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| 14th August 2007 LobsterCheeks | RE: one-day-tour - From: Exceedingly Wet Hi Mikael. My trip was a three day tour. Some companies do a two day tour, but it´s not much different in price, and it would be very rushed. We saw some people on a two-day tour and they were arriving at Angel Falls when it was getting dark. Cheers, Pete |
| 13th August 2007 Mikael | One-day trip ? - From: Exceedingly Wet Was that a one-day-trip to Angel Falls ? My family and I was in Venezuela in july, and all the tours for Angel Falls were 3 day-trips at BS 3.000.000 each. A bit too expensive for a family I think. But we'll be back next year, so if you know how to get there in a cheaper way it would be cool. |
| 12th August 2007 Francoise | Ouah! - From: Black Sheep, Red Wine and Blue Skies Thank for the beautifull photos. |
| 12th August 2007 LobsterCheeks | RE: What I would have done - From: A Truly Terrible Journey (part 2) Sadly, travellers cheques are almost useless over here. Good tip on Western Union though. Are they 24 hour? I am now carrying extra US Dollars at all times, in hidden compartments! |
| 12th August 2007 LobsterCheeks | The Sloth - From: Exceedingly Wet Estoy buscando otra sloth. ¡Mire este espacio! |
| 10th August 2007 Mez | ¡El sloth que él vuelve! - From: Exceedingly Wet ¡El sloth que él vuelve! Ahora puedo imprimirlo hacia fuera y pegarlo en el refrigerador, así evitando más lejos el regañar de Merle y de Ella. "podemos ver el sloth representar otra vez?" |
| 10th August 2007 gypsy | Mexicans and football in weird places - From: Pete Does Football excellent stuff... I also have no interest in football but once paid scalp prices to see Man Utd playing in some obscure town in eastern Slovakia....travel makes you do weird things! and speaking of mexicans, I was recently offered a job with their embassy in Nairobi. Maybe as a mexican diplomat i could swing you some favours in South America? |
| 9th August 2007 Francoise | What I would have done. - From: A Truly Terrible Journey (part 2) I would have try to find the next Western Union and called my parents or close relatives for a express deposit. It is sometimes good to always have some holiday cheques(if accepted there?) too.... Well done anyway.Keep smiling:) |
| 7th August 2007 mez | What have you done with the star of the.... - From: Exceedingly Wet show ? The sloth ???? m. |
| 1st August 2007 Richard | its... - From: Cowboys and Caimans ...a capybara. |
| 27th July 2007 Mez | Lifes a beach - From: Harry Potter National Park And then a tree grows out of your head ! |
| 27th July 2007 Mez | Passports - From: Harry Potter National Park Phew indeed - now lets hope the National guard don't read travel bloggs ! |
| 27th July 2007 Livvy | Yum yum! - From: Harry Potter National Park Wowsers, that super dooper hot dog sounds DELISH!! I may have to try and recreate that myself! Loving the blog Pete, such entertaining reading, sounds like you are having a great adventure!! |
| 22nd July 2007 nathan from delaware | theft - From: Cowboys and Caimans an interesting read. my camera was taken by the NG last year. complained to our embassy but never heard more. dont let it put you off venezuela though great place |
| 17th July 2007 taryn | so jealous !! - From: Venezuelan Time and Space Hi Pete !!!! I love your blogs, they are hysterical, and very informative !!! When do you get back? Gareth & I want to invite you to our wedding, but not sure when you get back. We have just booked our honeymoon, a round the world trip for 4 months, so excited !!! Keep having FUN !!!!!!! Love Taryn x |
| 15th July 2007 draak | Hows it going? - From: Welcome to Venezuela So how are you enjoying your trip? Have you been to Angel waterfalls yet? Looking forward to seeing more pictures. We are in Suriname and it is very hot. Pieter and Rae. |
| 6th July 2007 Matt | Not so far from home - From: Saturday Night Fight Chickens feet.... Bayswater (Dim Sum) & Spain too eats all parts of the animal, not long ago I tried a tapa of "Orejas" (cows ears), needless to say I didn't get far through the plate Moooo |
| 5th July 2007 Doris | What the hell's he doing out there???? - From: Pirates of the Carribean The bloke drinking beer looks like Marks doppleganger. All he needs is a bum-fluff goatee :-) Dogstar |
| 4th July 2007 Rooby Roobs | Slothalicious! - From: Pirates of the Carribean OH MY! I am so in love with that little Sloth! How cute is he! Bring him home for me?? please please please! He looks liek he lubs you and he has a really big smile. |
| 2nd July 2007 Icklestew | Column of Beer!! - From: Pirates of the Carribean Looks more like a Bong to me!! Good idea though. Sounds like you are having lots and lots of different experiences good and bad! Enjoy! |
| 27th June 2007 Gareth | Bitter - From: Quito Curry Club you certainly looked bitter......... couldnt have been to bad, if you drunk them! how could you order 2 each by mistake? |
| 27th June 2007 gareth | columbia - From: Sunburn, Soldiers and being Scared i like the way you carfully plan you 1st stop on your trip in Columbia... i bet you will be visiting a few chocolate factories!? |
