Hotel Residencias Las Taparitas
Travel Blogs from Caracas
The City of Love (Motels)
... very good at!!
Grab my bag, ignore all the cries for taxis and set off on a walk. Surprisingly I head the right direction and after twenty minutes am at the subway stop. It's the equivalent of 10 US cents for one ride and I'm lucky that the place I want to stay at is a stop that connects two different lines.
Now this is where people might read and think, oh my isn't Caracas dangerous, why is he catching the subway? ...
Chavistas, Criminals and some Colonial Buildings
... s family, in an apartment offering some seriously amazing views of Caracas. From day one, it was clear how divided the city was. Caracas is seriously segregated. The rich live in a bubble of suburban luxury behind high walls and heavy gates, with fancy restaurants and upmarket interior design shops, and the poor occupy the rest of the city. Surrounding the city in the hills are "Los Ranchos", thousands of settlements somewhat comparable to ...
Wowser!
... with ´officials¨ but manged to meet my lovely taxi driver (thanks for arranging Joanna you are a saint!) who could only speak spanish but we managed to change some money up on the ´black market´ for me and get me safely to the hotel, I attemped to speak spanish the whole way which was quite amusing, definaely need to learn quickly if i´m going to stay here long.
Anyway, hotel fine (not fantastic but a good way to ...
Stats, Facts and the South American Car Pageant
... hours from Iguazu to Buenos Aires.
Longest flight: 4.5 hours Santiago-Easter Island and return.
Most frightening moment: My first earthquake in Santiago Chile.
Most enjoyable bus ride: San Pedro de Atacama - Salta with Martin from Guildford.
Most favourite food:
Dulce de Leche/Arequipe/Manjar... you have to keep your wits about you as they change its name throughout South America, basically its caramel spread.
Arepa con queso y ...
Caracas
John and I arrived in Caracas a day early, before meeting up with our group for Venezuela. We spent the first part of the day exploring the downtown area, which was hopping full of people out doing their last minute Christmas shopping and other errands. Unlike what we would see in the US, there wasn`t a ton in the way of Christmas decorations or special sales -- more like buisness as usual with a few more accents and a few more people. ...
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Other places to stay in Caracas
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InterContinental Tamanaco Caracas
Avenida Principal de las Mercedes, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $335 -
Gran Melia Caracas Hotel
El Recreo, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $252 -
Pestana Caracas Hotel & Suites
Sebucan, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $213 -
Hotel Venetur Alba Caracas
La Candelaria, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $225 -
JW Marriott Hotel Caracas
El Rosal, Caracas | 5 star hotelfrom $257 -
Eurobuilding Hotel and Suites Caracas
San Martín, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $222 -
Embassy Suites Hotel Caracas
El Recreo, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $274 -
Altamira Suites
Altamira, Caracas | 5 star hotelfrom $228 -
CCT
Centro Ciudad Comercial Tamanaco, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $250 -
Hotel Caracas Cumberland
Sabana Grande, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $90 -
President Hotel
Sabana Grande, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $133 -
Hotel Las Americas
El Recreo, Caracas | 3 star hotel -
Lidotel Hotel Centro Lido
Sabana Grande, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $167 -
Lincoln Suites Venantur
Francisco Solano Lopez Ave, Caracas | 2 star hotelfrom $181 -
The Hotel Caracas
Santa Teresa, Caracas | 4 star hotelfrom $162 -
Hotel Chacao Cumberland
Sabana Grande, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $147 -
Puerto Viejo Hotel And Marina
Puerto Viejo Hotel And Marina, Caracas | Hotel -
Shelter Suites
La Candelaria, Caracas | Hotelfrom $70 -
Caracas Palace Hotel
Altamira, Caracas | Hotelfrom $413 -
Hotel Paseo Las Mercedes
Avenida Principal de Las Mercedes, Caracas | Hotelfrom $152 -
Hotel La Floresta
La Floresta, Caracas | Hotel -
Hotel Avila
San Bernardino, Caracas | 3 star hotelfrom $119 -
Hotel Continental Altamira
Altamira, Caracas | 2 star hotelfrom $132 -
Hotel Plaza de Venezuela
Sebucan, Caracas | Hotel -
Las Quince Letras Hotel
Av. La Playa Macuto, Estado Vargas, Caracas | Hotel -
Hotel Residencial El Cid
La Castellana, Caracas | Hotel