Paraguay sneak peak

Today we have some hours after we checkout of our hotel (11am) and before we fly to Rio (6pm) so we decided to pop over the border to Paraguay.

We simply took a 10 minute Uber to the border and walked across the bridge as a pedestrian clearing immigration on each side.

Paraguay is quite gritty compared to Brazil and Argentina. Brazilians come here for duty free shopping. So it is very commercial. Some is legit (in the big mall) the rest is fake branded clothes and electronics. I particularly like those brands that embraced their fake status - sham-son and fakeari—armarni. Reminded me of the “genuine fake watches” and “antiques made to order” signs I saw in Indonesia 20+ years ago.

Anyway it was a harmless way to spend a few hours and visit the 17th country of our trip (76th in my life).

Our last stop on this amazing trip will be Rio de Janiero. Looking forward to seeing you all again.Read more