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Summation: Stayed five days in Asunción. Had some time off of work, thought it would be a nice little trip. I was not prepared for this city. 

Where to stay: Either Downtown near the Square, or by Paseo Carmelitas (upscale nightlife hub.)



A few standouts about the city:

- It's remarkably cheap, even for South America in terms of food and drink.
- To get anywhere, you have to drive. Cars are this city's language, for better/worse.
- This is the most tattoo-less city I have ever visited.
- Women are beautiful, but conservative. 
- Mercado 9 is a big deal here, it's an outdoor local market with food, apparel, electronics, etc.

Where to Day Game: the malls if you stay by Paseo Carmelitas: Paseo Galería and delSol Shopping. Also, the Downtown Square could be something.

Where to Night Game: so I didn't do a lot of nighttime gaming. Paseo Carmelitas is where I took dates though. It's very social circle oriented here a la Southern Europe. It's not unusual to see groups of 10-12 people, and there's not a lot of loners moving about. Asunción is less open to outsiders than Lima, and Quito. I got pretty hammered on one of my dates, between us we probably had 8 or 9 drinks, and my bill was $40. And this was between two gastropubs. It was a lot of fun walking the Paseo. Buy one of those Caipirinhas on the side of the road at night -- they come in a bag, and they're really good for a stroll.

Regrets: I regret not daygaming more in Downtown, and spending more time overall in this area. I think there's some gems to be had there. Paseo Carmelitas is a bit more stuffy, and upscale. 

The Women: good-looking in general, slender frames, dressing modestly. The women were patient, and cool for the most part. One girl wanted to bring her friend on a date, I told her politely where I come from, it is rude to make dates 2-on-1 encounters. It is worth noting this girl is 23. She acquiesced and sent her friend away, the conversation was a snooze. We watched the Mike Tyson/Logan Paul fight, and called it a night. Never saw her again. For the two I managed to have something with, the Night date was as I described before. We were both gone due to booze, and had a follow-up date later. The second one was pretty much ready to rock from meeting me. She was very pretty, tall, slender, she was grinding up on me at the mall where we first met, and this was to a degree no woman ever has on a first date so quickly without booze. Naturally, she confessed she had never been with an American before. So I took this as a green light, I attempted to escalate, and she was patient with me. We went to my place, kissed, made out, but she cut me off and didn't want to make it on the first date (understandable.) We met up again, and that's where we took it further at my place. Both girls very cool, the first girl only had me spend $20 on her drinks. The second girl, I was set back an astonishing $1.50 for an iced tea. I even offered to buy her a proper drink, or something with whipped cream on it at least. She politely declined and was fine with an iced tea.

Conclusion: Out of five days, I had 4 dates, and I converted 2 out of the 4. Would I return? Probably not as there are more cities to see, and there weren't a lot of museums, or art galleries to check out when I went (although that was likely on me.) I hear the real draw to Paraguay is not the city, but the greenery. Of course, you may not find many babes in the 'sticks'. Asunción is ideal for someone looking to save cash, lay low for a little bit, and maybe deal with a challenge, as the Paraguayan culture is not really normalized to foreigners daygaming. The girls were mostly cool, and very patient with me at times (for instance, when I looked for places to go we were walking a lot aimlessly.) This place feels very off the grid in regards to tourism perception.

For me, the next South American trip must be Porto Alegre or Córdoba.