Guesthouse Twenty4
Travel Blogs from Paramaribo
Ye Olde Dutch Guiana
Day 65 March 9th continued - The boat ride is pretty short. I spend the twenty minutes counting the new bites on my body, and somehow, everywhere I check, I find a new one, oh well, I think they are insect bites rather than mosquito.
We dock and head to immigration. Once visa is checked and passport stamped, I look for a ride to …
Illegal aliens in Paramaribo
Els writes:
As soon as we arrived at Albina in Suriname via bus and ferry at the unearthly time of 7.30 am, we were in trouble in that they would not let us into the country. Having been up since 2.30 am this did not go down well with me and I started arguing. It was very satisfying to be able to do it in Dutch. The problem? Our visas …
A Dutch feel (but they still drive on the left!)
Well... Up at 4:00am to get a minibus to the ferry to Suriname (There is only 1 a day and it leaves at 10am)
Finally got to Paramaribo at about 4ish and checked into this lovely guest house (I even had Air con in the room!!!!!) The Manager was a nice bloke and I had had 4 beers before I actually found Room! Then there where a few more in the night!
Finally on SA soil
Nice to be in a non tourist country again. I landed at 2 am and that's about the only time the temp is livable. It's hot as a hookers labia. I went by the presidents mansion and there was only one guard. That says a lot. If you need as much security as the American pres then maybe you shouldn't be such an ass that so many people want to kill you. …
Taart bouwen, Sinterklaas en eerst trip geboekt :)
... die drummer was echt geweldig. Toen hij een stukje solo speelde stond het kippenvel op mijn armen. Er was trouwens ook nog een zangeres die drie nummers heeft gezongen die was ook echt geweldig. Ik ben blij dat ik mee ben gegaan. Ook wel leuk om een keer een andere kant van Suriname te zien. Het Krasnapolsky is namelijk een van de betere hotels in Paramaribo dus er zat ook wat ander publiek dan wat je hier over het algemeen op straat zien. Een onverwacht leuke avond dus ...
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking