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      • WHY CYCLE PARAGUAY?
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      • BE PREPARED FOR INTERVIEWS!
      • TRAINING WITH A RIKSHAW
    • HITCHHIKING
      • 10 STEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL HITCHHIKING
      • A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING DRIVERS
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      • ANNA LEV – SALSA FOR EVERYONE!
      • SATURDAY SALSA PLAYLIST FROM CALI!
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    • I HAVE A DREAM – AND THAT’S DANCE!
    • FINNISH WOMAN IN LATIN AMERICA? IT SUCKS.
    • AN ODE TO THE ROAD AND LIFE
    • COMPETITIVE TRAVELLER SYNDROME
    • THE POWER OF FEAR
    • NO MORE CLIMBING?
    • HOW I DID NOT QUIT MY JOB TO TRAVEL
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  • Home/Blog
  • People & places
    • ARGENTINA
      • THE CARNIVAL OF TILCARA WITH JESUS
      • LIFE ON THE STREETS: CRAFTS IN SALTA
      • LANDS OF ANCESTORS: CALCHAQUÍ VALLEY
      • FAMILY GONZALEZ: HEARTS OF GOLD
      • 1000 KMS OF HOSPITALITY
      • PILGRIMAGE ROUTE BY BICYCLE
      • FORMOSA TO CHACO IN IMAGES
      • ALAN WAGNER: PRO GOLFER
      • AT THE FINNISH EMBASSY
      • FRIENDS IN ARGENTINA
    • BOLIVIA
      • THE CARNIVAL OF ORURO IN BOLIVIA
      • KNORKE LEAF: FEMALE STREET ARTIST IN LA PAZ
    • BRAZIL
      • PAULINA MARTINEZ: GUARANÍ TRIBES
      • CAUÊ GALVÃO: LATINOAMERICANISTA
      • AT A BRAZILIAN WEDDING
      • FRIENDS IN BRAZIL
    • CHILE
      • FRIENDS IN CHILE
    • COLOMBIA
      • NICOLAS TAPIA AND ANTONELA CHAYA – DANCE FOREVER
      • ANDRÉS MOLINA – A MASTER OF CALI SALSA STEPS
      • ALL-FEMALE SALSA GROUP D’CACHE
      • MIGUEL FERREROSSA – GURU IN LADIES STYLING
      • KANELO – ICON OF OLD SCHOOL CALI STYLE SALSA
      • EDGAR AND YOLANDA – THE ROYALS OF BOLERO
      • MOTEL STAFF – 10 FACTS ABOUT KISS ME
      • HUMBERTO VILLEGAS – BIGGEST THEME MOTEL
      • FARALLONES WITH CAMPING TRIPS COLOMBIA
      • GO WITH THE FLOW – PARKOUR IN CALI
      • PIERRE AND PATRICIA LEARNING SALSA IN ARREBATO CALEÑO
      • FOLK DANCES WITH CARMEN LOPEZ
      • PRIDE 2017 OF CALI IN PICTURES
      • COFFEE FARMER IN COLOMBIAN CAUCA
      • CAUCARIBE – COLOMBIAN FOLK MUSIC IN POPAYÁN
    • ECUADOR
      • RETIRED FROM THE SEAS TO ECUADOR
      • MARCELINO! JUGGLER AT STREET LIGHTS
      • SHOE POLISHER IN QUITO
      • MOTHER’S DAY – HAPPINESS AFTER VIOLENCE
    • FINLAND
      • HELINÄ RAUTAVAARA: MOTHER OF HITCHHIKING
      • FINNS ON BICYCLES: ANTTI AITTOLA
      • FINNS ON BICYCLES: KAISA LEKA
      • HITCHHIKING PARADISE DURING SUMMER
      • URBAN HITCHHIKING IN HELSINKI
    • GERMANY
      • ZOLUART – IN ONE YEAR TO FIRST CUSTOMER ILLUSTRATIONS
    • ITALY
      • VEGETABLE ARTIST IN MILAN
      • ROSE SALESMEN OF MILAN
    • PARAGUAY
      • GONZO JOURNALISM AT RIVER SOUNDS
