life is short Good to read you both are having a great trip building a lifetime of memories. keep expecting to see you on one of the food stations eating some wierd local cusine. Or hunting a monster in a river or jungle. Good luck in all travels lol craig pam todd kyle
Meat club? Deixa eu traduzir. Clube da Costela: Rib Club. I had some kind of Australian pale ale with my kangaroo steak yesterday. It wasn't very good. It wasn't even close to Bohemia. And it was like stupidly warm, which Bohemia would never be allowed to be.
Home again, home again! Sandra: Please give your Grandma a hug from me - she looks very well and it was good to see you all. Your cousin Nicole looks like you at that age! Continue to have a great time! Love, the other Grams.
Linds.. I was only 6 months old when we moved to the US, but since then I have been back several times to visit and to live there. My Portuguese is passable, but I have the vocabulary of maybe an 8 year old!
I'm soo glad that you guys decided to go to Brazil! How nice to spend time with all the family, not to mention all the yummy food! Love the toucans, how cool is that?! SF- how old were you when you left Londrina? Enjoy your time there!
La Quinta I'm so glad you guys made it Ok to Foz do Iguaçu without turning into that pot in the garden! ah ah.
Scary spieder! Great ride in the zip line. Keep blogging, look forward to it every day.
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meat on top meat on top of meat The meat buffet sounds exactly like this resturant in SF that Jed and I want to try, it's called Espetus but I'm sure it's much more expensive. So get your meat fill on while youre there. Too cool on the soccer field! Love E
Carnivores Unite! Whoa -- not sure about the cheesy meat! Liked your beard SM, ... but, you can grow another one. Great pic in rearview mirror! Sandra, you are doing a great job on the blog! Have fun -- Madre
Please send I am enjoying being able to share in your adventure!! Please send to Pam as she has not been receiving them (wrong email). Correct: 4bankos@charter.net
Miss you. Keep well and continue to enjoy!!
Your pal
I thought our state fair had every deep-fried food option, but I must say a deep fried boiled egg is new to me! You two are so bloody brave with all that you've ingested since you've been away! What's up with the lying bus drivers? And most importantly- we've been happily Tivo-ing SYTYCD for your return! Stay safe!
so who had to run fast? So who had to set the camera up and run and jump in the pool to take the photo? Miss you guys!!! Love the mystery fire-ball-egg-thing face.
Anteater extraordinaire! My deepest thanks for tracking down the anteater! Don't forget there are at least 4 species -- progressively smaller in size. Who knows what the next zoo will have. Great sigh of relief on your arrival at Filadelfia -- looks like old Gila Bend, AZ in the summer. Stay safe and don't forget your sunscreen!
Paraguay. Reading your blog makes me feel that I'm there with you.
Thank you for giving me this experience, and I didn't even had to be in that dusty bus to Filadelfia.
Loved the Sunset picture.
Hard fried boiled eggs? LOL Yack!
Mom
Alright Ms. Beaverhausen.. You got me. I have another photo of me higher up on the slide, cowering and hanging on for dear life. You would have too, that thing was a. really tall b. made of steel and c. in bolivia. SO, I slid down until I was comfortably low to the gound and had Stephen take another picture. THERE, happy!
Hi Chris Thanks for the comment! Yes, we are having a really wonderful time. And we LOVED La Paz, it is such an interesting, quirky city. We were there for close to 2 weeks and nothing really sketchy ever happened to us.. My opinion is that it is a city and therefore any of the normal cityish precautions should be taken.. We avoided walking in unpopulated areas at night or alone. And we kept a tight arm around our belongings. Also, don´t be shy about riding the mini buses... They are fantastic, and once you get into the rythym, you can get almost anywhere for about 25 cents! Good luck and enjoy!
PS. the hotel we stayed at in Copacbana lake titicaca was called Hotel Otama. We paid 25 dollars a night, but our room was soo nice, it was worth it. They have cheaper rooms too. Great breakfast included!
I have been reading your blog, very interesting. Could you tell me the name of your hotel on Lake Titicaca as I will also be travelling there. You stayed in LaPaz for quite awhile. I am sometimes not the bravest backpacker but I am travelling with my neice. Are there any concerns or things to be aware of in LaPaz as I was told it is kind of sketchy. It sounds like you are having an amazing time.
HAHAHAHAHAAH. It cracks me up how you and dad are exactly the same when it comes to lame jokes.
He has a picture just like this one with you on the slide but he is on a pile of snow. He wanted me to take a picture of him "sliding" down what looked like a mountain. But it wasn't and all he did for this affect of "sliding" was sit down and throw his hands up. It's funny cause it looks like you did the same thing.
Zimmy Yes, I´ll need to catch up on my American tv when I get home. T-vo Zimmy for me ok?? (AND Linds, you´re tivoing SYTYCD I trust!!! ;) Javalina might be too close to Guinea pig for me, thus violating my ¨no eating pets¨rule. We´ll see..
Zimmern Well, you could be seeing lots of interesting stuff in Bolivia and Peru and all. But, because of this you're missing the new season of Bizarre Foods. First up: Texas barbacoa (= whole cow's head wrapped in foil and cooked in a pit overnight) and slow-roasted javelina (aka peccary, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peccary). Javelina is some kind of rodent that looks like a hairy little pig. Speaking of mildly gamey meats that are redolent of the barnyard, have you gotten to try any Cavia porcellus?
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ok, still really jealous! thinking of you two...hope you are having a wonderful trip! xoxo, preet