by Jonathan Evans | Aug 1, 2009 | Bolivia, Food, Paraguay, South America
Vodka purchased in Paraguay – ingredients: Ethyl Alcohol, Water Whisky purchased in Bolivia – ingredients: Whisky (20%), water, caramel flavouring 100% Cranberry purchased in USA – ingredients: Grape, Cranberry and Apple...
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 11, 2009 | Brasil, South America
Ok, so a little out of synch chronologically speaking, but hey, you get what you pay for right? And you’re not paying for it, so there you go. After Ilha Grande, we spent 4 days in Rio. Now, Rio is a must-see place, you can’t go to that part of Brasil and...
by Jonathan Evans | Jun 7, 2009 | Bolivia, South America
After Sucre, caught a good ole Bolivian bus and headed off to Uyuni, passing through Potosi (highest city in the world), getting to Uyuni at about 6 in the evening. Now, the phrase “the middle of nowhere” can be used to describe lots of places, but Uyuni...
by Jonathan Evans | May 23, 2009 | Argentina, Bolivia, South America
It’s hard to believe that I was only in Bolivia 10 days, but in that time I certainly managed to squeeze a lot in. The plan was to meet up with some of the people I’d shared the house with in Buenos Aires in Sucre, the constitutional capital of Bolivia....
by Jonathan Evans | May 19, 2009 | Bolivia, Brasil, South America
Ok, so I haven’t given you a Brasil part 2 yet, but it’s on the way, honest. So, if you’ll allow that little omission I can continue with my dispatches from my current location in Bolivia. Have had a very busy week here and am having a day off from...
by Jonathan Evans | May 8, 2009 | Brasil, Food, South America, Uruguay
As autumn was arriving in Argentina, I decided to head north and get me some sunshine, and where better to hit the beaches than Brazil? Looking at a map, I saw that the little town of Punta del Diablo in Uruguay where I’d been in December was only 60km from the...