The Unwritten Diary of a South American Traveller
Rosanna Verde (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)
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First Impressions
Buenos Aires causes blisters within blisters.
We never found you, Andy Warhol.
When the kitchen in your run down apartment smells like gas, close the door.
Wear a money belt.
Don’t forget to eat meat. Lots of it.
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Journey by Land
Community chest in Spanish proves to be difficult when playing Monopolio.
A squeegee slaps hopelessly against the dirty bus window. “I am too small,” a French man says.
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Journey by Sea
The Pommy cow that pushed in at check-in was the same Pommy cow that pushed in at dinner.
My dinner was a stream running into the blue loo ocean.
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Camping
Escudo was a tent. Escudo was a beer. Escudo was a friend.
Tambourines and/or flutes are not acceptable after midnight.
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Language
The worst possible mistake to make on a coin is to spell the country wrong.
Mrs and Mister visitors, please help us to protect this unspoilt scenario.
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Adventure
Climbing an active volcano is probably not safe.
Visiting hot springs at night is definitely not safe.
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Food
Olives with pits should not be enclosed in pastry and called an empanada.
Alfajores, you captured my heart. Then blocked my arteries with your fat.
I still have cravings for service station hot dogs with liquid avocado.
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Scenery
What a boring waterfall. Let’s go and get some free popcorn.
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Reflections
Walking for eight hours combined with bad hiking boots causes blisters within blisters.
Andy Warhol is a bastard. And so is his unfindable exhibition.
Don’t stay in a run down apartment.
Money belts are for stupid tourists. Someone will suspect that big bulge under your shirt.
Become a vegetarian.
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Rosanna is near completion of her Graduate Diploma in Writing, but wishes to transfer to a Masters in Creative Writing to further develop her novel. She enjoy writing fiction and poetry. She has bad road rage, is known for talking too much, has a small french dog and enjoys naming inanimate objects. This is her first publication.