Georgetown, Guyana Travel Blogs

Guyana
Dec 20, 2005

We spend approx 3 weeks here

The Local Bar Scene
Oct 3, 2006

... me, I am now going to be co-facilitating the national youth aids conference that is going on in December. The neat thing about Guyana is that I get the opportunity to work on these awesome projects, and I am doing this one with someone else that is only ...

An action packed Sunday
Nov 27, 2006

... day of the weekend. There was a football match going on in the day, so we were off to Bourda Stadium to watch the game, Guyana won 3-2 against Trinidad & Tobago. It was so neat to be in the stadium, they love their football here. At the end of the game ...

First Weekend
Sep 18, 2006

... Ocean and hung out on the seawall. We were called to another party and I walked in and I think every white person in Guyana was present, it was pretty funny. It was a farewell party for someone who worked for the Canadain Commission. Met someone from ...

Kaieteur Falls; Oh my God!
Oct 25, 2009 (17 photos)

... got back on the Friday afternoon and were due to fly to Caracas in Venezuela on Sunday. We spent Saturday exploring parts of Georgetown that we had not yet seen and discovered that many people live in very nice houses indeed. We also paid a last nostalgic ...

Another weekend in Georgetown
Oct 16, 2006

... me, instead of the conductor yelling "white girl" from the bus, the yell "D'urban" which is my stop. I am discovering Georgetown has a small town mentality, I may not know the people here, but everyone knows me, and everyone knows what I do, so that ...

Kumuni Creek, Arawak village
May 22, 2006 (5 photos)

... Either way, I'll take my parrots home-grown or rescued, not poached.) Crazy place, but very beautiful outside of Georgetown, which we have all seen enough of despite its colonial tropical charms and crazy minibuses and taxis driving without any working ...

Leaving Guyana
May 24, 2006

... , arrived an hour later after being awakened by Otis. Now an hour late to the airport, and with VERY FEW flights out of Guyana per day, we were pulled over at a checkpoint manned by Guyanese soldiers wielding AK-47s. I wanted a picture, but the other ...

Arrived in Guyana
Jul 3, 2006 (3 photos)

Arrived in Guyana very tired and was met by our IT/ComputerGenius intern Alam and the project driver. Headed to Georgetown, about 45 minutes away. I was put up at a rather well protected hotel, which apparently used to be the Russian embassy.

Arrive tour public hospital
May 17, 2006 (3 photos)

... Center of U of G at reception last night--really great Caribbean/Indian food and plum juice. Learning a lot and getting ideas! Georgetown Public Hospital does 500 deliveries/month!!! Darlene and I dropped our jaws at that, also 10% C/S rate to our ...

Kaieteur Falls
Sep 25, 2006

Well I am wasting no time jumping on the tourist bandwagon here in Guyana. This weekend, myself and 9 other Canadians hopped on a 16 seater plane and flew into the Amazon rainforest. We went to visit Kaieteur National Park which has the tallest free ...

Getting Settled In
Sep 16, 2006

Hey Everyone Well I am here and still kicking! It has been a whirl wind of activity ever since I have gotten here. The flight was ok, didn't sleep much, but it was only 8.5 hours so I can't complain. My apartment is bigger than some of the places ...

Stricken with
May 23, 2006 (1 photos)

... group toured a girls orphanage and reported it was heart-rending. I {heart} Imodium! That and good old Coca Cola, bottled in Georgetown, got me through the day lying in my sultry room and throwing up in the sink because I couldn't make it down the hall ...

Georgetown, Guyana
Jun 14, 2007 (9 photos)

Georgetown is Guyana's largest city. I stayed at the Le Meridien Pegasus and the staff service was amazing. They went out of their way to make me feel confortable. Too bad I couldn't see the city at night, the only free time I had, because unfortunately ...

The Last Two Weeks
Oct 29, 2006

... was recorded. It was awesome though, I was beaming afterwards. This weekend was Guyexpo, it is a trade show showcasing everything Guyana makes. It was cool, went there on Friday night, there was live entertainment on a stage, a big beer garden and lots ...

