Welcome to Our Blog – Our Life in Paraguay
We’re a family of four from Australia & New Zealand who went on a journey to find a new place to call home.
In October 2022 we left our Home in New Zealand…
Sadly our “Slice of Paradise” was changing and it wasn’t for the better!
We headed for Guatemala, then moved on to El Salvador, Costa Rica and then Nicaragua, we were looking for a stable country where we could build a home, grow food and live a happy, slow life…
Then we discovered a unique country in the middle of South America, Paraguay.
We have been living here for 3 years now and we love it.
Of course no country is perfect, but we have found a place where we can live life the way we want to!
Moving to Paraguay
It’s a challenge moving to a continent where your native language isn’t generally spoken. It automatically puts you on the back foot. Couple that with a lack of up-to-date online information, some people that just want your money and expat forums that don’t always provide the clear information that you need.
Check out our blog posts below for an insight into our everyday life in Paraguay. We also have lots of practical information on our RESOURCES page and also on our YouTube channel OUR LIFE IN PARAGUAY
Enjoy, and maybe we will meet you here in Paraguay one day!
Life in Paraguay Blogs
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Understanding the Real Estate Landscape in Paraguay…
“I’ve been in Paraguay for about 12 months. I own a couple of units in Asunción (or CDE), but they’re not quite finished. The developer went broke, but I’m not too…
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Is It Easy to Get a Driver’s Licence in Paraguay?
At some point, once you have your residency sorted and have received your cedula (identity card) you will need to apply for a Paraguayan Drivers Licence. If you don’t have a…
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How to Manage the Risk of Being Frozen Out of Your Bank Account
‘Houston, we have a problem.’…(we have been frozen out of our bank account!) On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was about 180,000 nautical miles from Earth when a malfunction caused what…
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Moving To a New Country As a Family. A Huge Challenge!
When I talk about ‘family’ I am talking about couples or parents with children. Families come in various forms; the challenges that beset families per se are also common among friends…
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Relocating to Paraguay? Important Things to Consider.
We try to provide an insight into what life looks like for us here in Paraguay. We hope to shed light on how we came to choose Paraguay in the first…
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Expat, Digital Nomad, Refugee, Migrant…Who Are You?
I recently had a conversation with an American expat living in Nicaragua that led to some personal revelations about the issue of what we (Brenda and I) identify as. Just to…
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Moving to a New Country? 6 Tips to Keep Your Sanity
In these crazy times just keeping your head straight can be a challenge; however, moving to another country can take those challenges to another level. Here are 6 tips to help…
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Live in a Shared Expat Community or Go It Alone?
Several months ago, when we decided that Nicaragua was not where we were going to settle, we did some research and Paraguay popped up as a possible option. Paraguay actually came…
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Upcoming Changes to the Paraguay Residency and Cedula Process…
The Process is Being Streamlined Our experience with Paraguay Immigration was administratively manual. Lot’s of forms and old school fingerprints with ink. However in coming months the process is changing. For…
Want More Info About Living in Paraguay?
Check Out Our Paraguay Information Guides
We have put together some handy guides to help you get settled & sorted in Paraguay…
- The Paraguay Relocation Guide
- The Paraguay Immigration Agent Guide
- The Property Rental Guide
- The Paraguay Property Buying Guide
These guides are essentially a summary of all the important lessons/information we have learnt along the way in Paraguay!
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Leaving your home country can be daunting, finding reliable information online about what your everyday life will look like here in Paraguay can be a challenge!
Our consults are focused on your personal questions about the risks and rewards of choosing Paraguay as your new home.
We are happy to share our journey and everything we know about Paraguay and the trusted connections we have made.
