Gran Hotel Delicias
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Just passing through
I decided to make the overland journey from Caracas to Cartagena instead of flying to save a bunch of money. Probably the right decision to make. But definitely shouldn't have bothered to split the journey at Maracaibo to get some rest. On the return leg, we just took the direct bus and endured the 23-hour journey which was not that bad. There …
A series of shakedowns
... Me - "Muy bien, y tu?"
Unimpressed with my pidgin spanish he glares at me............. new jocks please. He doesn't bother with the bag and just shines us on in the end. Phew...
Another couple of hours later (driving on some of the shittiest, ill-maintained roads in Venezuela probably) we reach the official border crossing and after over an hour in the blistering heat, queueing ...
Bienvenidos a Venezuela
... continued...and then the never-ending speedbumps and police check points. The speedbumps are so big, Camilo had to try his best to cross them with the best leverage he has with both feet pressing against the asphalt. We followed the beat-up cars in the caravan of madness all the way to Maracaibo. A sight that soon became the norm, but at first resembled a grand prix of junkyard cars, swirving from left to right to avoid the ...
Venezuela
... Ranchos, les bidonvilles énormes cristallisant toutes les peurs.
L'élection de Chávez en 1998, après un coup d'Etat raté en 1992, faisant suite au massacre de centaines de manifestants par l'armée lors du Caracaqo, en référence au Bogotazo colombien des années 40, se veut être l'espoir des couches de la population oubliées par les pouvoirs précédents.
La plupart des vénézueliens s'accordent à dire que Chávez "hizo cosas muy buenas". Il est par exemple évident ...
¡No hay paso! ou le voyage de "Robert La Poisse"
... le pouvoir de Rob', lui, ne connait pas de frontiére.
Dans notre malheur on est bien content de ne pas être partis le matin même pour Maicao, à la frontière, car on aurait pu se trouver au mauvais endroit, au mauvaisi moment. Et puis surtout on est chez Ricardo qui s'occupe bien de nous et nous promène partout dans Maracaibo.
Mardi matin départ enfin pour la frontière colombienne, qui se trouve à une quarantaine de bornes. Les chauffeurs de ...
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TravelPod Member ReviewsGran Hotel Delicias Maracaibo
“Has seen better days”
Reviewed May 17, 2012
Had to stay here because Hotel Jolie lost our reservation. It's old and our room had a stale cigarette smell to it. The pasta I had from the restaurant on the second floor tasted like it was a re-heated boxed dinner meal from the supermarket. Tiny cockroaches in the toilet. Best to avoid this hotel. The only reason I'm giving this 2 stars is because the reception staff were OK to deal with. We only got to see the reception area of Hotel Jolie (also 3-star rated) , but it looks 10X nicer and cleaner.
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