Hilton Caracas
Avenida Mexico con Sur 25, (formerly Hilton) Caracas, Central Venezuela, 1010-A, Venezuela
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Ermmm still in Caracas
Bugger. We didn´t quite make it to Merida as on our last jaunt onto the Metro we were met with a sea of Venezuelan people all riding the peak hour tube. Not quite sure how it was done but I´m pretty sure that during one of the many bumps and pushes that I experienced somebody very skillfully lifted my cardholder (which contained my Venezulan tube …
Venezuela - The land of underutilised mangos!
So from sunny Carmel we arrived in rainy Caracas having survived American hotels, planes, coffee and the great state of Texas. Arriving here after fourteen hours of travel, the last thing we wanted was to be ripped off by some taxi driver at 11:30 in the night. As a backpacker, when you arrive into an alien country, you usually have your guidebook …
Cliche Traveller?
I started this trip not wanting to be a cliché, not needing to find myself, but I realize that it has been about recharging. Getting back to that person that has the strength to move mountains, be a whirlwind and do the unconventional.
In my early 20's I was that person, but an uncontrollable, unreasonable and marginally irresponsible one …
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In and out of Caracas
... bridge to cross over traffic and then follow the well designed walk way that led right to the airport. There were plenty of airline employees heading to work as well, so it was absolutely no problem determining our bus stop and how to find the airport afterwards. Best of all, instead of paying 150 bolivars, we each paid 2 bolivars (about 25 cents!)
We had to check in for our flight, where both our check-in luggage and carry-ons were weighed. The limit per person ...
Chavistas, Criminals and some Colonial Buildings
... been poured into socialist architectural projects, whilst existing buildings and roads have seriously deteriorated and stand dilapidated. Similarly, on the side of every road, pro- Chavez patriotic graffitti has been commisioned. Socialist slogans exclaiming "Libertad", "Revolucion" and "Socialismo" are as common here as someone offering you "charlie", "skunk" and weed on Camden High Street.
I then took the teleferrico (cable car) to the top ...



