tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4378050149199090422024-03-05T18:16:33.810+01:00SOUTH AMERICA AND BEYONDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-65210174462844949482010-05-22T21:49:00.000+02:002010-05-22T21:49:26.215+02:00hey guys,..<br />
we got lazy and didn´t keep updating the english version of our blog (in fact, the spanish one is delayed as well,...but not that much).<br />
So we apologize, but the solution was to add a Translation Bar in the Spanish blog, so you can read it in bad english, and above all, see the pictures.<br />
Sorry about that, and enjoy<br />
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spanish version: <a href="http://hastalatinoamericaymasalla.blogspot.com/">hastalatinoamericaymasalla.blogspot.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-83931399022436320812010-04-09T00:55:00.000+02:002010-04-09T00:55:55.368+02:00Uruguay, the great unknown<span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="La República Oriental del Uruguay es un país situado en el sureste de América del Sur.">The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a country located in southeastern South America. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Su territorio, con una superficie de más de 176.000 km², es el segundo más pequeño del subcontinente detrás de Surinam y limita al norte y noreste con Brasil y al oeste, con Argentina.">The country, with an area of more than 176,000 km ², is the second smallest continent after Suriname and bounded on the north and northeast Brazil and the west by Argentina. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Por el sur tiene costas sobre el Río de la Plata, el cual lo separa de la provincia de Buenos Aires y de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, y por el sureste, tiene costas sobre el Océano Atlántico.">On the south coast is on the Rio de la Plata, which separates it from the province of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires, and the Southeast, has coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Esto es lo que dice la Wikipedia.">This is what Wikipedia says. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="La realidad: Uruguay es un trozo de tierra minùsculo al lado de dos paises que quintuplican el tamaño de Europa, ademas de estar vastamente despoblado - a parte de la capital Montevideo-, por lo que parece estar olvidado de la mano de Dios.">The reality: Uruguay is a tiny piece of land next to two countries that five times the size of Europe as well as being vastly depopulated - a part of the capital Montevideo, so that seems to be forsaken of God. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="En muchos aspectos nos recordó a Irlanda: El interior se visita por carreteras desiertas y entre kilometros y kilometros de planicies en las que solo aparecen algunas vacas y ovejas de vez en cuando.">In many ways, reminded us of Ireland: The interior tour of empty roads and between km and miles of plains in which only a few cows and sheep appear from time to time. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Su costa es preciosa, llena de playas encantadoras pero a salvo de la vorágine constructora al que se ha visto sometido, digamos un ejemplo, el litoral español.">Its coastline is beautiful, full of lovely beaches but safe construction of the maelstrom that has been under, say an example, the Spanish coast. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Uruguay ha superado con mucho nuestras expectativas; aunque no se conozca, es un sitio ideal para pasar unas vacaciones tranquilas, con clima calido pero sin ser abrasador, y un monton de actividades para realizar en el tiempo libre.">Uruguay has far exceeded our expectations, although not known, is an ideal place for a relaxing holiday, with warm weather without being scorching, and a lot of things to do in your spare time. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Barato, y la comida, aunque con mucha influencia española, no esta nada mal.">Cheap, and food, although with much Spanish influence, not bad. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Sin embargo, lo que mas nos gusto del pais fueron los Uruguayos, ya que allá donde ibamos nos atendian con una simpatia y amabilidad que daba gusto.">However, what we liked most of the country were the Uruguayans, and that where we were treated us with sympathy and kindness that was a pleasure. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Varias personas nos acogieron en sus casas, en distintos puntos del pais, y con cada uno de ellos nos hemos sentido un poco como en nuestra casa.">Several people welcomed us into their homes, in different parts of the country, and each of them we felt a bit like in our house. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="El punto álgido de nuestara visita fue Cabo Polonio (y alrededores).">The highlight of our private visit was Cabo Polonio (and vicinity). </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Es una zona protegida, una concentracion de dunas, el paseo por la playa desde balizas es increible, y al llegar al faro es reconfortante ver los lobos marinos junto al faro.">It is a protected area, a concentration of dunes, walking along the beach from markers is incredible, and get to the lighthouse is encouraging to see the sea lions near the lighthouse. