Lidotel Hotel Boutique Valencia

... of blue as the lakes of our Rockies. Quetzals (iridescent green and red birds) also frequented the area (Pierre's note: the white-tipped quetzal which can only be found here and sometimes in NE Colombia). Otherwise, there were guans, antpittas, antwrens, puffbirds, and the tiny mouse-like Caracas Tapaculo (another endemic for this trip). The walks were beautiful, and we enjoyed sunny days with comfortable temperatures. Cheers!

... kamer verlaten om 1u: Na een half uur wachten nog geen boot te zien: Die zal wss 2uur hebben verstaan ipv 12u: Dan een gratis lift gekregen van een kickboxchampion in Venezuela; Een hele boot vol mannen (ale toch een 5tal :-) Uiteindelijk heeft die driver van de boot naar de posada gekomen en heb ik het kunnen uitleggen tegen de eigenaar omdat ik aan die eerste nog niks had betaald: Ja, ik had toch maar beter die cursus Spaans is vastgepakt: Uiteindelijk dan terug op de bus naar ...

... know!!! There were a few restaurants which would take 20percent commission but brill Brian forgot his credit card code( i hardly ever use it so give me a break!!) Luckily we found a shop which would take my debit card , Unlucky for me insufficient funds - Not a huge prob , went on to the Internet changed money from one account to another , and i was happy out... What happened next?? Well the whole town lost its power , therefore getting money was out of ...

Myself and George set off on Friday morning to Choroni, a quaint colonial village on the coast west of Caracas. After a bumpy but beautiful ride through the winding mountains and cloud forest of the Henri Pitter National Park, we arrived in a small village, complete with its narrow streets and colourful colonial houses. We walked a short distance to the beach for a quick swim and rest......and on the way back stopped ...

... das heisst: laute musik den ganzen tag und fast die ganze nacht, und ueberall party-people. aber nett. also echt keine ausfaelle oder aehnliches. gute atmosphaere, zwar etwas voll, aber absolut cool und ok. nur ein problem: es gibt keine toiletten. aber urwald. ha! jedenfalls gefaellt es uns hier so gut, dass wir gleich zwei tage bleiben wollen.

ok, aufgrund der falschen information vom flughafen sind wir in valencia gelandet. wir sind quasi an maracay vorbeigefahren. naja, was solls. wir nehmen uns also ein taxi, um an eine unterkunft zu kommen. diese wollen wir imt dollars bezahlen. ha! keine chance. also naechstes taxi, um an bolivares zu kommen. das ist abends um 8 oder 9 ...

Paa plass i Hugo Chavez hjemland, Venezuela. Etter nesten et dogns busstur, innom Macao, Maracaibo for vi kom fram til Maracay (her gjelder det aa ha tunga rett i munnen!), var vi altsaa paa plass. Vi har naa vaert her i tre dager, og forelopig har vi ikke opplevd alt det negative folk sier om dette landet. I folge folk vi har truffet skal folk vaere negative og rett og slett uvennlige, men "so far - so good" for oss ...

Diesmal gehts in den nationalpark "henri pittier" und "morrocoy" um mal wieder n bissl am strand abzuhaengen und in den parks umherwandern um hoffentlich viele voegel zu sehen! einer der huebschesten straende ist hier in puerto colombia versprochen, mal schauen ob er haelt was er verspricht. henri pittier ist mehr ...

Third and last week... As for Barquisimeto, I worked and worked... Well, city here are not place to visit, this is place to live... Don't come in venezuela to see anything, except venezuelan people ;) Nice hotel, nice trip, always with mi mamacita Delys... ... and my camara died there... so no photo...

... which for some reason has very narrow footpaths coupled with protruding ornate barred windows which one has to compete with to stay off the road. Designed for stick-insects perhaps. The star attraction is a beatiful long white sand beach with crystal clear water and crashing surf surrounded by mountains and palm trees. I´ll say no more!