{"id":277,"date":"2011-08-22T19:40:37","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T19:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/?p=277"},"modified":"2013-08-19T14:49:54","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T14:49:54","slug":"the-pleasure-of-a-long-bus-trip-in-south-america-part-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/blog\/the-pleasure-of-a-long-bus-trip-in-south-america-part-i\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pleasure of a Long Bus Trip in South America (part I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have briefly mentioned long bus journeys on other posts. However, it is such an integral part of any trip to South America to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">learn Spanish<\/a> or to see the world that it is worth giving you a step by step guide to this most magical experience.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 1 - Buy a Ticket<\/strong><br \/>\nYou think this is the easy bit, don\u2019t you? Every bus station I have seen here has brightly coloured kiosks for the different bus companies. They will all have big signs with details of where they go to, but here\u2019s the clever bit; the signs are usually wrong. I don\u2019t know how many times I have stood under a giant sign saying, for example, \u201cOran\u201d and asked for a ticket to Oran. The person working there will look at me as though I just asked for a return ticket to Mars and will tell me that they don\u2019t go there, never have done and never will. Once you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.listenandlearn.org\/spanish\/\">learn Spanish<\/a> it is important that you learn how to spell your name for the ticket seller as well, as I have been given tickets for \u201cRoberth\u201d, \u201cRoubet\u201d and, bizarrely, \u201cHovreth\u201d.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 2- Wait<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is where the fun starts in earnest. South American bus stations are always crowded, edgy places full of nervous travellers like you and me. As the clock ticks past the departure time you will ask several times about your bus and be told that it is in \u201cIscayachi\u201d or somewhere else which means absolutely nothing to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have briefly mentioned long bus journeys on other posts. However, it is such an integral part of any trip to South America to learn Spanish or to see the world that it is worth giving you a step by step guide to this most magical experience. 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