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Una pena que la Marina haya repobldo la zona, sin darle ningun "segundo pensamiento", y haya cortado el movimiento natural de las dunas, creyendose que estan condenadas a extincion.">A shame that the Navy has repobldo the area, without giving any "second thought" and have cut the natural movement of the dunes, believing that they are doomed to extinction. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Sobre el resto; Punta del Este es lo mas parecido a Miami pero con Argentinos (!es que estan en todas partes!), Colonia del Sacramento es una ciudad con encanto colonial, y Montevideo nos recuerda que viviò tiempos mejores, con su belleza decadente">On the other, Punta del Este is more like Miami but with Argentinos (! Is that they are everywhere!), Colonia del Sacramento is a charming colonial city, and reminds us that he lived Montevideo better times, with its decadent beauty </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="(y con los carnavales mas largos del mundo).">(and the longest carnival in the world). <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="pd: el/la ganador/a del primer concurso "hastalatinoamericaymasalla...."">PS: The winner of the first contest "hastalatinoamericaymasalla ...." </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="ha sido ......">has been ...... <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="BETTY BOOP, pero por lo pelos.">BETTY BOOP, but it hairs. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Al preguntar por él, nadie le conocía, así qeue pensamos que nos la han dado con banana o piña.">When asking about him, nobody knew him well qeue think we have made with banana and pineapple. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Pero al de un rato apareció un hombre y resultó ser Fabian, tras las preguntas iniciales de rigor (¿de qué me conoceís? ¿Quienes sois vosotros?) fuimos al grano, a ver si nos sacaba unas entradas.">But at a time a man appeared and proved Fabian, after the initial questions of rigor (what I know? Who are you?) Went to the point, to see if we took a few innings. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="En principio, pensó en las de misionero.">In principle, the missionary thought. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Pero luego vió nuestras caras y nos sacó las de 0 pesos.">But then we saw our faces and pulled the 0 weights. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Tras darle las gracias y con la orgullo del trabajo bien hecho, nos fuimos a entrar al parque.">After thanking him and the pride of work well done, we went to enter the park. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Y en estas, que una persona del grupo (obviemos el nombre),por ser educada dijó "obrigada" (gracias en portugues) y el taquillero, se quedó pensando y preguntó "Perdona ¿tú, de donde eres?"">And in this, that a person in the group (obviously the name), being educated said "obrigada" (thank you in Portuguese) and the box office, he was thinking and asked, "Excuse me do you, where are you?" </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title=".....">..... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="....">.... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title=".....">..... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="tras unos segundos de pánico, que parecieron horas, contesta "De España".">after a few seconds of panic, which seemed like hours, answer "From Spain." </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Y la siguiente pregunta fue más directa "¿Y qué haces con esta entrada?"">And the next question was more direct "What do you do with this post?" </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="...">... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="um ...um ...">um ... um ... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="um ...">um ... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Hasta que una voz dijo, "es que conocemos a Fabian..!!"">Until a voice said, "is that we know ..!!" Fabian </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="y entonces las puertas del cielo se abrieron para todos y pasamos sin más problemas...">and then the gates of heaven are opened for all and we had no more problems ... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Osease, que entramos como menor de 6 años, o discapacitado o residente en Puerto Iguazu o Andresito.">Osease, who entered as under 6 years old, or disabled or living in Puerto Iguazu or Andresito. </span></span><br />
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<span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Osease, que entramos como menor de 6 años, o discapacitado o residente en Puerto Iguazu o Andresito."><br />
