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  1. September 1, 2005

    The Conference – Day 4

    Yesterday, being Sunday, was a day of rest. Sleep was high on the agenda, but so too was time to meet new people and catch up with some of the new friends that I had already made. Wandering around this rather large base property, there…

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  2. August 12, 2005

    Time to Leave for Brazil

    Well, after all of the anticipation of hitch-hiking to Brazil which then changed to travelling all together in some dilapidated old van, we are back to the standard old method of climbing aboard a bus for the entire journey. I am sure that…

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  3. August 8, 2005

    The Bus That Broke

    For the first time in all of my crossings through Foz do Iguaçu, I stopped at the border crossing to get my passport stamped. Leaving the bus behind, as they do not wait for this process, I headed to immigration and filled out the…

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  4. August 2, 2005

    The Stress of Travel – In Foz

    Well, here we are in the bus station of Foz, minus one of our team. It was not until we arrived in Posadas for our bus change that she realised she had left behind the only things that would let her leave the country… her national document…

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  5. August 1, 2005

    Hitching To Brazil

    After a lot of anticipation and preparations, I was ready. Packed for two weeks with just a daypack sized bag. I could not reasonably use a larger bag as my plan was to hitch-hike my way up to Brazil. Larger bags tend to reduce my chances…

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  6. July 8, 2005

    The Politics of Business

    Well, I have just finished with a phone call that ends a four week search for a DVD movie of “The Italian Job” that was not a fake. My search was unsuccessful. It ended tonight with the guy telling me that this particular movie is not…

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  7. June 10, 2005

    Buying a Diary

    I bought myself a diary yesterday. One of those tasks that I always tend to leave until about half way through the year. It works out well that way anyway, as I often find a great discount now that the book is only half useful.

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  8. June 3, 2005

    Left to Die!

    Crowding Around I saw the most horrible thing the other day. As I was walking along one of the main roads with my friend Chris, we saw a crowd of people up ahead. It seemed strange that such a crowd of people would have gathered around on…

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  9. June 1, 2005

    Joining the Wedding

    When we were choosing the place that we were going to eat dinner, the thought of a wedding did not even enter our heads. After all, it was food we were after. But that did not stop this fairy tale adventure from happening to us this night.…

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  10. May 6, 2005

    Back to Paraguay

    Tonight I travel again. I am heading up to Ciudad del Este in Paraguay to pick up some electronic bits and pieces from there. I have visited this city quite frequently lately, and this visit is one last attempt to get all I can out of my…

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