taking a tour of Asuncion’s shopping malls
Asuncion has a number of modern shopping centres. Here they are called Malls, so that is the term I shall use. Rather than the British Centres. Shopping malls are not things that are to be found out in the countryside in Paraguay. As such whenever I visit Asuncion I...
Small farm for sale in the Paraguayan countryside
I recently went to view a farm that is for sale in the Paraguayan countryside. It is a small farm covering 5 hectares that would be suitable for use as either a hobby farm or as part of a homesteading lifestyle. It contains enough land and infrastructure to be run as...
Nueva Australia and Nueva Londres, Socialism in Paraguay
These days Nueva Londres and Nueva Australia form a small country town and a satellite village. They have between them a popualtion of about 4,000 and are located approximatly 140km east of Asuncion. Little remains of their original features when Nueva Australia was...
SimonsParaguay is also available on YouTube
There are here on the website a large number of items covering a wide range of subjects related to Paraguay. Over the past few years articles have been added covering almost every aspect of Paraguay. The towns, the countryside, the culture and what it is like to live...
Talking about Paraguay leaves many memories to talk about
I recently travelled into Asuncion for the day to answer all the questions someone had about Paraguay. It is something I like to do to help people who are thinking of moving to Paraguay. Sometimes they come out to visit me in Piribebuy and sometimes I travel into...
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
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...