</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-15624241561074418372010-03-13T03:14:00.003+01:002010-03-13T03:14:52.048+01:00misiones<span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Hoy pisamos 3 países: Brasil, Paraguay y Argentina.">Today we step 3 countries: Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Cruzar Paraguay, además de un viaje físico (6 horas, 3 más que el horario previsto, asiento rompeculos y todo tipo de bichos viviendo en ellos) ha sido un viaje en el tiempo (el autobus era moderno en los años 50, vendedores se acercaban">Cross Paraguay, and a physical journey (6 hours, 3 more than the schedule, Rompeculos seat and all kinds of bugs living in them) has been a journey in time (the bus was modern in the '50s, sales were approaching </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="a las ventanillas vendiendo de todo - calcetines, camisetas, comida, bebida .. - y la pobreza era evidente a pie de carretera).">to stop selling everything - socks, shirts, food, drink .. - and poverty was evident at the roadside). <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Para nuestra intranquilidad llegamos a la frontera argentina casi al anochecer.">For our restlessness Argentina reached the border late in the afternoon. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Y en Posadas plantamos nuestro campamento base.">And Guest planted our base camp. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="El albergue tan chill-out que no había costumbre de cerrar las puertas ni ventanas, con lo que los mosquitos practicaban sus rituales de sangre con nosotros sin problemas.">The chill-out hostel so there was no custom of closing the doors or windows, so that mosquitoes blood rituals practiced with us without problems. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Menuda noche!!!!">What a night!! <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="A la mañana siguiente visitamos las misiones jesuíticas de la zona.">The next morning we visited the Jesuit missions in the area. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="En la misión de Santa Ana, que es mucho menos turística, los guias se vuelcan en los escasos visitantes con extensas explicaciones y detalles sobre la vida jesuítica y de los nativos guaranis.">The mission of Santa Ana, which is much less touristy, the guides are turning to the few visitors with extensive explanations and details about Jesuit life and native Guarani. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Por la noche atendimos al espectaculo de "luces y sonidos" en San Ignacio.">At night we attended the spectacle of "Lights and Sounds" in San Ignacio. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Fue algo sorprendente porque no nos esperabamos tal despliege de medios.">It was somewhat surprising because we did not expect such a display of different means. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="La opinión general es que de encanto.">The general view is that of charm. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Al día siguiente fuimos a Leandro N.">The next day we went to Leandro N. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Alem, a casa de un doctor vasco, Eneko, y su pareja, Mamen, donde nos mostraron su proyecto de autogestion, además de su apoyo a la comunidad y su escuela de salud.">Alem, home of a doctor Basque Eneko, and her partner, Mamen, and were shown their self-management project, in addition to its support for the community and school health. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Sólo fue un día, pero intenso y aprovechado, donde aprendimos mucho de ellos y de una pareja (residente en guipizkoa) que con sus 2 hijos, de 8 y 10 años, están recorriendo el mundo (AUPA OTI y PETER!!!).">It was just a day, but intense and exploited, where we learned a lot from them and a couple (based in guipizkoa) than with their 2 children, aged 8 and 10, are touring the world (OTI and PETER AUPA !!!). <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="la solución al acertijo de la anterior entrada, en próximas fechas!!!">the solution to the riddle of the previous entry, in the near future! </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="gracias por participar.">thanks for participating.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-15012198610494752192010-03-11T11:27:00.004+01:002010-03-13T03:16:47.649+01:00Iguazu Falls<span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Nuestro siguiente destino fue Foz de Iguazu.">Our next destination was Foz de Iguazu. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Alli nos acogieron los scouts Gauinara.">Alli Gauinara Scouts welcomed us. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Como contacto tuvimos a Kiko ya Ricardo, amables a más no poder.">As we had contact Kiko and Ricardo, friendly as could be. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="De ellos aprendimos que los 400.000 habitantes de Foz llevan una vida apacible a pesar de las trifulcas entre bandas de traficantes y los controls fronterizos argentinos y paraguayos.">From them we learned that the 400,000 residents of Foz lead a peaceful life despite the squabbles between drug gangs and the Argentine and Paraguayan border controls. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Y que la existencia del puerto franco de Ciudad del Este (ciudad de paraguay donde se puede comprar de todo tipo de productos obviando incomodidades como el pago de impuestos) hace que la vida allí sea de lo más divertida.">And that the existence of the free port of Ciudad del Este (Paraguay city where you can buy all sorts of products obvious discomfort as taxes) makes living here more than fun. