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Merida Slideshow
Merida
Travel Blogs from Merida, Venezuela
Laguna Mucubaji
... March 15th Today we hiked with our English friend, John, to Laguna Mucubaji, about 60kms from Merida. It is an excellent place to view the splendid paramo, an open highland moor. The views of ...
Caracas in a day
... , although I am once again plagued with the super slow Internet connections syndrome, which the friendly man here tells me is affecting all of Merida at the moment (what else is he going to say), so no photos as of yet, and even the text is a stone ...
getting lazy
... and interesting anecdotes. the following photos are a mix of santa marta, taganga, cabo de la vela (all in colombia) and maracaibo and merida here on the venezuelan side of the border. maybe someday i'll have a lot of time and the desire to put it all in ...
Canyoning and Telephoneric
well schoool is finally out yeh heeaayyy at the end of classes on friday all the teachers gave me and the 2 ozies edward and god forgetton the others name a goodbye cake which was sweeet christain was defo the best teacher i had so was great having him ...
aventuras andinas
i've spent the last two months hitching around the venezuelan andes, reading and attending philosophy classes, and partying like a rock star with couchsurfers and friends from school here are some pics ¡viva la evolución! ...
Merida Spanish Classes
... we all know total beginners i wish now id learnt some before i set off but never mind! The walked the streets of merida which is a greaat wee town everything within walking distance and the backdrop of the mountians on either side is really coool. Walked ...
Merida
... un ulteriore poster dell´osservatorio sono di tantissime e variegate specie ma in numero di circa 2 o 3 per specie in tutto il Venezuela ( quelli dello zoo erano nel conto?) Il nostro secondo obbiettivo mancato: ingerire delle uova di condorizo ( non ...
Merida
... Colombia by now but got to the bus station 14/9/10 to be told some accident/landslides had stopped all departures out of Merida so we' ve had to try and find a guesthouse at ten at night with most of them closed and bolted ...
Well its no Bariloche!
... half for maintenance and does not plan to reopen for at least another 2 years! However, it has been kept on the hush hush as Venezuela does not want to lose tourists to the area!! Gutted! Okay, so instead we will find an Internet cafe and get the pictures ...
Mesto bez lanovky
... bohuzel uz delsi dobu nefunkcni, coz jsme sice predem vedeli, ale i tak nas to docela mrzelo, kdyz jsme stali vedle ni. Merida byla nase prvni zastavka po dlouhe ceste z Bogoty, takze jsme si nechali jeden den na odpocinek a shaneni informaci o okolnich ...
Life the mountains, Los Nevados
... Nevados. On the jeep I met Joshua, a very interesting American guy studying medicine as part of the Cuban Medical Mission in Merida...and his friend Olge, a Venzeulan student who has just been given a small house in Los Nevados. They were both there ...
Getting High in Venezuela
Just when I thought I'd established myself here in Merida, my too good to be true living situation crumbled. I was staying in a nice posada, working reception, living rent free. Well, I think the owner was looking for a little more than just a ...
Edinburgh to Merida
... me her number and told me to call her if i needed any help or advise while i was in venezuala.... Now the flight to merida was exhilirating in a tiny propellered plane up the coast and then inland through the mountains to merida the gateway to the andes. ...
Aktivurlaub in Merida
... relativ schnell, was durchaus an dem interessanten Fahrstil Juans lag. Anders als in Deutschland stehen die Schilder in Venezuela nur so da. ;) Komischerweise stand auf allen Schildern eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 60. Juan und fast alle anderen waren ...
Eurgh, I'm so hungover! Let's go canyoning!!
... bound. One last surprise we got on leaving was when our taxi driver to the border stopped for petrol. Being an oil state, Venezuela is known for its horrendously cheap gas, and we were stupefied to see our tank get 10litres of petrol for 1 bolivar, which ...
Merida and cash flow problem
... from Mexico 2yrs ago as visa requirements changed 2wks before arriving) I told the guy that I just spent 3 days on a bus travelling through Venezuela to get here and I´m not going back! Seemed to work, he gave me entry for 30 days and not the previous ...
Over the Top
... and one of the highlights for me was the cheers from the audience when the main character demanded political asylum in Venezuela!Anyway, today I´m just planning to hit Spanish and then see what the weekend holds, so hopefully will update again ...
The Best thing i could of ever done!!!!!
... . What a great day that was!, the following day, we got bake on to the truck heading to a wonderful place called Merida. Merida is a Beautiful city much cleaner, you can tell people have more money here, ainything you want they have it here.Its a ...
Apr 19, 2012
arrived in merida
... !).. we all can´t wait ( it´s a 45 min bus ride from where we are staying so they will be long but great days!) merida is gorgeous.. i absolutely love mountains!!! i wish i had pics.. i´m working on it... the camera doesn´t seem to be comaptable.. so ...
trout - trucha - Forelle
... from Berne, and the place is really nice, little touches and really paying attention to details. At first we visited the market in Merida which is situated a bit outside the city and in a three-storey building. Once you have seen a few stalls you have ...
Merida, New Years & Los Llanos
... partied the night away in the park opposite the hostel. It was the best new years I think I have ever had! Here in Venezuela, people can just by fire crackers and fireworks from street vendors, so throughout the day and night you can hear huge ...
Mérida, Venezuela
... in d'Bärge. E Kuriosität vo Venezuela mues i au no schnäll verzelle; und zwar dr Benzinpriis. Bekanntlich het jo Venezuela sehr groossi Ölresärve und die wärde em Volk quasi gratis zur Verfüegig gschtellt. Dr Benzinpriis isch staatlich ...
Almost f*cked by a Donkey/Popped over to Venezeula
... guard to show our passports (no bribes though) - The northern part of the Andes begins in Venezuela (jaw dropping mountain scenery) - Maracaibo and Merida are the safest cities Ive visited in Central/South America so far; no homeless, no annoying ...
Summer 2002 - Merida
Merida - set in the Venezuelan Andes was the highlight of the trip for sure. We went pony trekking in the Andes and whitewater rafting, leading to my love of rafting and my fear of being on the back of 4-legged ...
Livin the Good Life
Every day is just great. Of course not everything is perfect, but wow, everyone deserves to be this happy! Recently in my lyfe... This past weekend I went camping in the mountains with some friends. We took this 2 hour bus ride to arrive to ...
Dia 6
Yo visite al Plaza Bolívar y ver la fuente famosa, jardín, y estatua de Bolívar. Proporcionar tiene la fuente todo la cuidad. Después de la plaza, yo tome el Teleférico y llegue a Pico Espejo Estación. El Teleférico tiene restaurantes ...
First week in Merida and Catatumbo Lightning
... 50,000 students attending the city's unιversities. It's also one of the safest cities in Venezuela with a spring like climate. Sadly, Merida's famous teleferico, the world's highest and longest cable-car system, has been closed the last 3 ...