understand the layout of the... by pjallittle
understand the layout of the city by thoroughly studying your travelogues, whether it is a Fromm's or a Lonely Planet. This is a vast city but the principal must see attractions are not all that far apart. If you have not studied the city beforehand, at the very least, you should read, digest and even consider printing out some of the more excellent pages in Virtual Tourist, they could come in very handy.
Save yourself some time and ink by printing everything out in black, turn off your color. Besides, you are about to see the real thing. Chances are you will have already contacted the Ministry of Tourism and gotten good brochures which are always in color.I don't remember the name of the market, but shortly before we went to the airport, we bought the largest avocadoes I've ever seen, just enormous.
While in Curitiba, we met a nice man who was there on a business trip from Sao Paulo. We had visited over dinner with him while in Curitiba and I'd already instructed the dining room captain to not bring a bill to the table, just to bring the credit slip by for signature.
Our guest had already told us that he expected us to call him when we got into Sao Paulo, he even offered to pick us up at the airport. He owned an import/export business and had lived in Sao Paulo for most of his life, speaking English fairly well. He was something of a lifeline for us when we were in Foz de Iguacu. As it happens, we met in Curitiba and he came into Foz a day after we got there. It was like seeing an old friend, he was traveling alone and we certainly enjoyed his company, a win/win situation for all.
PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ~ MY HOMEPAGE IS LOADED WITH LINKS TO COMPLETED COUNTRIES
I'm presently developing a MALAYSIA page which is improving steadily. I'll return to this one later on, it was developed simultaneously with a SOUTH AMERICA page which presents all of the countries of that continent.