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Por aquí también hay unas "caidas" o "saltos" de agua, para el que ya los conoce, enhorabuena, para el que no solo decir que es algo indescriptible con palabras, fotos o videos.">For here too there are "falls" or "jumps" of water to the already known, congratulations, for which not only say it is something indescribable in words, pictures or videos. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Hay que verlo con plenitud de agua para fliparlo.">You have to see and enjoy all the water for Flip. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Existen 2 parques, el brasileño y el argentino, cada cual con sus rincones espectaculares.">There are 2 parks, Brazil and Argentina, each with its spectacular corners. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="En el lado argentino preguntamos por Fabian, el guardabosques amigo del frutero de la entrada anterior.">On the Argentinean side asked by Fabian, the ranger friend of the fruit of the previous entry. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Después de preguntar a varias personas, por fin llegó.">After asking several people, finally came. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Comentando nuestro encuentro con el frutero, allá que nos arregló unas entradas a precio "amigo" y con ellas entramos en el parque (no sin antes tener un susto por ser demasiado amables).">Commenting on our encounter with the fruit, there we arranged some tickets priced "friend" and with them we enter the park (not before having a scare by being too nice). <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="juego:">Game: </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="descubrid cual de estos precios pagamos!!!!">discover which of these prices we pay!! </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="se aceptan apuestas en los comentarios ..">accepting bets in the comments .. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="la solución en la próxima entrada y se repartirá una sopresa entre los acertantes!!!!!">the solution in the next inning and was dealt a surprise among the winners !!!!! </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="<table style="width:auto;">"></span></span><br />
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<span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="<table style="width:auto;">"> <span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="</table>"> </span></span></span></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-92136488124937022972010-03-11T02:58:00.000+01:002010-03-11T02:58:56.865+01:00Curitiba<span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="La semana pasada descubrimos una ciudad que ni aparece ni aparecera en los folletos turísticos.Sufrimos un tremendo shock nada mas llegar:la temperatura habitual del lugar nos delataba como turistas por llevar pantalon corto pero no paraguas">Last week we discovered a city that neither appears nor appear in turistic prospectus We suffered a tremendous shock the moment they arrive: the usual temperature instead betrayed us as tourists for wearing shorts but no umbrella </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Dicen que llueve constantemente y la ciudad en si no es atractiva,pero el legado de la alta tasa de inmigracion alemana en el pasado son las fabricas, el bajo indice de paro y la perfecta organizacion del sistema de transportes.">They say it rains constantly and the city itself is not attractive, but the legacy of the high rate of German immigration in the past are the factories, the low unemployment and the perfect organization of the transport system. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Aqui em Curitiba tuvimos nuestra primera experiencia 'surfcouching'.">Here in Curitiba we had our first experience 'surfcouching'. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Fuimos la excusa perfecta para que los universitarios que nos acogieron organizaran una fiesta (sin barbacoa por culpa de la lluvia...esto hasta recuerda a Galicia).Tuvimos oportunidad de comer en la universidad mas antigua del pais,haciendonos pasar por 'mestres'">We were the excuse for the university that hosted us to organize a party (without barbecue because of the rain ... this until reminded Galicia). We had a chance to eat at the oldest university in the country, making us go through 'teachers' </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title=", por 1,30 reales (60centimos de euro),a anhos luz de los precios por espanha.">, for 1.30 reals (60centimos euro) in light of european prices. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Igor cumplio 1 antigua aspiracion y preparo una tortilla com patatas fritas Ruffles, con la que">Igor turned 1 old aspiration and prepare an omelet with potato chips, with which </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Montse y Belen se sorprendieron gratamente, aunque fueron los brasileiros los que acabaron">Montse and Belen was pleasantly surprised, although it was the Brazilians who finished </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="con las 3 tortillas,chupandose los dedos.">with the 3 omelettes, sucking their fingers. