I am currently sitting at the computer in my partner's flat, frantically creating my travelblog in anticipation of next week's solo trip to South America. Having lived for many years in the UK and travelled frequently to Europe, America, Asia and (6 times) to my beloved Africa, I suppose it was only a matter of time before I took the plunge and spent some time in South America. In actual fact, the inspiration behind my trip is somewhat more left of centre. Several years ago, I purchased a potted plant - "powderpuff bush". Having gotten said plant home, I decided to look it up on the net to find it came from Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina. This forced me to admit that I knew very little about the 3 countries aforementioned, or indeed about South America
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