Palm Beach Hotel Venezuela

... hardened to it. It is unfortunate that Chavez, the president, seems to be increasing military and police numbers, and using Venezuela's abundant oil wealth to bolster his weakening position. It is a shame that he does not invest the money in education ...

... the one english movie channel on TV.  This isn't the way to travel!  We decide to move on to our last destination in Venezuela... Merida. Steve, forever watching the budget, puts us on a small bus to the highway.  We switch to a bus to Santa ...

... the sea. The path over the old wooden foot bridge opened up into an amazing vista. Looking just like the bay in The Beach, the palm trees, golden sand, lush green mountains and palm trees lining the beach made the place feel unspoilt and undiscovered. The ...

... which just made the birds continue to mimic her. It was great. After that we packed up and headed back to the hotel. I went to the beach with a few other girls, and we thouroughly enjoyed the soft sand and warm water. The only bad thing about the water ...

... doing the inshore landing of the natural gas pipeline. Mayaro beach is famous for it's drug running because of it's proximity to Venezuela. We would be staying in a "compound" house with 24-hour guards and locked gates. All the usual players were there, ...

... hit the roads through Arikok. Arikok is situated on the eastern coast where the waters are much rougher than Eagle/Palm Beach. As the Wrangler maneuvers us through the terrain, the eastern coast is reminiscent of the Northern California Coast ...

... different variations of tropical drinks. It sailed along the eastern coast of Aruba and passed an extremely touristy beach (Palm Beach). Seeing all those high-rise giant hotel resorts along the beach, I can imagine how popular Aruba is. I'm glad I did ...

... exit fee for Venezuela and here I was, finally in Colombia! But I must tell you, summing up my experiences in Venezuela, it was a great stay full of beautiful landscapes and some interesting people and there are still several locations that I would like ...

... to send some to Africa to help out there) – they even trade their medical expertise with other South American allies such as Venezuela in return for raw materials. The Cubans are made up of many different races, so you see people of all shapes, ...

... for maintainence.  We passed many Embassies and other foreign buildings, including the house of Hugo Chavez - the President of Venezuela.  There was also a pink building for Argentina - just like the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires.  This was ...

... it pretty easy to get lift pulling scams like that. We arrived after lunch and checked into the recommended hotel - it was simple, cheap and right on the beach - perfect for some chilling out on a white sandy beach under the palm trees. We spent the ...

... , and scrambled to a nearby lake where we washed ourselves off.  It took muddy ages (Judith's joke)! DESTINATION MERIDA (VENEZUELA) - Monday 22.12.08 - a day of travelling not to forget. Not quite planes, trains and automobiles, but very close! We ...

... and packed all the time, to the old town. Problem was that Hugo Chavez (nutty - depending on your viewpoint - Prez from Venezuela) was in town and the trolley suddenly stopped well short of our destination. We were warned by an Ecuadorian that it was ...

... knew it was I planing along the turquoise waters with minimal effort.  Finally this was it!  After learning in Venezuela, another lesson in Melbourne, and further practice in Jeffrey's Bay, all of the travel, lessons and waiting and praying ...

... relaxation on one of the nicest beaches ever was also marked by my television debut. A travel channel crew from Venezuela interviewed little old me parking my ass on the beach. I was the only one there - heaven. I appear on TV, so they told me, in ...

... day looking at the 3000bc statues everywhere, then on the 24th I head to Cali for the holidays. After about 3 days there I´ll bus it to Bogota (capital city) for a day or two, then just one more stop before I head to Venezuela. Oh, and Merry ...