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Fueron nuestros nuevos amigos los que nos recomendaron las playas de Camboriu.alli nos dirigimos sin alojamiento de antemano,aunque el alojamiento nos encontro a nosotros en forma de motorista com contactos para um apartamento a 5 minutos de la playa central.">They were our new friends that we recommend Camboriu.There are some beaches, we went without accommodation in advance, although it found us accommodation in the form of contacts with a motorist apartment 5 minutes from the central beach. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="A primera impresion, esto se parece a Benidorm,repleto de turistas argentinos, pero despues de una buena caminata encontramos">At first glance, this seems to Benidorm, full of tourists from Argentina, but after a good walk find </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="playas mucho mas tranquilas.y,aunque no haya sombra, siempre habra algun chiringuito com sombrilla.">nice and quiet beaches, although there is no shade, there will always be some stall with umbrella. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Esa tarde en el super entablamos conversacion con un reponedor,quien nos dio nombre de um amigo que trabajaba en el parque de Iguazu,para que le saludasemos cuando fueramos.">That evening in the super struck up conversation with a shelf, who gave us the name of-friend who worked at Park Falls, so that when we were there we can say hello him.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-72273514640463302112010-03-03T00:23:00.000+01:002010-03-03T00:23:28.907+01:00DictionaryPractical Dictionary of the lessons learned during these 3 weeks. <br />
"Potunhol" and Galician is not enough.<br />
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Soon = It will happen between the next 12 to 24 hours.<br />
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Timetable = theory of relativity<br />
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Bus stop = may or may not passing buses. May or may not stop.<br />
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Timeliness = something that everyone has heard but no one has seen<br />
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Visitors Center = information here???<br />
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Information Center Workers = those who ask others when asked. They are reported with your questions.<br />
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Corroborate information =to ask several times and / or multiple sources without receiving the same answer. It is right and necessary.<br />
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Safe driving = what??? when???<br />
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Taxi fare = Turkish bazaar<br />
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Cry of a child = European eccentricity (for here is very rare to hear one)<br />
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Temperature = warm = 25 to 30 degrees<br />
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"Gift" peddler = and then pay me now<br />
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Hips = partly independent of body movement and always keeps pace. Unknown to Europeans hip plaster.<br />
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Play tricks = something innate in Latin countries to avoid paying a service (say this because we had practiced earlier in espanha).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-70095683875767785932010-02-24T21:56:00.001+01:002010-02-24T21:56:20.519+01:00Salvador - Rio - mas alla<span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Hemos subido fotos tanto del Carnaval de Salvador como de Rio de Janeiro.">We have uploaded photos of both the Carnival of Salvador and Rio de Janeiro. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="No tenemos muchas fotos del carnaval propiamente porque hay costumbre de que ,entre tanta multitud, seas "registrado" desde la talla hasta la marca de ropa interior.">We have many photos of the carnival itself because there are custom that, among so many, you are "registered" from carving up the brand of underwear. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Nos gusta el calor humano pero no tanto.">We like the warmth but not so much. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Y más si hay la posibilidad de que acabes sin pertenencias.">Especially if there is a possibility that you end up with no belongings. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Después de una semana en Salvador, por fin acabamos en Rio (y 5 horas de espera en 1 llamado aeropuerto).">After a week in Salvador, finally ended up in Rio (and 5 hours of waiting in 1 called airport). </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Si volaís a Rio os aconsejamos volar en ventanilla para ver la ciudad desde el avión.">If you fly to Rio we advise you to fly at the window to see the city from the plane. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Rio nos sorprende por lo diferente que es de Salvador: gran ciudad, mucha población blanca, más turistas, sensación de mayor poder adquisitivo (al menos por donde anduvimos).">Rio surprises us by how different it is from Salvador: great city, many white people, more tourists, feeling of increased purchasing power (at least where we went). </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Y curiosamente no nos paraban cada 3 minutos para pedir o vender algo.">And curiously not stopped us every 3 minutes to ask, or sell something. