Miramar Village*** Playa el Agua

... or driven out to the far west of the island but have decided to continue with our week-long mode of being lotus-eaters and have done nothing! It’s been a lovely break, we’ve been very lucky to have had use of the villa and feel that our batteries are re-charged and ready for the next month’s trekking through Brazil and Argentina to Buenos Aires. We set off again at 0600 Monday morning but we have a feeling that we’ll be back here again one day.

... inclusive beers and cocktails with the other guests. Despite reassurances from my new friends off the beach that it is safe for me to go out around here (but only if I go with them), I decided the sensible option would be to stay in! Oh, the joys of being a girl alone. Here at the hotel there are plenty of people, so I’ve had some fun. I’ve not met any other English people, but have met an interesting mix of people including one ...

... albeit an experience. We bought the pemier substandard tickets (I do not know either!) although not taking full advantage of the "Pemier" style up the stairs behind the Canteen on the lower decks!!! (see why we were fooled) Look at the pic. It was not too bad but daunting nonetheless. As for Margarita I did not stay long, wanting to get to Salto Angel ...

Após a assustada chegada a Caracas, onde fomos abordados por "trocadores"de grana loucos pelos nossos poucos dólares e pelo assombroso hotel que passamos a noite, fomos na manhã seguinte para a interessante Isla Margarita. O tempo nã estava bom mais o clima o melhor possível. Estava eu, minha esposa, primo e prima, cunhado e cunhada! Chegamos ao hotel Lagunamar e nos deparamos com um espaço imenso e um bom hotel ...

... pakken en de naam van het hostel (wie ik dus wel vantevoren had opgezocht in mijn boek) op een zo Spaans mogelijke manier uit te spreken en te hopen dat de chauffeur dit zou begrijpen en mij hier zonder al teveel omwegen naar toe zou brengen. Dit ging wonderbaarlijk goed moet ik zeggen. Nadat ik op 2 manieren was afgezet, stond ik dan eindelijk bij het hostel. Eigenaar (duitser) uit bed gebeld en om 2u in een heerlijk bed gerold (24 nadat ik was opgestaan). Ik zit dus in El ...

... an american area, with luxurious malls, bars and restaurants. Altamira is also a cool area, so is the Centro during the day, where we can find nice buildings and original architecture. We left Caracas on the 24th to go to Puerto la Cruz, a mid-size city right on the water. Nothing exceptional about it, but we met a super nice guy in the bus (5 hours of transportation... we had time to meet people!). He's from Iceland but has ...

... with the two boys for so long! We then had a great chat about boys and love and all that stuff that the film addressed and we both concluded that it is great being young, free and single but we wouldn't mind a good shag from our instructor!! The next lesson was our last lesson and we were finally going to be allowed to use the board as well as the kite. The poor instructor must have been fearing for his life by this stage, but after the last two lessons what could possibly go ...

... violating the 50m proximity prohibition from the beach. What started out as holiday homes and tourist vacation apartments have now become more permanent apartments owed to the huge influx of wealthier Venezuelans and foreigners settling here permanently. Apparently there are hundreds of new housing and building projects waiting to get off the ground here. I am currently living with Eduardo, the son of the head of the NGO I will be working for ...

... islands of Los Frailes and the two dives cost me about $45 USD, that wasn't all that much. And the diving was WORLD CLASS! I had forgotten how spectacular the ocean can be, though I think this dive site is especially good - visibility over 30 meters, the water warm and cristal clear and such an amount of fish I've probably never seen! I saw as an example Puffer Fish for the first time, which is one bizzarre fish! Looks extremely ugly, with huge ...

... me that he had done that two days ago and that it still hurt like hell and all because he fell asleep in the sun. Ouch. I quickly reached into my bag and put a further layer of sun tan lotion on so that I wouldn't end up looking like Freddies Kreuger's younger brother. We got to the islands in about 45mins where they gave out the snorkling gear and in we went. The fish and the reefs far surpassed what we had seen so far it was pretty awesome and in no time at all I was humming ...