Comments on: The Trip That Was a Bitch: Scratching the Curiosity Itch in Paraguay

By: Luis Pablo

Luis Pablo — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:11:42 +0000

Hello Dear…

I have laughed from the beginning at the end of your history…
You know…you guess …i am living here in the paradise…

how come you soft americans have tried to take that boat….you must be crazy at that time…. Va con onda

Luis

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By: Sonya

Sonya — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:47:41 +0000

Wow, what an adventure (and misadventure)! I’ve had so many trips that could definitely be called a bitch. But isn’t it those trips that lead to the best traveler’s tales and life experiences?

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:42:44 +0000

@Warren: Thanks for the kudos on our approach to life and travel. An experience like this demonstrates that what may be an adventurous (and sometimes hellish) journey for you as a traveler just happens to be daily life for ordinary people. After all, they have no other option to get home.

@Hugh: I hope your rugby games were during the cool season. I can’t imagine playing sports in the 44 C/110+ F heat we experienced in Paraguay! We visited Paraguay because we didn’t know anything about the country. Even after visiting for several weeks, we still find it a bit of a confounding place.

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@Nomadic Matt: Our goal was not to sell this trip; glad we accomplished that. Gritty experiences are standard fare for us, not because we have anything to prove but because they are usually required to satisfy our curiosity about a place the lives of ordinary people there.

@Jennifer: We love hearing from you as well! It’s comments like yours that keep us motivated. While we don’t know too many people who would want to experience this journey themselves, we do hope that by sharing our impressions people might learn a bit about what life — similarities and differences — for people in other parts of the world.

@Earl: Some people think that we’re masochists for submitting ourselves repeatedly to long and difficult journeys. But we’ve learned that sometimes the only way to really learn about a country or people is to put yourself in the their shoes. This is what scratching the curiosity itch is all about.

@Dave and Deb: Glad you could feel the experience through our storytelling skills. Like you, we have so many examples of journeys we wouldn’t want to voluntarily repeat, but we’re very glad for having had them all.

By: Dave and Deb

Dave and Deb — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:49:55 +0000

As usual, I just love the way that you tell a story. You made me love the moments while feeling for you at the same time. Your ferry journey reminds us of ourtime crossing from Egypt to wadi halfa Sudan. It was a hellish ride but we wouldn’t change the experience for the world.

By: Earl

Earl — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:49:15 +0000

It ends up being such adventures as these that we remember most and that seem to have the biggest impact on our lives. The more mental and physical challenges we face and ultimately survive while traveling, the more we learn, especially and most importantly, about ourselves.

Fantastic story!

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By: Jennifer Sullivan

Jennifer Sullivan — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:50:56 +0000

Audrey and Dan,

Oh how I love to read your updates. You are so inspiring, setting on journeys that we all would only dream. It sounds like hell on earth while you were experiencing it but boy, don’t you have an incredible story to tell for this, and each one of your experiences. Yes, you had to do it. Yes, you lived through it and yes, you prevailed… to describe such an incredibly enlightening story which made me feel I was there.

Thank you for your posts, and both of your incredible abilities to make the trips come alive for us all.

Happy New Year.
Hugs.

By: BrianJUY

BrianJUY — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:16:00 +0000

I love reading your guys blog… Your stories are very well written and entertaining… Good job…

Peace…

-B-

By: Nomadic Matt

Nomadic Matt — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:22:53 +0000

you didn’t really sell that trip to me

But life on the road is all about these gritty experiences. In the end, we look back and love them!