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="tendrá algo que ver con los juegos olimpicos del 2016?.">have something to do with the Olympic Games in 2016?. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="De la playa de Ipanema nos quedamos con la puesta de sol y los surfistas; de Copacabana y Flamingo las playa típicas de las postales con mucho ambiente.">From Ipanema beach we stayed with the sunset and surfers, from Copacabana beach and the typical Flamingo postcards with great atmosphere. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="El cristo de Corcovado con impresionantes vistas de la ciudad, pero tanta gente que era misión imposible sacarse una foto "a solas con Cristo" pero por fin conseguimos sacar 1 foto donde se nos reconozca.">The Christ of Corcovado with breathtaking views of the city, but so many people that it was mission impossible for a photo opportunity "alone with Christ" but finally we managed to take 1 photo where we are recognized. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="El Pan de Azucar tiene una vista desde la otra parte de la ciudad, con menos turistas, e incluso descansar en pequenhos bosques que tiene en la cima.">The Sugar Loaf is a view from the other side of town with fewer tourists, and even rest in Pequenho forests have on top. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Pero el momento estelar de nuestra estancia fue el sábado noche.">But the highlight of our stay was on Saturday night. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Gracias a 1 acertado comentario de 1 taxista, descubrimos que el Carnaval no se había terminado aun (una semana después).">Thanks to 1 apt observation of 1 driver, found that Carnival had not been completed yet (a week later). </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Pagamos 20 euros por la entrada más barata al Sambódromo.">We paid 20 euros for the cheapest ticket to Sambodromo. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Es altamente recomendado, porque en este último de carnaval ves el desfile de las 6 mejores escuelas de danza.">It is highly recommended, because in the latter see the carnival parade of the 6 best dance schools. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Durante hora y media suena la misma canción siendo el tiempo que tiene cada escuela para avanzar por el Sambódromo (calle de unos 800 metros cortada y con graderios a ambos lados).">For an hour and a half still sounds the same song as long as each school has to move through the Sambodromo (street about 800 yards short and bleachers on both sides). <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Segunda recomendación: llevar nevera pórtatil para aguantar las 9 horas de espectaculo, a nosotros se nos ocurrió la tontería de llevar la cerveza y comprar hielo metido todo en 1 mochila ...">Second recommendation: bring cooler to endure 9 hours of spectacle, to us, we got the stupidity of bringing beer and ice trapped buy everything in 1 bag ... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="la que liamos!!!!">which liamos!! </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="no os contamos el final de la historia.">do not count the end of the story. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Nos escapamos pronto de Rio yendo al Parque Natural de Itatiaia, el más antiguo y peor organizado.">We escaped to Rio soon going to Itatiaia National Park, the oldest and worst organized. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Aquí está la montanha más de Brasil ...">Here is the montanha over Brazil ... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="o de Rio, quien sabe - Ellos no, desde luego.">or Rio, who knows - They do not, of course. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Gracias a la amabilidad de taxista nos llevó a la parte alta del parque por una carretera tortuosa, casi intransitable, a la base de la montanha.">Thanks to the kindness of taxi driver took us to the top of the park by a winding road almost impassable, to the base of the montanha. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="valió la pena!!!!!">was worth it !!!!! <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Aquí aprendimos que no se debe visitar nada en segunda feria, es decir, lunes.">Here we learned that you should not see anything in the second fair, ie Monday. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="Aún así vimos una cascada y un lago.">Yet we saw a waterfall and lake. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Después descubriríamos que en tercera feria (martes) tampoco.">After you find that in the third exhibition (Tuesday) either. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Por el momento nada más, bueno sí, una última recomendación, si venís aqui y os quema el sol, acordaos de especificar (o comprobar) al comprar el "after sun" que sea para pieles blancas o os quedará un tono rosáceo artificial con el">For the moment nothing else, well yes, one last recommendation, if you come here and burn the sun, remember to specify (or check) to buy "after sun" as it is for white fur or pink tone will be artificial with </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="que igual no os sentís contentos .....">that just do not feel happy ..... