Comments on: Paraguay Travel Tips – Consejos para Viajar en Paraguay

By: Ariel Chechelnitzky

Ariel Chechelnitzky — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:23:46 +0000

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By: Natalia Goldberg

Natalia Goldberg — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:21:06 +0000

Hi Carolyn,
The limes/lemons thing is confusing to me as well! I grew up in Latin America and when I went to the US for college I was all turned around – to me everything was a "lemon" even though for Americans they were "limes." In Paraguay it is even more complicated because of the limes/lemons that actually look like mandarins, complete with orange pulp.

I'm not really a fan of pasta frola but I love me some bollos full of dulce de guayaba. Nothing like biting into that sugar coated fried dough and getting a mouthful of sweet guayaba jam. Love them! Yes, they are German. In fact they are sometimes referred to as "berlines"!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:10:53 +0000

Thank you for your work! I am married to a Paraguayo and have visited once. I was struck by many things. Do you have any insight into calling limes lemons and lemons limes?

And are you into pasta frola? That was my favorite food stuff i think, the kind with guava jam in it. MMMM... and bollos (the doughnuts) I've recreated them here in the US and am pretty happy. They must be from German influence, no?

Keep up the good work!
~Carolyn

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:53:29 +0000

Great tips! I am a paraguayan living in the US for the past 12 years. Last year we spent 1 year in Asuncion with my kids, was a great experience for them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:25:52 +0000

Thanks for your tips! We travel to Paraguay once a year to visit my mother-in-law and I appreciate the advice about offering to serve the terere. I didn't think of that before and that will be helpful! Looking forward to another year of your blog!!!
Kathy

By: mike.montchalin

mike.montchalin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:36:14 +0000

Thanks for another enjoyable post.

I am a Gringo. I am excessively prompt.

A friend, a Mexican, needed a ride to the bus stop. I calculated that I would need to pick him up at 10 minutes before 10am, and told him that I would pick him up at that time.

The next morning I arrived at 10 minutes to 10am. All of the Mexicans were greatly amused because I arrived within 30 seconds of 10 minutes to 10 am.

After 15 minutes of waiting I became distressed. I had only allowed 30 minutes leeway for things to go wrong. It took another 15 minutes to get going.

Nobody cared about the time, except me! And it wasn't even my bus!!

When we got to the bus station, it turned out that the bus' departure wouldn't be for another hour. My friend had made allowances for Casual Time. On top of that, the bus was late in arriving.

Will I be able to adjust to Paraguay time?

Absolutely! I've been advised and accept it.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:53:42 +0000

Congratulations on the 1-year birthday of Guide to Paraguay!