Posada La Casona de Margot Merida

... nectar. The climb itself was challenging as we both struggled to breathe in the high altitude as we scrambled over bolders. Once we were closer to the next camp than our previous, I figured I needed more of a challenge, so I dislocated my knee. The climb was worth it! The paramo was incredible with its contrasting resiliant plants and stubby trees and fragile-looking flowers. The leaves of the tough plants are covered in a thick fuzz to protect ...

... year´s eve day, that was absolutely AMAZING!!! the scenery was spectacular, way up in the mountain´s were i got to see the mountain´s, river´s and the hole city. I will never forget that. Unfortunately i really haft to go now, but i have a story about Cannoning, look it up and next time i will lat you know.( I WILL NEVER DO IT AGAIN) a little hint. hope everyone is doing well, and i will talk to you soon, till then tack care Nicole,

... A4 printouts glued to first floor windows everywhere. Shoe shops are on every corner. How much does a Chinese pair of all plastic shoes will cost you, in case you forgot to pick them up from a street market in New York for $10 - anywhere between $35-$80. It looks poor. The town looks poor despite the expensive cars and freshly repainted haciendas here and there. The street fashion has not changed in decades, I bet. All, I mean, all women are ...

... wing of the paraglider and we started freefalling towards ground (sheeeet that was great fun) and just when I thought I was a goner he pulled on the controls and we started lifting up on the air currents. That was worth every penny ($30) and a top experience for me. Got chatting to a Colombian couple called Fernando and Lena and caught a lift back to town with them. Had a good drink with them and once again it was proved to me that one of many things Colombia is famous for is true ...

Finally made it to Merida. After waiting from 5am to 9am for the Merida flight to leave. 2.5 hours late. Pilot was sick we were told, unbelievably. Quite cold on the flight here. But the small plane flew right past the Andes giving us a good view of Pico Bolivar just before landing a difficult uphill landing in Merida. Air is nice and cool here and the Arassari office has a great view from their balcony overhanging a cliff.

... yet ready for socialism, which to me has echoes of revolutionary van-guards. But that comment underscores the point about this referendum - Chavez himself talks about it as a vital step in the revolution to a socialist state, and its defeat is significant beyond the symbolism. The United States seems to have commented undiplomatically that the result was a 'good omen'. As to what it was an omen of, was left unstated. I haven't followed the ...

nachdem wir wieder mal eine nacht lang bus gefahren sind, sind wir nun endlich in kuehleren gefilden. die landschaft hier ist echt wunderschoen und die luft ist ... sauberer. nachdem wir gestern ein paar stunden am busbahnhof von maracaibo, der erdoelstadt von venzuela (und auch noch die waermste), ist das eine echte wohltat. vor allem haben wir eine wunderbare herberge gefunden: "posada alemania", zu deutsch: "deutsche herberge". und der name ist programm: ueberal oesterreicher ...

... days ago.¨ Cesar: ¨Ooh, that´s not good.¨ After again seeing some ****-poor lightning, Sara and I head to bed, or in this case, our hammocks. Tossing and turning while thinking about just how unfair life is, I see a bright flash in the sky. Then another. There´s hope. I go out to the deck and soon, we´re all out there, except an Austrian couple, who like the people in my last group, just don´t give a rat`s ass. After another ...

... called Los Llanos with a tour company called Arassari as it was the most recommended and had a tour going on Sunday with 12 people already. Lea wanted to celebrate finishing school so we met up with a few of her fellow class mates for a drink, but first we had to stop for a bite to eat from the Dog Doctor so called by two of Lea's classmates who held him in high regard due to his Hot Dog culinary skills. Yummy. It was doglicious. Our drinking buddies for ...

... making some new friends on the way. Since there is not too much to do in Maracaibo except if you are working in the oil business (almost all the Venezuelan oil comes from here) I just spend a few hours here and hopped on the next bus to Merida - back in the Andes... After around 35 degrees all the way from Cartagena to Maracaibo, the 16 degrees celcius felt quite cold when I arrived in Merida. Heading straight to the Pousada Alemana/Suiza I got to know the owner, a German of ...