Intercontinental Valencia

... where that mite infestation came from... at least they weren't bedbugs! I think... I've never seen one. The surrounding cloud forest made the stay entirely worthwhile. Some have called this cloud forest the best in the world, and we were treated to sightings of capuchin monkeys, and plenty of beautiful birds. My favourite moment was when I was eating my Cronch Flakes (Venezuelan imitation of Corn Flakes) out on the terrace ...

Ik was gepakt en gezakt met een slaapzak om de nachtbus van Merida naar Valencia te kunnen trotseren maar wat bleek op die bus was het helemaal niet koud! ·s Morgens vroeg aangekomen in Valencia en direct de bus op naar Chichirivichi, Morrocoy National Park. Na een half uur met pak en zak te hebben rondgelopen kwam ik aan in een posada die niet open was. Met behulp van een local in andere posade terechtgekomen die gerund werd door een lieve oude spaanse man. Met een boot ben ik ...

OK we arrived here on a weekend , we got a couple hour bus , as it was a weekend it was full of youngsters, i know I'm not an old man but you know the annoying young ones (15-19) well the bus was full of them. There not too different too the young brats we have at home , loud a boozing away on the bus , at least i didn't understand a word they said.Oh and there was even one young one with the lovely kinda braided hair thing going on , with shades on. NOT ...

G´day, After a very interesting first night spent mostly at the Simon Boliviar Airport, Caracas due to car problems, we had a change of plan which saw us staying in Valencia with Alex´s parents for a couple of nights. It is now early morning and about to resume to orginal plan of heading to the Grand Savanah (2 days drive), I don´t know much about it but Alex and Emiro (Alex´s brother) say it is like nothing else. We will be camping for 6 ...

... in 45 minutes before. Crazy place. You have to give your name and cedula [Venezuelan ID] number every time you buy anything, even coffee. They track what everyone is buying all the time. Anyway, today I will be meeting with the committee the TEAM church is setting up to run an Emmaus ministry. The email contacts have been promising and they've already put a lot of work into ...

... stapled together. That afternoon we journeyed on to Valencia, Venezuela´s second city - but lacking the culture of Caracas. Home to some large industries (namely Polar - the beer), it is a huge and growing urban sprawl...but much more orderly than the capital. We stayed with a French/Venezuelan couple for the night (some of George´s friends), who took us to Las Trincheras (natural thermal baths) in the morning ...

nach einer etwas abenteuerlichen busfahrt durhc den henri pittier nationalpark nach ocumare und einer teuren taxifahrt an unser ziel, den strand von cuyagua sind wir am ziel. ein absolut traumhafter karibikstrand mit palmen, urlwald und genau so, wie man sich das eben vorstellt. nachdem wir unser zelt aufgestellt haben, gehen wir erstmal in meer. und das ...

... ganze nacht gedacht ist. das stoert uns aber nicht, da es ne gute dusche, ein gutes bett und eine abstellbare klimaanlage gibt. morgens fahren wir dann ins zentrum von valencia um kohlen zu holen und eine frau spricht uns beim kaffee an, die uns tipps fuer unsere weitere reise gibt. einer dieser tipps bestimmt auch unser naechstes ziel...

... som det kanskje hores ut - "alle" turister benytter seg av denne muligheten til aa bruke mindre penger, og "alle" i en by/bygd vet om flere som vil veksle penger. Gunstig for oss - kjipt for Hugo. Vi befinner oss altsaa naa i fiskerlandsbyen Puerto Colombia, par timers busstur fra Maracay. Nydelige karibiske strender, palmetraer og i det hele tatt en behagelig atmosfaere gjor at vi ikke klager. Eneste minuset er ...

Time for a little rest and relaxation by the Caribbean at Peurte Columbia (Since we´re not visiting Columbia this is the closest we could get in name!). The journey there was an experience in itself. Think of the Ring of Kerry in an old school bus in the early 80´s multiply by 10 and you are close! The mountainous scenery was superb but ...