| 27th June 2007 IainC | Jungle warriors - From: Jungle Boogie Jungle warriors hey? It all looks quite familiar for some reason. (www.dontstayin.com/uk/london/a-secret-location/2005/may/14/photo-387521) As always your writing never fails to entertain and educate - keep up the good work, and good luck my little fillet mignon. |
| 26th June 2007 Dogstar | copper top - From: Sunburn, Soldiers and being Scared Being more than a bit ginger might have something to do with your sun tolerance Dogstar ;-) Really enjoying this mate. See they put you in the girls' abseil team!! Keep up the good work and have lots of fun little fella. Dogstar |
| 26th June 2007 LobsterCheeks | Reply to "What?" - From: Welcome to Colombia Hi Frank. Thanks for your comments. I hope I didn´t make Colombia sound worse than it actually is. What I was trying to say in the blog was that despite Colombia having a bad reputation, it is a safe country if you take due care and precautions. It doesn´t deserve it´s reputation as a "no go zone" for travellers. And my comments on dangerous areas was based on: 1. UK foreign office travel advice 2. United States government travel advice 3. A Colombian company called Colombia-57, who specialise in travel advice for Colombia Since you have been to most areas personally, maybe their advice is overstated and exaggerated. As for the statistic of 40% of the country being under rebel control, this was correct as far as 2004/2005. A few reference articles are listed below. I cannot find any current stats for 2007, but it is likely that this percentage is much lower now, due to the American investment in Plan Colombia. I will update my blog to state this, and if you can find some firm stats for 2007, please let me know and I will include them http://davisiaj.com/content/view/387/86/ http://www.ciponline.org/colombia/infocombat.htm Cheers, Pete Ellison (Lobster Cheeks) |
| 21st June 2007 Frank D | What? - From: Welcome to Colombia I've been to Colombia 6 times over the past 5 years, and i've travel all over the country, I mean ALL OVER, yes there are some areas that should be approached with caution, but overall I love the country and it feels pretty safe to me. Also you might want to check your sources there is no way that the Guerrillas control 40 % of the nation. Alaso you might want to know that all rebel groups are, marxist comunists. check this list of foreigners who like me fell in love with Colombia too: http://sestafford.nomadlife.org/default.aspx http://www.casakiwi.net/ http://www.blacksheepmedellin.com/ http://www.deunacolombia.com/index.html Please get your facts right and happy travels. I love that country, |
| 17th June 2007 Bob in Carolina | Thanks - From: Saturday Night Fight About to travel to Quito and appreciate your writings. Any problems with food re Montezuma type revenge? (Yea, he was further North) Have a great experience! |
| 17th June 2007 Debbie | loved it - From: Saturday Night Fight I especially liked the pictures of the lovely cocks |
| 17th June 2007 Angelqiue | uh oh - From: A Truly Terrible Journey Oh pete, poor you...the highs and lows of travelling eh?!?! I hope it was worth in the end. I remember doing a bus journey to Tena too, and it was pissing it down with rain, and the biggest mutha f*ck thunderstorms I've ever seen. We were right down the front of a bus that kept breaking down, and swerving all over the place on that road...I actually feared for me life on that journey..and yes it was cramped!! have fun hon |
| 16th June 2007 Francoise | Gosh. - From: Saturday Night Fight I think you had great courage to go and see this...This the men that we should make fight and bet on them...Like the Gladiators.would be more funny..... I am like you,i am against this kind of this...but after all ..... Take care. |
| 10th June 2007 Shalala | Oh Dear! - From: A Truly Terrible Journey Hey Pete HAPPY BIRTHDAY! What a nightmare you are having! Remember it can only get better. I must say though it is very entertaining and something you will look back on and laugh at in your retirement days. Good luck for your travels this week. |
| 7th June 2007 Francoise | Hey. - From: Welcome to Ecuador Nice to have news and nice to read you seem to have such a fantastic time. Thank for the beautifull photos and the tips about the locals,very interesting. Take care. |
| 7th June 2007 Matt | Curry - From: Quito Curry Club It's tough beating a Tooting curry me old mate ! |
| 6th June 2007 MonzaBruce | the Dodgy Brothers Hilton?! - From: A Truly Terrible Journey Ohhhhhhh Pete! Talk about a run of bad luck!!! Couldn't believe it when you lost your wallet to boot!!! Thank christ almighty you managed to find a place, even if it was dodgy central. And I thought my work trip to Sydney last year was bad when the travel agent stuck me in a seriously run down gay-friendly hotel (not that there's anything wrong with that; Seinfeld style) but it was smack bang in the middle of busy busy oxford street and I awoke for the umpteenth time at 4am to unbelievably loud (bad) house music coming from the massive gang bang in the room next to mine!!!! Don't go there girlfriend. Yours is much much worse! It can only get better from here sunshine ;o) Ah the joys of travelling!! M.x |
