南美洲预告片之旅的总结 The Summary of The Teaser South America Trip

2022年12月8日，星期四，南美洲归来之后第四天 – Day 4 after South America

我对这次南美洲旅游的总结的一句话是没有出乎意料的愉快享受。如果分我最关注的几方面的话：

我喜欢的方面：

1. 价格便宜，尤其是用黑市的蓝色汇率的阿根廷
2. 接触到的本地人都很友好
3. 圣地亚哥的街头表演很有创意

My summary of this trip to South America in one sentence is that it was not unexpectedly enjoyable, meaning it was not enjoyable. In terms of the aspects that I was most concerned about:

What I liked:

1. Inexpensive, especially in Argentina with the blue exchange rate on the black market
2. The locals we met were very friendly
3. Street performances in Santiago get very creative

我不喜欢的方面：

1. 语言不通：我第一次觉得很困难的感觉，当地人都不说英语，我也不会读/说西班牙语，牌子，菜单没有英语，甚至简单的买公交票都觉得很难沟通，有时候卫生间没有男女图画标识的话，我都不知道哪个是女厕所，做任何事情都需要谷歌翻译，但是有时候没有网络，连谷歌都无法使用。
2. 食物：至少我看到的不是很丰富，除了烤肉之外没有什么特别的
   • 这个应该包含一个食物安全问题，发展中国家的食品卫生，饮用水的安全问题总是要被关注的，所以很多平时会吃的生的食物都没有尝试，限制了本来属于旅游一部分的快乐。外加PJG得了旅游者的泻肚子，一定是因为吃了什么不卫生或是没有完全煮熟的东西。
3. 治安问题：很多人都说要小心这里的治安问题，在圣地亚哥的时候，饭店的服务员总是提醒要看后手机包裹，要把包包系到椅子上等等，布宜诺斯艾利斯也是类似。虽然我俩没遇到任何问题，但是我俩时时都很小心，这让旅行的体验大打折扣，在欧洲旅行或是美国生活从来没有要这样小心过，在美国即时把包包或手机忘在了桌子上没人看管，也从来没丢过。

Aspects I didn’t like:

1. The Language barrier: For the first time, I found it very difficult to travel. The locals don’t speak any English, and I can’t read or speak any Spanish. The signs and menus don’t have English. Even simply buying a bus ticket is difficult to communicate. Sometimes, if there are no icons of men or women on the bathrooms, I don’t even know which one is the women’s bathroom! I need Google Translate to do everything, but sometimes there is no Internet, and then even Google can’t be used!
2. The Food: At least what I saw did not have a lot of variety, nothing special except for grilled meats. I should also include food safety issues here. The food hygiene and drinking water safety issues in developing countries are always a concern. Therefore, many raw foods that are usually eaten were not even tried, which takes away part of the joy of traveling. In addition, PJG got travelers diarrhea, likely because of eating something unhygienic or not fully cooked.
3. The Security issues: Many people say to be careful for your personal safety here. When in Santiago, the waiters in the restaurant always reminded you to look after your mobile phone, tie your purse or bag to the chair, etc., and in Buenos Aires, it was similar. Although we didn’t encounter any problems, both of us are always careful, which greatly reduces the travel experience. I have never felt the need to be so careful when traveling in Europe or living in the United States. If I forgot my bag or phone at a restaurant in the United States, it would likely be turned in and not stolen.

以上就是我的总结吧，我想这次的第一次预告片之旅，也许会是最后一次南美洲之旅，如果未来在有时间出去旅游的前提下，我一定会先选择亚洲，欧洲或是还没去过的澳洲。

So, the above is my summary. I think this first teaser trip may be our last trip to South America. When I have time to travel in the future, I will definitely choose Asia, Europe or maybe Australia; places where I haven’t been to yet.

A summary by PJG ….

Traveling is almost always fun especially when traveling with PJM! We always have a great time exploring the cities and seeing the sights. South America was always on our list of places to go because it is a new continent to explore and has a lot of history. We had a relatively short time in South America, mostly due to ZY’s work situation – at first it was because she had to go to a training, then it was because she was starting a new job! Anyway, we had 18 days to explore and concentrated our time in the lower cities of South America to avoid too much inter-city travel.

As ZY mentioned in a post, Valparaiso was by far the best part of the trip. This may be partly due to me becoming sick in Buenos Aires which cut our exploring time there in half. We are glad we stayed in Vina Del Mar and took day trips to Valparaiso. It is a very hilly place and we would have been confined to a small area at night due to safety concerns etc.

Our day trip to Colonia Del Sacramento in Uruguay was also very fun and we’re glad we just made it a day trip instead of our original plan to spend the night there. It’s really a pretty small town and can see the whole place in an afternoon.

Santiago was a fun place to start and end our trip and having four days there was just about right. The food was good but unremarkable which can also be said of Buenos Aires.

Will we return to South America? I will say yes, but I think we need to explore more of Asia and Europe and probable Australia before we go back. Lima, Peru and Rio De Janeiro, Brazil would be on our list for the next visit.

I will just end by saying that it is so nice to have ZY’s notes and blogs about our trips as it becomes impossible to remember all the places we went. When re-reading her detailed notes and photographs about a place, it brings the trip back to life and allows us to revisit and relive the experiences again.

Update on Dec 18, 2022: And by the way, Argentina went on to win the World Cup beating France 3-3 in penalty kicks!!

PJG 的总结….

旅行是我人生的一大乐趣，尤其是和胖金妹一起！ 我们总是很享受一起探索不同的城市，一起尝试一种美食，一起攀登一个高峰等等。 南美洲一直在我的目的地名单上，因为它是一个值得探索的新大陆，因为它拥有悠久的历史。 这次我们在南美洲的时间比较短，主要是因为ZY的工作情况：一开始是因为她要去参加公司培训，后来是因为她要开始新工作了！ 总之，我们只有18天的时间，所以把这个时间集中在南美洲的几个城市，避免过多的城际旅行。

正如 ZY 在一些游记中提到的那样，瓦尔帕莱索是迄今为止旅行中最精彩的部分。 这可能部分是因为我在布宜诺斯艾利斯生病，使得我们在那里的时间缩短了一半。 我很高兴我们选择住在了比尼亚德尔马，然后去瓦尔帕莱索进行一日游。 瓦尔帕莱索是一个非常多山的地方，出于安全因素的考虑，晚上都会在民宿附近出入。

我们在乌拉圭的 科洛尼亚-德尔萨克拉门托的一日游也非常有趣，我很高兴我们把它变成了一日游，而不是原计划的在那里过夜。 其实那里就是很小的小镇，一个下午就能逛完。

圣地亚哥是我们旅行开始和结束的地方，在那里度过四天是恰到好处的。 我觉得食物很好但并没有什么难忘的，这也可以用来形容布宜诺斯艾利斯。

我们会再回到南美洲吗？ 我会说是的，也许是在去过更多的亚洲和欧洲国家，还有澳大利亚之后。 秘鲁的利马和巴西的里约热内卢将会在我下次旅行的名单上。

最后我只想说，有ZY这些关于我们旅行的笔记真是太好了，因为我们不可能记住我们去过的所有地方和做过的所有事情。 当重新阅读她关于某个地方的详细笔记和照片时，它会让这些旅行又重新回到我们的记忆中，让我们又重温这些美好的经历。