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... to the island’s largest fort, more sensibly positioned this time. Playa El Agua has 4km of white sands and many kiosks, restaurants and, unfortunately, large number of peddlers selling all manner of thing. Their prize sales are strings of pearls – ‘real, honest gov’. The water here looked dirty and the surf full of green seaweed so we didn’t venture into it. Manzanillo is a beautiful and picturesque bay between the mountains ...

... strange slightly older German man who has been staying here for 8 months and still speaks no Spanish!<br> <br> Before coming to Playa El Agua I was staying with Tita (Alejandro&#8217;s mother) at Playa Guacuco. I arrived there with James after a nice long bus/ferry journey from Caracas via Puerto La Cruz. The traffic in Caracas had been horrendous (for a change) and it was hit and miss for a while whether we&#8217;d make it to the bus station on ...

... I am so glad, it is imense!! (to follow).<br><br>My Spanish is coming along nicely. I was speaking with the cleaner of Tita in the morning of leaving and wanted her to slow down, so I did......."muy desayuno, por favor", she must think he is crazy asking for very breakfast! I will not forget now how to say "mas despacio"!!!! But this was fun tambien. <br>

... mesmo e jogando futebol com os venezuelanos que por sinal são muito gente boa!<br> No dia de ir embora um belo perrengue. A estrada estava fechada devido a um protesto contra Hugo Chavez. No desespero para não perder primeiro voo do dia (eram três até Aruba) coloquei o carro na contramão passando pelo canteiro da pista e fui embora por terrenos alternativos seguindo meia dúzia de carros que alternavam de terrenos ...

... 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 ...

... perk of the all-inclusive holiday) and having much, much fun. We also got involved with the local activities which included bingo ("Number 72 - Wow"!), karaoke (Total Eclipse of the Heart, Father and Son and Let it Be were highlights!), Coco bowling (bowling with a coconut is a lot harder than was anticipated), salsa dancing as well as chilling out to some live latino music and wandering around the ...

... who convinced the electorate to vote against these reforms. The ministers and state-bureaucrats who would lose out on an important source of personal revenue from this type of corruption. What Chavez has achieved so far, is the political enlightenment of the lower-classes. They have a voice, and they feel empowered. He has awakened a country that had been detached from politics for the past 40 years, kept quiet in an oil-bubble whilst the alternating US-backed right-wing ...

... by cutting down on their own consumption, through wage labour" or they are "forced to take a loan against their own savings at a higher interest." The micro-franchise model, by providing employment opportunities, skills training and a sound business model looks like a promising innovation to boost income and the economic development of the poor if targeted properly. No doubt, it will have its limitations too. I mean, finding a viable business opportunity may be difficult ...

... take a quick nap so that I'll last through the night. So I layed down, without even locking my front door, closed my eyes and within seconds, I was deep in the dreamlands - and stayed there until late the next morning!<br><br>So, I really had to get something done. I went out in search of a decent, and low-ish priced diving company. I guess the price was more important than the quality but I got quite lucky. I went with Margarita Divers to ...

... the beach wasn't the place we wanted to be hanging out at during a rain storm...not too fun. The next day however was beautiful so we decided to head to the beach again and soak up some sun. As we walked along the beach I counted 3 topless women only one of whom was worth looking at. The other two were older women with surprisingly nice breasts for their age. The type of breasts you hope to have when you pass the 50 year old mark. While Karen sat and sunned, I went swimming ...