Lincoln Suites - Venantur Caracas

... also visited Parque el Avila, which has a Banff style gondola, but we almost got lost when we hiked back down. We popped out at a campsite that we had never heard of, caught a camioneta to the slums at the base of the mountain, and a couple of ladies led us to the bus that would take us to the metro so we could find our way home. Caracas was home of Simon Bolivar the liberator of South America. We did ´The Bolivar tour´ which was also very interesting. We saw his birth ...

This is going to be a whiny entry. we have arrived in Quito after many to many an hour and much to much money on coffee spent in Caracas Airport where we passed a record 21 hours yesterday waiting for our flight. I´ll try and keep it brief: 9 am: arrive in airport 9.30 am: Wandering around from place to place trying to get flight deal to Quito, for which we had been quoted $99. Now take that and add $370. outrageous. 10.00 am ...

... voracious, carnivorous appetite) 5) Singapore 4) Brazil 3) Germany 2) Argentina 1) Czech Republic Top 5 most beautiful, outdoor places 5) Perito Merino Glacier, El Calafate, Argentina 4) Canaima National Park, Canaima, Venezuela 3) El Nido, Palawan, Philippines 2) Iguazu Falls, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina 1) Plitvice Lakes, Croatia Top 5 cities I would vacation in again ...

... met me and we were here to the house at 12 midnight. Venezuela is only ½ hour ahead of Colombia. Today we have an 11-1 meeting with Christian Missionary and Alliance and other pastors, then lunch together and prayer meeting at [Former Colombian co-worker] Angel Mora's tonight. Bob is taking us to Valencia tomorrow and then I leave early Thursday to get to Caracas by bus and down to the airport by taxi.

... ourselves for the worst with Caracas as both of our travel guides didn´t exactly sing its praises, and both talked of high crime levels. So basically our plan is to leave on a bus as soon as possible. I must say the city could be described as shabby in its looks, but we were pleasantly suprised by a welcoming commitee of tourist police at the airport who made sure we knew exactly how to get to where we ...

When we arrived in Venezuela we had decided to give Caracas a miss as we heard it didn´t have that much to offer. After meeting a German girl who works there we definitely didn´t want to go there. Apparently its a dangerous city. She spoke about slowing down rather than stopping at red lights and continuing if it was clear to avoid muggings or hijackings. From what I´ve heard, a bit like Johanesburg, South Africa. Not very appealing. But we had to ...

... available, especially in the posher part of town. Sadly, there was no Indian food whatsoever. There used to be a vegetarian outlet in Sabane Grande but it was shut, locked and sealed when we got there. So a tip for all the budding entrepreneurs out there, tap into the Indian restaurant business in South America and you will make your millions for sure! Drinking is mainly limited to beer and rum, the national favourites. The beer bottles however are very small (222 ml ...

After a traumatic departure we had a luxurious overnight stopover in Madrid and realised a that stage we should have learned Spanish!!! But we did manage to order 4 beers and get free crisps! After a long 9 hour flight to Caracas we didn´t hang around and got a flight directly to Isla De Marguerita - the taxi looked like it should have been sent to the scrap heap but we eventually arrived safely to our accomdation in Playa Parguito. We ...

... publicly and so often about. Including the ranchitos, it is estimated that 8 million Venezuelans call Caracas home. La Guaira was, prior to 1999, a much more happening place, but devastating mudslides from too much rain killed or displaced tens of thousands of residents and the city is still coping with that tragedy. You can see on the mountain and the ranchitos where the mudslides hit the worst. Caracas is not all ranchitos though...far from it. This is ...