      • OZ MONTANÍA: STREET ART
      • CARMEN COLAZO: GENDER EQUALITY?
      • TOTE PASCUAL: MASTER OF HAIR
      • FIO MIGLIORE: GREENER SIDE OF PARAGUAY
      • LIFE OF A SOY FARMER IN CANINDEYÚ
      • EAT AND DRINK IN ASUNCIÓN
      • MEMORIES OF A DICTATORSHIP
      • WHO IS CARLOS SCHAUMAN?
      • 5 CHALLENGES OF PARAGUAY
      • FRIENDS IN PARAGUAY
    • PERU
      • ¡TOMAR CONTROL! FEMALE HARDCORE PUNK BAND
      • 12 HOURS WITH TWO PERUVIAN TRUCK DRIVERS
      • OLIVE SALESWOMAN ON THE PANAMERICANA
      • ROOSTER FIGHTER IN PERUVIAN OCOÑA
    • SPAIN
      • AYLLÓN WITH A SCULPTOR
    • URUGUAY
      • FRIENDS IN URUGUAY
    • WORLD
      • EUROPE WITH STRANGERS
  • Customs & culture
    • ANTHROPOLOGY
      • 10 CURIOSITIES ABOUT COLOMBIAN CULTURE
      • META-ANTHROPOLOGY IN FORMOSA
      • 10 QUESTIONS TO A PARAGUAYAN
      • THE FINNISH EDUCATION SYSTEM
      • UNDERSTANDING FINNISHNESS
      • HOW TO DRINK MATE?
    • LINGUISTICS
      • STAR WARS GO LATIN: “USE THE ONDA!”
      • SOCIOCULTURAL LINGUISTICS
  • Tips & guides
    • CYCLING
      • 8 SOLO FEMALE CYCLISTS WHO ROCK
      • HOW TO KNOW A FEMALE CYCLIST DOES NOT SELL SEX?
      • PELAGO STAVANGER: REVIEW OF MY BICYCLE
      • WHAT TO PACK FOR A LONG-DISTANCE TRIP?
      • WOMEN ON WHEELS E-BOOK
      • 10 THINGS NOT TO ASK A CYCLIST
      • WHAT TO ASK A LONG-DISTANCE CYCLIST?
      • WHY CYCLE PARAGUAY?
      • 5 RISKS OF CYCLING IN BUENOS AIRES
      • BE PREPARED FOR INTERVIEWS!
      • TRAINING WITH A RIKSHAW
    • HITCHHIKING
      • 10 STEPS FOR SUCCESSFUL HITCHHIKING
      • A GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING DRIVERS
      • URBAN HH: WALKING WITH STRANGERS
    • COUCHSURFING
      • SOHVASURFFAAJAT: TV SERIES
    • DANCING
      • ANNA LEV – SALSA FOR EVERYONE!
      • SATURDAY SALSA PLAYLIST FROM CALI!
    • RECYCLING
      • 8 DIY IDEAS FOR THE ROAD
    • HEALTH
      • STDS WHEN TRAVELING
    • MEETING PEOPLE
      • BLIND DATE FOR FRIENDSHIP
      • FLYING: WHO WILL SIT NEXT TO ME?
  • Inner world
    • NEW BEGINNINGS – SOUTH TO CENTRAL AMERICA
    • WHAT’S IN MY DNA? LET’S FIND OUT!
    • 13 IDEAS I WANT TO REALIZE… NOW WHAT?
    • I HAVE A DREAM – AND THAT’S DANCE!
    • FINNISH WOMAN IN LATIN AMERICA? IT SUCKS.
    • AN ODE TO THE ROAD AND LIFE
    • COMPETITIVE TRAVELLER SYNDROME
    • THE POWER OF FEAR
    • NO MORE CLIMBING?
    • HOW I DID NOT QUIT MY JOB TO TRAVEL
    • 10 REASONS TO STOP BLOGGING
    • WHY CYCLE LATIN AMERICA?
    • THE ART OF LEAVING
    • THE ROCKY ROAD OF RETURNING
  • En español
  • STRANGERLESS TV
    • TALK SHOW MANDIORAMA WITH FAVIO PATIÑO
    • UNA VUELTA POR EL BARRIO EP #1: MANOLO
    • 15 MINS OF FAME ON PARAGUAYAN TV
    • SISSI ON ECUADORIAN TELEAMAZONAS
    • CALI STYLE SALSA CLASS IN LA TOPA TOLONDRA
    • GRAN FIESTA 2017 OF ARREBATO CALEÑO
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People & places