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title=""esto nos lo ha contado un amigo" ...ejem, ejem..">"This told us about a friend" ... ahem, ahem ..</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-61883644693254205932010-02-13T23:19:00.001+01:002010-02-13T23:19:04.928+01:00carnival<span class="long_text" id="result_box"><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Después de un eterno viaje, por fin cruzamos el charco y aterrizamos en Salvador.">After an endless journey, finally crossed the pond and landed in Salvador. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Enseguida nos tuvimos que acostumbrar al "ritmo tropical" (3 horas esperando para coger un bus que hace una ruta de 40 minutos ...... tardó 2 horas).">Then we had to get used to the "tropical rhythm" (3 hours waiting to catch a bus route makes a 40 minute ...... took 2 hours). <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Empezamos nuestro verano a 30 grados, con sol de 6 de la manhana a 6 de la tarde.">We begin our summer to 30 degrees, with sun from 6 manhana to 6 pm. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="La ciudad es MUY MUY tranquila durante los carnavales.">The city is very very quiet during the carnival. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Durante el desfile SOLO debes ir en grupo, sin reloj y verlo a lado del puesto de policia ( uno cada 50 metros .... o no).">During the parade Just go in groups, without a clock and see it next to the police station (one every 50 meters .... or not). </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="A veces ves filas indias de policias, que no sabes si son comparsas o reales.">Sometimes you see Indian police ranks, you do not know if they are extras or real. <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: #ebeff9;" title="Los mapas vienen muy definidos los lugares/calles seguros para transitar, en blanco y no recomendables, en amarillo (creemos que un rojo chillón sería más apropiado).">The maps are well defined places / streets safe for travel, and not recommended white, yellow (we believe a bright red would be more appropriate). <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Los horarios de los trios eléctricos (comparsas) aún están por llegar ....">The schedule of the electric trios (extras) are yet to come .... </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="estamos en el tercer día.">we are on the third day. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Estuvimos detras de uno de estos trios electricos y no sabemos si estamos mas fuera de lugar por el color de nuestra piel o por arte moviendo la cadera (pero que facil lo hacen aqui!!!!!!!!!!! sera genetica!">We were behind one of these trios electric and do not know if we are more out of place with the color of our skin or the hips moving art (but easy to do here is a genetic !!!!!!!!!!!! </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" title="!!!!)">!!!!) <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="La ciudad se tranforma, con comercios cerrados a cal y canto, y nunca mejor dicho, porque tienen verdaderas barricadas.">The city produced temporarily, with shops closed and barred doors, and never better, because they are real roadblocks. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="Y como la gente se tiene que ganar la vida, pues se vende alcohol en casi cualquier sitio, supermercados, librerias, gasolineras (cajas de cervezas tapando los dispensadores de gasolina) e incluso funerarias (inversión en el negocio ..).">And because people have to make a living, because alcohol is sold nearly everywhere, supermarkets, libraries, gas stations (boxes of beer covering gas pumps) and even funeral homes (investment in the business ..). <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="ya os contamos algo en las siguientes entradas .....">already told you something in the following entries ..... <br />
</span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="las fotos, otro dia que ahora nos tenemos que emborrachar.">photos, another day that now we have to get drunk. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="..">.. </span><span onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" style="background-color: white;" title="ups digo, bailar!!">ups say, dance!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437805014919909042.post-29469965684835787442010-02-08T09:29:00.000+01:002010-02-08T09:29:42.890+01:00PackingA week to go and the backpack reminds us that this trip has not set back. <br />
Our initial idea is to fly to Brazil and enjoy the carnival (coincidence!) And then down to Iguazu and Uruguay, across to Buenos Aires and from there fly to Tierra del Fuego, from which to "backpack" north of stopping here and there and where we want.<br />
As for us, this trip means to fulfill "the dream", so we like to share it with you, and appreciate your messages on the blog.<br />
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