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Quiet day in Foz do Iguazu

Quiet day in Foz do Iguazu

Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, South America I didn’t get up to much today, but it was pretty relaxing. I had to check out of my hostel at 11am, so I got all my stuff together and headed out then. I left my bags at the hotel, and just brought my laptop to the mall down the street. It’s really nice to find a place like that where it’s air conditioned and you don’t feel like you’re going to sweat to…

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Excellent day at Iguazu Falls!

Excellent day at Iguazu Falls!

Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, South America I had an awesome day at Iguazu Falls today!! The day started out with a relatively late rise at the hotel after a great night’s sleep. I went down to have breakfast at the hostel and didn’t expect it to be much, but it was actually a pretty decent buffet with meats, cheeses, fruits, breads, and drinks. I enjoyed my breakfast and then got myself sorted to go out to see the falls from…

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From Argentina to Brazil

From Argentina to Brazil

Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, South America I got up this morning as late as I could, which was 8:30am. I had “breakfast” at the hostel, which consisted of a couple pieces of bread, some jam, and juice. I got a cold shower in one of the worst bathrooms I’ve had to use on this whole trip, and then packed up my stuff to get going. I headed out at around 11am to catch a bus across the border to Brazil….

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Disappointing Day at Iguazu Falls

Disappointing Day at Iguazu Falls

Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, South America I had a pretty poor night’s sleep at the hostel last night. I don’t know if it was due to this being the first time I’m back in a dorm for a while or what, but I kept waking up through the night, which is really annoying. I woke up at 6am and didn’t feel like laying there anymore, so I got up and got ready for the day. I grabbed a quick bite to…

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Asuncion to Ciudad Del Este to Puerto Iguazu

Asuncion to Ciudad Del Este to Puerto Iguazu

Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, South America My flight to Asuncion went exactly as expected, and I had a three hour layover until my flight to Ciudad Del Este. I had a couple of movies on my tablet, so that helped pass the time. I got into Ciudad Del Este at about 11am, and then had to try and find my way to Argentina. I had read that there were busses from the airport into the center of Ciudad Del Este, but…

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Last day in Colombia; Flight to Paraguay

Last day in Colombia; Flight to Paraguay

Asuncion, Paraguay, South America Today was my last day in Colombia, and I’m really sad to be leaving. I love that country, and I would stay a lot longer if I could. Melissa and I had breakfast at Hotel Egina, and then she had to head off to work. I chilled at the hotel until about 11:45am, and then got a taxi over to Melissa’s office. I had my bags with me, so I went up into Melissa’s office for…

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Chill day; Pats win AFC Championship game

Chill day; Pats win AFC Championship game

Bogota, Colombia, South America Melissa and I had a really relaxed morning at the hotel. We slept late. Had a really good breakfast. And thought about playing tennis, but couldn’t really be bothered. This is our last full day together, since I leave tomorrow, and she has to work in the morning. We brought the car to get cleaned around noon, and Luz Mery gave us a ride back down there to pick up the car when it was finished….

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Vanessa’s Last Day; Lunch at Air Force Club

Vanessa’s Last Day; Lunch at Air Force Club

Bogota, Colombia, South America Today was Vanessa’s last day, so we got to spend a little time with the family, which was really nice. The girls had quite a late night, so I went over to the house around 11am, when they had finally gotten up and ready for the day. Melissa, Vanessa and I headed over to the Airforce Club for lunch, and met their half brother Juan Pablo their. His wife’s family had been in the airforce, so…

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Lunch at Harry’s; Vanessa’s last night

Lunch at Harry’s; Vanessa’s last night

Bogota, Colombia, South America I had a nice relaxing morning after walking Melissa back to her house at 6:30am. It’s only a ten minute walk and I was hoping to come back and fall asleep, but that just didn’t happen. I had a great breakfast here that included an omelette, breads, fruits, juices, and hot chocolate. Well worth the extra $5 to stay here instead of that crappy hostel that just gave me a croissant and a half a smile….

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Moved to Hotel Egina; Bowling at night

Moved to Hotel Egina; Bowling at night

Bogota, Colombia, South America I checked out of my hostel at 11am today, and got a taxi over to my new (and really nice) hotel. The people at Hotel Egina remembered me from when I stayed here on Christmas, and they were able to get me into my room by 11:15am. This was a very nice surprise because I wasn’t supposed to check in until 3pm. I left the hotel at noon and got a taxi to Melissa’s office and…

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