Paramaribo, Suriname Travel Blogs

Suriname
Nov 28, 2005

We have approx 3 weeks here

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

... finally received our new visas on 24th September. Having arrived on 22nd, we were thus illegal aliens for two days! Paramaribo lies on the bank of the Suriname river. Bang in the middle of the river is the wreck of the Goslar, a German trading ship that ...

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

... being transferred between 3 different minibuses (the drivers still in heated argument over who was responsible for me), we arrived in Paramaribo. I was driven to the twenty4 guesthouse, where I managed to grab the last bed and a much needed shower. I ...

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

... have been eaten! Nothing escapes, not even iguanas or toucans! In fact we have seen more wildlife from our guesthouse in Paramaribo, including: parrots, parakeets, large birds of prey, humming birds, lots of other small birds and a three meter anaconda, a ...

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

... of fishermen, and realised that, though the park is uninhabited it's certainly well visited; it seemed like half the Javanese of Paramaribo had turned up with ice boxes, initially full of beer to be gradually replaced by fish. Back at the landing point ...

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 ...

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

... beach. I really lucked out with a host family. Donavan and Henna are my hosts and I live in the countryside outside of Paramaribo in the district of Wanica. About ten minute drive outside the City or about 30 minutes by bus. The house is beautiful and ...

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

... 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 Guyana in the morning, I hope ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

In the capitol
Mar 15, 2009 (33 photos)

... of getting into the reserve, it may entrance by boat only. Since we could not get in we decided to carry on to the capital Paramaribo. We drove in and made our way to the historic centre and asked were we could park, surprisingly to us they told us on the ...

SATORI IN PARBO- NAKED LUNCH & AIRCON NIGHTMARES
Jan 3, 2009 (4 photos)

... ' and the steamed buns are 'saw paw', same as Indonesia if I remember correctly.   The old waterfront of Paramaribo has been declared a UN world heritage site and justifiably so.  It's strikingly beautiful and unique, truly one-of-a-kind ...

Of Rivers...and stuff
Dec 31, 2007

... spinning like crazy and shooting fireworks in every direction, including at us. It was fun.    I love the city of Paramaribo. It's like being in Amsterdam without having to go there. I didn't get a chance to really walk around because I was ...

FOTO
Nov 19, 2007

Paramaribo is the capital city of Suriname. I travel here often for work related purposes

Paramaribo to Georgetown
Apr 24, 2008

Easter Day, 23rd March 2008 I really wanted to write about my journey from Paramaribo to Georgetown because the little I found on the internet did not prepare me well.  I have lived in Africa and used public transport there so I had some idea what ...

Brownsberg Nature Park
Oct 18, 2007 (9 photos)

Traveling from Paramaribo to The Brownsberg Nature Reserve in the South of Suriname. This was an exiting driving of 3 hours. Once we get in the bus the guide told us about the historical time of Suriname with the plantations. We passed the ...

PBM
Mar 19, 2007

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Bigi Pan in Nickerie the Rice District of Suriname
Sep 19, 2007 (9 photos)

... to Nickerie the second biggest city of Suriname. Ya biggest??? Not more than 35.000 people. Suriname has only 492.000 inhabitants!!! Driving from Paramaribo by bus the guide brought us to Saramacca, Groningen where the Dutch planters settled their self ...

Fotos Paramaribo
Dec 19, 2007

Fotos Paramaribo desde el hotel