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I (hopefully) won't be back
... having oil is being totally squandered away because it is given away practically free. Petrol is probably the only thing that is cheap in Venezuela. In my opinion, this is plain stupid because this policy has allowed the population to keep using very very old and inefficient gas guzzlers. Never in my life did I image that I would see 40 year old cars still on the road in such great numbers. The air pollution this leads to is terrible.
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The City of Love (Motels)
This is a top pick!
... got myself ready to venture out and find a rooftop bar called 360 degrees. It has some great views of the city and was all the energy I had for this evening. Another subway ride later and a short walk and I'm in a very old elevator climbing to the top of a hotel. It was a pretty posh bar but was very empty, I found myself a corner and ordered a BG cocktail, melon and tequila. The views were amazing!
It's funny, ...
Chavistas, Criminals and some Colonial Buildings
... good looks, I blend right in with the local Caraqueños.
The city centre is deserted after 6pm and is considered a zona roja, where not even locals venture. Police protection is minimal, and often it is off-duty policeman who are the criminals themselves! I haven´t been out of the apartment past 5pm.
Political Instability
It is obvious to anyone visiting how divided Caracas is. While the oil boom under Chavez has brought ...
Venezuela - Caracas and Merida
... me. Most of his advice was nothing new to me but before we landed he did offer me a ride into the city with his personal driver. I jumped at the opportunity and after landing Ken and I met up with his driver outside the airport and we were on our way.
Driving with Ken and his driver Senor Bellasario was relaxing enough. We passed through several tunnels and climbed up and up until we entered the large valley that contains Caracas and her 5 million inhabitants. During the ride ...
Caracas, Tucucas and Caracas
... and then a bit higher still. Having arrived in the dark (due to very delayed flight from Margarita), we ate dinner and went straight to bed.
The next day we awoke to the most wonderful view, panoramic wonder. It was then we realised just how high up the mountain we had come. So high in fact that we realised we were sitting above the clouds. Joe´s family arrived in the early afternoon and we set off to a small village further up the mountain where we had lunch and went on ...
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