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MingSubu
1. I love trains!!! How are the train systems? Reliable, safe? Or should I just fly and hop city to city?
2. Is there a rail pass available, something like the Eurail Pass for Europe?
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3. Immunization shots, what do I need? Coming from the U.S. if that makes a difference.
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4. Languages? I'm guessing mainly Spanish and Portugues? How fluent should one be? I'm thinking of registering for a Spanish class at my local community college during the fall. Good idea, or not? I'm very shy, but when I travel I like engaging with the locals. You know like finding places to eat, stay, etc.
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MingSubu
5. I'm guessing stick with bottled water? Atleast that is what I've always heard for Mexico. Does that ring true for the rest of S.A./L.A.?
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3. Immunization shots, what do I need? Coming from the U.S. if that makes a difference.
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drbryant
Brazil has become a very dangerous place for tourists. All public places, even the airport, you have to know what you are doing. Security may be good during the World Cup, but it is difficult for me to recommend going to a concert in São Paulo or Rio unless you plan very well and in advance. Preferable to know someone locally.
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Brazil has become a very dangerous place for tourists. All public places, even the airport, you have to know what you are doing. Security may be good during the World Cup, but it is difficult for me to recommend going to a concert in São Paulo or Rio unless you plan very well and in advance. Preferable to know someone locally.
This is my concern about going to South America
Nate
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desertblues68
Damn wish I could be there, one month from Berlin and I already cannot wait to see the boys again. In Hyde Park waiting for Neil Young after a stunning set from the Nationals
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Brazil has become a very dangerous place for tourists. All public places, even the airport, you have to know what you are doing. Security may be good during the World Cup, but it is difficult for me to recommend going to a concert in São Paulo or Rio unless you plan very well and in advance. Preferable to know someone locally.
This is my concern about going to South America
Nate
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drbryant
Brazil has become a very dangerous place for tourists. All public places, even the airport, you have to know what you are doing. Security may be good during the World Cup, but it is difficult for me to recommend going to a concert in São Paulo or Rio unless you plan very well and in advance. Preferable to know someone locally.
This is my concern about going to South America
Nate
I've been down to Brazil several times a year for the past 8 or so years, with frequent excursions throughout the continent (Paraguay is my offbeat fave). And before that to Colombia during wartime. Never a problem. This is the Stones at their spiritual home, and a pilgrimage is essentially obligatory. Don't take your travel advice from the British tabloids.
(My only caveat would be Venezuela.)
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Nate
Hello Crawdaddy I think I met you in the queue for the plane back from Madrid to the UK.
Have you been to South America before?
Some friends of mine and myself are wanting to go but my concern is how safe is it down there.
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crawdaddy
Never been to South America,so it's all new to me ,but looking forward to it so much.
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Never been to South America,so it's all new to me ,but looking forward to it so much.
Hope you and more fellows from IORR can come to South America. It will be a pleasure to welcome all of you and to meet you again, crawdaddy.
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MingSubu
3. Immunization shots, what do I need? Coming from the U.S. if that makes a difference.
Hep. A & B, tetanus, etc.
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Quique-stone
Yeahhhh, that's the spirit friend!
I'm a Stones fan in Buenos Aires, Argentina and would like to meet any of you, including you Cristiano! Btw you became a "gaucho" living in the South of Brazil near the Uruguayan frontier. Btw, I'm drinking a mate using "Canarias", my fav yerba mate right now!
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MingSubu
3. Immunization shots, what do I need? Coming from the U.S. if that makes a difference.
Hep. A & B, tetanus, etc.
Hep B is like AIDS, the one you catch with unprotected sex. Are you that stupid...? No! So imho it's not necessary.
Tetanus will only infct you if you're old enough (80+) to have massive blood circulation problems as the the tetanus toxin only survives in anaerobic conditions. In other words the oxygen in your blood stream will destroy the tetanus toxin.