Georgetown Calling
Oct 18, 2009 (8 photos)

... , and charged only the regular flat rate of 400 Guyana dollars (about £1.20). Of course, our main aim in visiting Guyana was not to see Georgetown but to visit the interior, and in particular the Kaieteur falls. More of this next time. Language lesson: &# ...

Return to Guyana
Jan 21, 2007 (9 photos)

... here I come. This time I decided to take a direct flight from New York-the only direct flight from anywhere in the US to Georgetown, Guyana. We left about 30 minutes late, which would make it about 2:00 am, Eastern Standard Time; yes folks that's two in ...

Time Flies!
Nov 19, 2006 (8 photos)

... On November 5th I went to this really big Reggae/Soca party at the National Park, which was a blast. Pretty much everyone in Guyana is an amazing dancer. I'm pretty sure they start dancing in the womb. You'll see little 5 year old boys dancing better that ...

End of Term 2!
Apr 3, 2007 (9 photos)

... it's almost the last term already...very scary how fast time flies sometimes. As I get more comfortable living and teaching in Guyana, the time just goes faster and faster.  I am definitely enjoying each minute though, and have learned and gained so ...

Past the halfway point
Nov 10, 2006

Well the end of Guyexpo was just as good as the beginning. It was so busy every night I went there. Everyone goes out almost every night to these kind of events. The Blue & White party was a lot of fun. All the local bands come out and sang, it was so ...

Arrival in Frienship!
Aug 19, 2006 (5 photos)

Today we (Tiffany and I) finally arrived in Friendship, the village in which we'll be teaching. The end of orientation was both exciting and sad -- it's exciting to get to our schools, but sad to leave all of the people we've met and made bonds with these ...

A few lessons
Feb 4, 2007 (8 photos)

... nbsp; I have still not seen a working stoplight.   Communicating:   As I may have told you before, Guyana is the only English speaking country in South America.  In general, communicating is not a problem.  Here are ...

Starting all of the "lasts"
Dec 16, 2006

... going to the movies.  I don't know what it is about fish shops here, they just love them! I am taking most of next week off to do sight seeing and shopping, and just soaking up as much of Guyana as I possibly can, I sure am going to miss this place!

Baganara - Work Retreat
Oct 13, 2006 (20 photos)

CSIH retreat for TB workers in Guyana.  It was held at a nice resort on an island on the Essequibo river.  Around 60 people went including CSIH staff and Canadian consultants, Guyanese TB doctors, nurses, lab techs, and outreach workers.

The Mini Bus
Sep 21, 2006

This is pretty much one of the most fun things to do in Guyana on a daily basis. This is their form of public transit. There are no bus stops, you just stand on the side of the road and flag one down. On the outside the bus just looks like an old VW van ...

Jah Man...arrival in Guyana
Mar 3, 2006

... I will be assisted by four youth volunteers from the Guyana Red Cross and other youth groups as well as employees from the Guyana National Blood Transfusion Service (the Blood Bank), as well as the Blood Safety Officer from the Guyana CDC. We have a great ...

Almost October
Sep 29, 2006 (5 photos)

As the first month of teaching at Friendship comes to a close, I can honestly say that it is still going very well and that I do love teaching the students here. However, I have never been so exhausted in my whole entire life, and I cannot even begin to ...

Receptions
May 19, 2006 (2 photos)

... with trip to Kaieteur Falls in the "hinterlands" as the interior is referred to here. Last night reception with Guyana Nurses Association--same story, different continent. One of the nurses performed a skit that was basically a conversation between ...

Iguana Story
Sep 29, 2006 (4 photos)

Hi again from the Caribbean! I'm actually going to take this time and space to tell a story that happened about a month ago, but that I haven't had time to write about until now. So it was around the end of August, and it was a pretty normal Saturday ...

An English speaking country - how strange!
Dec 28, 2007 (3 photos)

We arrived quite late to Georgetown and checked into a cute guesthouse called Rima before heading over the road for a quick beer before bed (always got to try the local beers as soon as possible). We met the owner of the bar and he gave us a quick rundown ...