Embassy Suites Caracas

Venezuela people so far have not been the most friendly-est people , i have kinda made this opinion by examples such as doing twirls naked , having to pay off numerous police , getting stopped on the streets while shopping and asked to show my passport , helping people and not getting one word of thanks , smiling and people ...

Hola Yáll, I am in Cartagena, Colombia enjoying the vibrations of this amazing Caribbean town. I will tell you more later. But for now, I leave you with another Caracas experience: On my second day in Caracas, I planned a trip to Colonia Tovar, a German village two hours from Caracas. But once again, this trip was more about the journey than the inn. I took the metro to La Yaguara on the west side of the city. From ...

... for another fish to hit us but all was forgotten when we spotted it - an anaconda - just a head as it was taking a breath of air. Our guide was in the water in a flash and after about 5 to 10 minutes had finally wrestled it out of its underwater cave for us to see. It was about 3 meters in length and a lot skinny than I had expected but it was still an Anaconda. Everyone got a chance to drape the snake around their necks and take lots ...

... equal one US dollar. You cannot exchange bolivars for any other currency within the country, except with government authorisation, even at the international departure desk. The fixed rate is what you get when you buy things with credit cards or use cash machines. But it is a total fiction - locals say that the market rate is twice this (or more), and the sting is that prices reflect the market value, not the official value. It has deteriorated ...

... a huge black market for dollars and foreign currency out here so we managed to double our money which was great and should mean we get to do lots of cool stuff in Venezuela. That afternoon we settled down to watch the rugby world cup semi final between South Africa and Argentina as the weather had taken a turn for the worse as the heavens opened. That night we had a nice relaxing evening and watched Ocean's Twelve. It was good to ...

... from numerous renegade sound vans and the beer flowing freely it felt like a giant fiesta but with an atmosphere so charged and alive that it's basically impossible to describe. These Venezuelans certainly know how to throw a rally. Manuel made a speech as the day wore on and it got hotter and hotter with people eventually drifting away to the safety of air conditioning. We left around midday and once again I was starting to experience body aches and general weakness. We made a quick ...

... and I am under strict surveillance, I cannot go much around. The family here is lovely, and I feel very very comfortable despite this restriction. Food is very nice, weather is finally hot with occasional tropical thunderstorms (which I love!). I was not impressed by the city, but I was told the most important is the nightlife which, unfortunately, I haven't experienced yet.

As we prepare to depart Venezuela and move onto the next leg of our journey in Chile we can not help but reflect on our seven thoroughly enjoyable weeks in Venezuela, identify some of the uniqueness of Venezuela and the people that we really like and admit to our strangest moments. The Alcohol Venezuelans are full on all day drinkers, forget your binge drinking British these guys start the day with beer (and why not, its cheaper than water and soft drinks ...

... this height it w*s * bit cooler (m*ybe 22-28 degrees) *nd so the Venezuel*ns *ll h*d on sc*rves, toques *nd mittens over their shorts, t-shirts *nd s*ndles. Also, bec*use of the height there w*s *n entirely different set of bot*nic*l life, lots of it were things you'd find in C*n*d* *nd I s*w some flowers th*t *re in the Bot*nic*l G*rdens of Newfoundl*nd, it m*de me smile. After Mount Avil* we went home vi* the Presidenti*l (Hugo Ch*vez) house *nd we m*y h*ve seen the President ...