Suriname Travel Blogs

Suriname
Nov 28, 2005

We have approx 3 weeks here

Illegal aliens in Paramaribo
Sep 29, 2009 (21 photos)

... in an incomprehensible Creole language, although all spoke Dutch too. Despite our very cramped positions, we enjoyed the ride. Suriname looks absolutely gorgeous with very lush vegetation. It is clearly more densely populated than French Guyana with ...

Its Here!
May 11, 2008

Hello Everyone!  I am off to Florida tomorrow, and friday I take off for Suriname.  I have had a wonderful month spending time with you all and getting ready to leave.  I dont have much to say now, but by this time next week am sure to have ...

Pancakes, canals and dykes in the tropics
Sep 11, 2007

... to the waterfront to sample some of the famous Suriname cuisine, finding a series of Asian-influenced food stalls overlooking the Suriname river, and passed a few hours in the company of some delicous spring rolls, and in conversation with some locals and ...

Bigi Pan
Oct 12, 2009 (19 photos)

... blog readers, 'innit' is derived from 'isn't it' and used whether or not it is appropriate, particularly by British Asians). Dus Suriname is een tof land, toch? (So Suriname is a great country, innit?) Joint haiku: Birds, water, snakes, fish Dry season ...

Op avontuur in de bush
Nov 4, 2007 (18 photos)

... niet te bereiken of konden geen mening vormen over hun vergoeding. Waarschijnlijk door onenigheid van de bestuurders. 1 van hen woont in Suriname en wist uiteindelijk beslag te leggen op de rekening van de stichting. Hij stopte de aankoop van goederen en ...

Trips into the interior of Suriname (1): Gunsi
Oct 6, 2009 (25 photos)

... including a double bed and a large wardrobe! This is because the river is the only form of transport into most of Suriname's interior, where only a small proportion of the country's half a million inhabitants live. We were engaged in conversation by one of ...

Sea Days
Nov 19, 2008 (3 photos)

Just an update on things as we are now about halfway through our crossing. We started the crossing Saturday night after our day in Madeira. We were originally scheduled to be in Madeira for only half a day, by the way, but that was changed to give us ...

Journeys into the interior of Suriname (2)
Oct 11, 2009 (18 photos)

Coesewijne, or Swimming with Caiman Peter writes: Gunsi was delightful, but hopeless for seeing wildlife, so we decided to take a tour to the uninhabited interior of the country. These tours are quite expensive, but since uninhabited areas are not ...

first experiences
Sep 23, 2005 (4 photos)

... the city and I do know that the interior is very poor. There are several things that are of interest regarding Suriname's perceived affluence. Max Ooft, with the UNDP in Suriname was at our orientation session and he made a comment that there was ...

MAKING SENSE OF SURINAME
Oct 24, 2005 (9 photos)

... and many of the people I have had a chance to talk to are NDP. My family and some of their friends see Bourtese as Suriname's Nelson Mandela. Their view on it is that Bouterse and the NDP have the majority of seats (15) and Venetiaan's party only 8. ...

Langa Tabiki - Into the Interior
Oct 10, 2005 (10 photos)

... Marowijne River near Langa Tabiki. This small operation is contributing to the serious pollution that the mining operations are foisting on Suriname. The people in the village can no longer drink the river water or eat the fish and this is a very large ...

THE MAROON WOMEN
Oct 17, 2005 (6 photos)

... the interior you migt be in Africa. I think that I mentioned in an earlier log that African sociologists come to Suriname to study traditional African cultures because they are more preserved here than in most of Africa. Fascinating! And they all speak ...

INSIDE SURINAME - A VANISHING CULTURE
Nov 1, 2005 (20 photos)

... us there are about 8 or 10 that are really active. So, here in this remote, traditional village in the interior of Suriname I am inspired by a visionary, entrapreneural woman who has no end of ideas and knows how to make things happen. I am struck by ...

The Peace Corps Life
May 7, 2006

... boulder on the shore of the Tapanahoni River, about three kilometers from the Amerindian village of Palumeu in southern Suriname. There's a large freshly caught piranha roasting over a simple fire. I'm reflecting on how Glenn caught the fish, calling it ...

