Hotel Los Conquistadores
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Merida days - the Match!
... Venezuela's World Cup 2014 qualification. Los Vino Tinto (their nickname) have never qualified due to the stiff competition with the other South American nations for the coveted places. Eight teams; two legs; four qualify (this time five as Brazil host and have automatic qualification), it's now Venezuela's best chance to qualify with a bright new squad and manager, the people here are ecstatic at the prospect. The bars, restaurants and tour operators are packed in the ...
Our expectations for this trip
... possibly a dog who no longer loves me!
-leaving my family for one year
Expectations:
-me time: being a very independent person, time to myself is important
-not feeling rushed through days: since we do have a year, it would be nice to just have days with no plans! Go with the flow days.
Bucket list:
-Would love to see New Zealand
Lance (50):
Goals:
-see new places
-experience different ...
Life at 4000 metres
... the biggest full moon over Venezuela for 28 years! The group involved me and Mai Ke from the posada, and a group of people based around the tour guides who work for a tour company "Jammin" here. All in all there were about 17 of us, with Germany, France, Italy, and of course Scotland, represented.
It was a pretty intense weekend given that almost everyone there was Venezuelan or spoke fluent Spanish, and being surrounded by a group of young ...
Well its no Bariloche!
... with another group of at least two maybe three and an English speaking guide. Exciting!
We headed into the bus terminal to get our ticket to Colombia for the day after tomorrow, again it's not straightforward or a direct bus so we need to make sure we are clear of the route in our heads! We had a lot of fun *eh hum* on the bus on the way there! It was really packed and we were not sure we were even headed in the correct direction, and it didn't help it took us ...
Merida and around
... makes me quite sad to think about. Most countries down here don't have any regulations for car's emissions... which means that any car, no matter how much pollution they produce, can be on the road. I went on a lovely little tour today of the surrounding area of Merida. I can not believe how much we saw in just one day! We enjoyed a hot ...
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Free parking
- Kids activities or Babysitting
- Kitchenette