Free concerts in Paris
My dear friend Theo, with roots in both New York and California, used to come to Paris for several months each year. She did not have a huge budget, …
Category: Vacations
Central Hidroelectrica Yacyreta Paraguay
The Yacyreta hydroelectric plant’s history began in the 1920’s when studies were done seeking to improve navigation on the notoriously rapid Parana River. In the 1950’s Paraguay and Argentina …
Paraguay Map Tourist Attractions
Reserva Faumstico Atinguy This one hundred hectare park was created to house a representative group of animals displaced by the flooding of Isla Yacyreta. The location was chosen to …
Adapter plugs Converters Paris
While cell phones, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, etc., laptops, digital cameras etc. are dual voltage (for US and Europe) you will still need an adapter to plug into …
Pilar Map Paraguay
Pilar, capital of the southern department of Neembucu, is also known as the Capital de la Cordialidad’ (Capital of Cordiality). With its wide adoquinado (cement block) roads and sculptures …
Mirador Bella Vista Paraguay
Those who really want to earn their fruti cream or bollo will enjoy the walk up 111 steps to the Mirador Bella Vista lookout point. Up top is a …
Jesus de Tavarangue Paraguay
Founded in 1685, the Jesus mission moved to current location in 1758, only nine years before the Jesuits were expelled from Paraguay. This was the last of the thirty …
Covered Passageways Paris
When I first arrived in Paris, I worked in an office on the rue du 4 Septembre, not far from the Place de l’Opera. And I accidentally discovered the …
San Bernardino Map Paraguay
The town of San Bernardino was founded by German immigrants in the late 1800’s and named after then President General Bernardino Caballero. This tranquil lakeside community soon became popular …
North Cape Norway Map
County: Finnmark fylke. ACCESS. By car, leaving Tromso, Road 6 at first runs close to the coast for most of the time, passes through Alta and comes to Olderfjord: …