Een beetje thuis in de tropen
Sep 20, 2007 (14 photos)

... gaat dat echt heel wat effectiever. Ook herinneren we een onderwerp op de wereldomroep. Een Connection woordvoerder vertelde dat zij Suriname gingen steunen. Niet met materieel maar met kennis. Ook kwam een passagier aan het woord: "Je wwweet nooit als de ...

Work and Play
Sep 26, 2005

... since 9 a.m. for a meeting with our co-ordinator. This meeting has been postponed 3 times. Things move at an interesting pace here in Suriname. We seemed to get off to a good start last week, but it slowed down and has yet to gain momentum. Stay tuned

Party, party, party
Sep 26, 2005 (5 photos)

... on Monday morning. We still need to meet with Pepsur and Maxi Linder next week to identify their needs. So I have been in Suriname for one of my eight weeks and things are going well so far. We have run into some communications problems here and ...

Birth Day!!!!
Sep 20, 2005

So it is September 20th - and I am celebrating my 45th birthday in Suriname! So sorry for not sending a message sooner but life as been hectic settling in to say the least. I arrived Saturday morning at 1:10 a.m. but did not arrive at my host family ...

Paramaribo to New Nickerie
Oct 18, 2006

TBC

Cayenne to Kourou to St laurent to Paramaribo....
Oct 16, 2006

Quick hi there, well made it out of FG and into Suriname after some complications with my passport not getting stamped.. Will redo this later, but Paramaribo was great, great food, great atmosphere and cheap cheap cheap compared to FG Leaving for ...

Suriname Binnenland
Nov 2, 2005 (16 photos)

... truly had the experience of a life time! Mary (a CCI collegue of mine) and I travelled to the binneland (interior of Suriname)and stayed in a tradional Maroon village for three days followed by two days to the Nature Reserve and hikes through the rain ...

LIFE AND WORK IN PARBO
Nov 13, 2005 (7 photos)

... and owner of the VM gives the rights to preform the play free every February to qualifying applicants. Brenda managed to get Suriname's application in and accepted as well as find a producer for the production before she left. They are also going to ...

Pictures and more
Sep 21, 2005 (5 photos)

So I will try to give you a little more detail about things here in Suriname. The weather is hot and humid but no body ever knows the temperature. It is like Kay said about India - why talk about it because it is always hot. I did however see a ...

Maroon Village
Oct 3, 2005 (11 photos)

... is collected in large black tanks that collect water off the roofs and eaves troughing systems. There is litter everywhere in Suriname including the roadside to the Villages. They do not recycle plastic and you see it thrown everywhere or burning in the ...

Political Protests
Oct 25, 2005 (13 photos)

... canons, gun powder storage buildings, and the prison - . which didn't close under 1982. The Fort was built where the Suriname and Commiwijne River converge, and certainly would have been a good look out point. I will include a couple pictures of signs, ...

AROUND PARIMARIBO BY BUS
Dec 5, 2005 (10 photos)

... are delapitated shacks with tin sheeting additions to protect from the rains. Many, however, while obviously poor have somehow maintained a certain charm, with their gabled roofs and shuttered windows. I find them an endearing part of the Suriname scene.

SURINAME CELEBRATES SREFIDENSI (independence)
Nov 26, 2005 (14 photos)

... it on too much sun and heat yesterday, but as I write I find myself wondering if the emotional confusion of Suriname's vibrant and optomistic celebrations against the reality of their shadows is contributing to this energy drain. I've also been wondering ...

Half Way Mark
Oct 17, 2005 (6 photos)

... focus on fund development (which is what every ASO indicated to me as their priority), I see the underlying reality here in Suriname as a need to develop stronger networking. This is an area that is extremely weak - almost not existent in the HIV movement ...

GALIBI AND A GLANCE AT FRANCE
Dec 13, 2005 (10 photos)

... While my mind is wandering to Canada more and more these last few weeks, I took a few days on the weekend for one last Suriname adventure. Sherilyn and I went to Galibi on the east coast of Suriname. We took the bus to Albina, a town directly across the ...