GONZO JOURNALISM AT RIVER SOUNDS FESTIVAL IN PARAGUAY

Gonzo at River Sounds

Accredited writing gigs don’t always go as planned. Not because an event in itself wasn’t perfect, but because right on that day all other conditions fail you big time. This happened to me at River Sounds music festival in Asunción, Paraguay. Therefore, although I was supposed to write an article about the attendees of the event and about the experience of a foreigner at an asunceno festival, I decided to try and go gonzo and pretend I’m Hunter S. Thompson just for a little while.

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27/09/2017by Sissi
People & places

TALK SHOW MANDIORAMA WITH SISSI KORHONEN AND FAVIO PATIÑO

Mandiorama Strangerless Sissi Korhonen

In February 2017, I was asked to participate in the Paraguayan TV show Mandiorama. Now, six months after the episode Viajeros (Travellers) came out, I finally got to see it myself! And just in case you all also want to see what me and fellow traveller, Favio Patiño were asked by Patrick Altamirano, here you go with our spectacular (!) TV appearance (in Spanish).

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29/08/2017by Sissi
People & places

FIO MIGLIORE: THE GREENER SIDE OF PARAGUAY

Fio Migliore the greener side of Paraguay

Paraguay is definitely not the most eco-friendly or sustainable country I know. In fact, due to its rich and fertile soil, it should be a country with no lack in food, health or wealth, but this is not the case. Instead, it’s a country where much of the land is owned by foreigners, where people throw most things away without recycling and where the main basis of nutrition is meat and wheat products.

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27/02/2017by Sissi
People & places

CARMEN COLAZO: GENDER EQUALITY IN PARAGUAY? THERE’S NO SUCH THING!

carmen colazo women's rights in Paraguay

Paraguay is definitely not a country known for its gender equality. Quite on the contrary. It is speculated that due to historical happenings, it’s one of the most chauvinistic countries in whole South America. Why? Because during the War of Triple Alliance (1864–1870), most Paraguayan men were killed and the country was left with a nearly all-female population who would do anything to win over the hearts of the few remaining men.

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03/01/2017by Sissi
People & places

I’M ON PARAGUAYAN TV! 15 MINUTES OF FAME ON #INVISIBLES

On the day I left Paraguay, the Red Paraguaya de Comunicacion (RPC) conducted an interview with me on my whole trip (so far) and filmed me step onto the ferry crossing over to Argentina (so, no turning back!). Here’s the 15-minute documentary journalist and producer Diego Marini compiled for his Invisibles series! Enjoy!

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10/11/2016by Sissi
Tips & guides

ARGENTINA: HOW TO DRINK MATE?

Mate or chimarrao in Brazil

Mate (a hot herbal drink) is just as an essential part of the Argentinian culture as is asado (barbecue). It’s drank by everyone everywhere and each gas station has its own spot for filling up your thermos with hot water (which of course, is carried along on road trips of all lengths). But how to drink it the right way?

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28/10/2016by Sissi
People & places

TOTE PASCUAL: REVOLUTIONARY MASTER OF HAIR AND MIND

Tote Pascual, owner of Raio Bemba

Tote Pascual is a man who many asuncenos know by name. A hairdresser, hair stylist and barber, he’s the owner of Raio Bemba – perhaps just the hippest hair studio in Asunción. What’s more, over the past five years of the existence of Raio Bemba, Tote has definitely made his way into the hall of fame of the creative souls in the city. He has become a social influencer that local magazines write articles about and national tv channels love to interview. Yet what exactly is it that Tote has done what other people haven’t?

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27/10/2016by Sissi
People & places

CYCLING: FRIENDS IN PARAGUAY

Friends in Paraguay

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25/10/2016by Sissi
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ABOUT ME

sissi beach I'm Sissi, a Finnish woman intrigued by individual life stories and intercultural encounters, obsessed with how languages and education shape our reality, enraged with chauvinism of all kind. From 2015 my life has been in Latin America, mostly on a bicycle.

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In November 2015, I set out to explore the vast and diverse realities of Latin America, and to question the persistent stereotypes of crime and violence in this region. I decided to do this by cycling first through South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia from 2015-2017), then through Central America from May 2018. Through local women, I have become more and more involved in female empowerment and tackling male supremacy on this beautiful continent I now call home.

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