Kekemba Resort Paramaribo

... that generated a lot of amusement. <br><br>On returning to our camp, Baba used some reeds and palm stems he had collected to construct an ingenious traditional fish trap. This took quite a while, partly because the plants he had found weren't quite the right ones, but the end result looked like it would work. In the meantime Jay had recovered sufficiently to do some more fishing, and we had fresh fish cooked over the open fire for supper as the ...

... prey, humming birds, lots of other small birds and a three meter anaconda, a beautiful snake we saw swimming in the little river below our balcony. <br><br> We found out that it is possible to fly back to Paramaribo from New Aurora, half an hour's walk away, for only slightly more SRDs (Suriname dollars) than we paid for the road trip. We had been told to be at the airfield at 12 midday for the flight at 1pm. In true airport style we finally got away at 2.45pm. At ...

... as in 'adventurer', as opposed to the typical 'tourist', who might find Surinam's offerings lacking in cache'. For all the world's amazing cultural heritage sites and assorted architectonic treasures, most tourists are just looking for a sunny beach and some multi-colored cocktails at sunset, maybe a show or two to spice things up. True adventurers are looking for the 'real thing', life as lived by locals, though preferably in a state of exalted ...

... I was told they would collect me any time between 4 and 6 am (the time for actually leaving Paramaribo city), because they may have to travel around quite a bit to collect people. In fact they came at 5 am in a minibus and took me to where the midibus was, which was already half full. If you are white, people tend to assume you are Dutch, but quite a lot of people know English too and will happily speak it. We left almost immediately and collected ...

... shopping, for my first facial, and I got my hair cut and I now have very nice looking red highlights. Well, most of my hair is red, but its highlights. Maybe I can "catch a thing" with it J Speaking of rivers, my Aunty Maureen lives right on the Suriname River so I got to see that every day, too. It was great! And I saw my cousin Suraj's two sons, which is the main reason that I wanted to go to Suriname. They're SO cute! On New Year's Eve, Surinamese go crazy with ...

... Haast moet je hier echter niet hebben en afspraken maken blijft erg lastig. We troffen meerdere Hollanders die een bedrijf of woning hier hebben opgebouwd, er zitten dus zeker aantrekkelijke kanten aan. Een warm land met een prachtige natuur, vriendelijk mensen en erg goedkoop. Wij eten vaak in een Javaans tentje op Domburg waar ook "onze eigen" stamtafel staat. Vrijwel elke avond komen de Hollandse eigenaren van het visbedrijf "Holsu" met eigen scheepswerf er samen met de ...

I'm sitting on a large granite boulder on the shore of the Tapanahoni River, about three kilometers from the Amerindian village of Palumeu in southern Suriname. There's a large freshly caught piranha roasting over a simple fire. I'm reflecting on how Glenn caught the fish, calling it to us underwater by swishing water in his mouth, then shooting it with a simple bow and harpoon made from a liana, fishing line, and a sharpened recycled metal rod. Sandra, Glenn's young and ...

... with UNESCO, Educon (a training center in Parimaribo that has provided technical training) and their local organization. The operator spoke English well and was very informative. A good contact for Sherilyn. It was an incredibly relaxing weekend as there isn't much to do in Galibi. The village can be explored in an afternoon. Our accommodation was a "camp" built by our boat man Robbie beside his hut. It's quite new, consisting of a cement floor and a palm thatched roof. A ...

... answers. My family, Agnes and Glen talked last night about the day of independence and the celebration and the fireworks back then, Nov. 25/75. They were young they said and they were there in the wild and joyous celebrations of their independence. So, it would seem that while they were skeptical, there was hope and anticipating that they could be an independent nation. It has been a difficult 30 years for this country, but 30 years is not a long time in ...

... in a bigger pond and is focusing on understanding the national plan and the players at that level. He has the time to do that and I hope that Jack will be instrumental in helping SNMP position themselves in the national plan. Then there is a woman named Teneke Sumpter who is a Surinamese consultant and trainer. I had a morning meeting with her this week. She has been working with the SNMP director in some of the management training she does. She is also involved in a ...