We’ve managed to recover more photos from our dead memory card, luckily some survived from our journey to Angel Falls! Nevermind the photos, the memories exist in our minds-that is until we’re old and memory loss kicks in, which is why I am glad to have a few photos. Maybe in a few years when I [...]
While we waited for our flight in Ciudad Bolivar this little plane landed. I stared it thinking: wow- who’s gonna get in THAT thing. Looked like it was ready for retirement, I thought. ”Look at that little toy plane babe,” I say. Mike stared at me for a minute. Then he calmly tells me that this is [...]
We booked an wildlife safari tour through Los Llanos last year. After renting an apartment in Merida- adventure sports capital of Venezuela- we knew we had to take advantage of all the ‘adventure’ sports available to us. Renting the apartment and hanging out in Merida for a few days turned out to be good for another [...]
Venezuela was an exciting adventure for me . Here are my top 3 reasons to visit Venezuela. Merida 1. The Swiss have Interlaken, New Zealand’s got Queenstown, and the Venezolanos-they’ve got Merida. Merida is touted as an adventure junkie’s paradise and it certainly does not disappoint. With a near perfect climate, green mountains that [...]
We decided to come to Merida for several reasons-all of them adventure sports. Merida is Venezuela’s extreme sport capital-and the roads leading there give for some intense mountain views. The bus ride to Merida found us arriving at night-and as dusk fell the breeze got a little cooler and the air just seemed to smell [...]
When I think about having ice cream-which can be often-my cravings usually consist of strawberry or vanilla, or some kind of plain chocolate. Don’t get me wrong, chocolate can be far from plain but sometimes you need a little variety. This is where the Heladeria Coromoto comes in. Heladeria a spanish word for ice cream [...]
Recovering from what we thought was certain death by food poisoning acquired in Cuidad Bolivar, we figured we’d lay low for a day or two here in Puerto Ordaz. There isn’t really much to do in this expensive port town, unless you really like air-conditioned malls or spending loads of money on taxis. This is [...]
We’ve been asked by many people lately why we decided to travel to Venezuela since its supposedly very unsafe for Americans to do so right now. I did some research on the country and I came across this page that might help out, or give you quite a scare, depending on how you look at [...]
Ciudad Guayana is on the backpacker’s route for one reason only: Puerto Ordaz. The cities of Puerto Ordaz and San Felix make up what is known as Cuidad Guayana, but backpackers usually pass through Puerto Ordaz on their way to Canaima National Park or the Gran Sabana. We ended up in Puerto Ordaz escaping one [...]
After our expensive first nights’ stay here in Merida, we looked around for cheaper lodgings. This town was definitely a laid back chill spot -our kind of place. The only town so far in Venezuela that felt, and in fact was, quite safe to walk around, even at night. Taking a stroll around we saw [...]
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