Good site of the bad things.

The visibility of rules is one of the most significant out-of-Europe-wonders. Basically - in south america they are understood (se entiende) but not presented. Or if presented... That is another story tough.  I have went through several “not possible because of the rules we have” situations. I am a fighter and come from the land of handling things out of the track (kombinuje) so I hardly ever stop when I hear that. So let’s review the solutions of impossible. 

In USA they told me it is impossible to enter the club without passport in my hand. Copy was not satisfactory  Solution: check another club and than another and than you will find one which doesn't really care.

In Europe Rynair service was sending me up and down and from the office to the counter for more than hour, Just to say me how impossible it is to print out boarding pass, pay in dollars for printing it, pass it with the board pass in my laptop, go through security at this hour and other bullshit things. Enough of them to miss my flight  for 2 minutes with all the docs printed out and having kind of priority pass through all the controls. Not possible to be helpful  against the rules. The rules are on the website and are clear and you have read them, right? Did not get it? Your fault. You must change the flight because you have not printed out the boarding pass.

In Bolivia it was supposed to be impossible for my Russian friend to pay for the visa and get it in less than 24 hours. I just mark – this visa should be paid at the entrance to Bolivia, but since it was not, it was needed before she could leave Bolivia.  Two “gringas” have done the whole operation impossible  in four hours. A lot of running to the copy / printing point a lot of starting the same story to the new person they have told us to turn to but… We managed. Why? Well.. any kind off service (printing, coping, taking money out) was just around the corner.  But the breaking point was meeting the some lady from the reception of the room 2 in migration office who knew how long is flight to Russia and could imagine how bad is to lose it.  She had decided to help us and convinced whomever was to confirm by stamping whatever paper that he should do it now. In the end everyone at the migration office was involved in our story and was passing the papers from one window to another without traditional handling them to us so we could wait in the line and pass it 2 meters further on. Summary: solution to impossible in sout America is in the people and once you meet the right ones, you are going forward. Just need to nod the head that you understand the rules they are breaking for you.