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 trip to the hair dressers. We returned back to the house where Homero's Mum had cooked up a storm with some delicious beans, rice, plantains and mince followed up with a delicious banana bread and butter pudding. It was great to have home cooked food again and we were both impressed with the Venezuelan food. Homero's Dad, Sergio was also very kind and offered to exchange some money for us at the unofficial exchange rate. There ...

... bunch of private school girls and indeed they are all rich kids. The march is like nothing I've ever seen and the opposition claims 1.4million in attendance although Chavez has a more conservative estimate of "oh only a few thousand". I'm sure both were exaggerating but there were definately hundreds of thousands. Despite having little personal attachment to the cause the feeling I got simply exiting the Metro station was incredible. With people cheering and yelling 'Atrevete!' music ...

... some friends), which gives me a very very interesting perspective of the Venezuelan life and mentality. From what I have experienced so far, I can tell Venezuelans like having parties, dancing and drinking beer. Unfortunately, a day after I arrived, there was a little accident in the family car and we have no means of transportation. Given we live in the outskirts of ...

... to be photographed, passports copied and fingerprinted!!!!! but at least we know no one can falsely get their hands on our money. Then we went off to the bus station and got our ticket to Canama - we head out at 10pm this evening - so have spent the day checking out the centre of Caracas and then sitting in a cafe playing cards! So as you can tell all is well, though we are both very much looking forward to hitting the beach. Tara

... w*s kind of sc*ry, but *dded to the thrill of the experience. At the top there is wh*t the Venezuel*ns c*ll * theme p*rk but wh*t I would c*ll * sort of fun f*ir. There were g*mes like b*ll toss *nd t*rget shooting, *nd * bouncy c*stle *nd lots of venders selling drinks *nd c*fé *nd * dish m*de of soft fresh cheese melted onto sweet corn p*nc*kes *nd folded into * soggy, yummy mess (c*lled c*-ch*ck*s). We hiked *long the p*th *nd took lo*ds of pictures *nd found it *musing th*t ...