| 6th June 2007 dukes | tena - From: A Truly Terrible Journey pete repete, How is the curry, and what level of luscious accomodation would you get for a £tenner? dukes |
| 6th June 2007 Dogstar | :-) - From: A Truly Terrible Journey Dogstar, this is brilliant! Sounds like you're having a ball out there. I'll probably forget to log on sunday so I'll wish you a happy birthday now. Hope you get smashed on local brew and have a ball. Laters, Dogstar |
| 4th June 2007 Lawrence | Raw Fish with lemon..... - From: Food, Glorious Food ...is lovely mate !! (as long as the fish is fresh !!). If you hav'nt already, give it a try (but no responsability if you get food poisoning accepted !!) First time I've ever read a blog mate, it's brillant !! You're a natural !! |
| 1st June 2007 Loopy | Foodies United - From: Food, Glorious Food Hey, eating could be viewed as far more than a mere hobby, if taken seriously mate. If you're food snob (which I recall you confessing you are once, when refering to the fact that you would only deign to eat in pub chains where all dishes come out of the freezer or worse in a moment of TOTAL desperation) - then I'd say travelling halfway across the world to widen your palate has to be seen as far more than a hobby! It's a mission!! Can't say I'm sorry to hear you didn't like the gp tho - but the incredible corntastic experience seems to have no bounds... Take care sweetie xx |
| 1st June 2007 Loopy | Chronicles of the English Curry Fanatic - From: Quito Curry Club Love it Pete, most entertaining. Totally bizarro re popadums, samosas and chicken bread - and the bitter sounds revolting. Did you drink both pints?? Eeeww... xx |
| 1st June 2007 Debbie | Hello sailor - From: Food, Glorious Food Wowee! Sounds like you're having a ball. I'll think of you when I'm at the fat duck... |
| 31st May 2007 Icklestew | DISGUSTING! - From: Food, Glorious Food Well Pete I agree you have to try everything once but that Guinea Pig looks Awful, they could have dressed it up a bit!! Curry and shit beer in one night? Well at least you tried it. Have fun Stew x |
| 30th May 2007 Richard | Fair Play Indeed - From: Food, Glorious Food Fair play indeed to Elisa - the steaks in Argentina are indeed good enough to turn a veggie! Btw, another speciality to look out for is lamb with spiders. It's actually meant to be lamb with orange, but my Spanish pronunciation was that bad... |
| 29th May 2007 Sha la la la | Muy chistoso - From: Food, Glorious Food Hola Pete bueno oír que usted tiene todavía su apetito! Es advertido que ellos comen el conejillo de indias en Perú también.. Los amigos míos vuelan fuera allí este el sábado para viajar arduamente al Machu picchu . Esto me recuerda de los cuentos Poderosos de Limón. tome el cuidado y Feliz viajar. |
| 28th May 2007 MonzaBruce | The Guinea Affair - From: Food, Glorious Food Peter Ellison I'm incomprehensively grossed out!! Wolf Creek gave me 2 weeks of sleepless nightmares and now I'll be imagining a crispy skinned yellow guinea pig ready to pounce with a vengence in the shady dark corners of the loo in the middle of the night! Thank god I'd already eaten tonight. And it was vegetarian. Keep up the chronicles and a massively 'uge mega cheers to you for my parcel - you really are a true champion (thanks too Justine!) and I was absolutely stoked a.k.a. stoked-newington-on-stoke-under-tyne-over-lyme-with-ma-tribe (english style). So much appreciated. Bon Appetite wee wee mr Guinea Pork crackling! MonzaChops xXx |
| 23rd May 2007 Abby | not quite spanish - From: Spanish Disasters hey pete! loving your blog, as a new zealander i could tell you exactly how the sheep got on the bus ..... but that would be giving away national secrets. let's just say it's not as innocent as it looks. as for the spanish, i could quote a few words at you in italian, but it's not quite the same thing ..... have fun and don't go eating too many guinea pigs, they have friends everywhere. x abby |
| 17th May 2007 LobsterCheeks | Dear outraged veggie - From: Spanish Disasters Sorry Lu, I wasn't joking about the Guinea Pig! Today I ate "papas con cuy merida". Only half a guinea pig, if that's any consolation. You could see the teeth, the ears and it's little claws. Tasted a bit like chicken, but wasn't too keen. (When I get to Peru, I'll be trying Llama) |
| 17th May 2007 Taryn | eloha ano - From: Spanish Disasters Hey Pete, sounds like you're having a great time already !! you're antural at spanish, love it !!! have a ball you, and keep us updated along the way. if you have the time, pls give me a little run down on the areas you are going to and when you're coming back. Lots of love Taryn x |
| 17th May 2007 Roobarb | tee hee - From: Spanish Disasters Hey Petey Pie, Sorry I missed your farewell! I had my interview and then had to go to uni to study :( Its paying off though, I've had two exams so far and my biggest problem was deciding which question to answer! 1 more to go and I'm free. You're travel blog is great........its been making me giggle at my desk.....man I can't wait to travel again! xxx |
| 17th May 2007 Matt | Hablamos pronto ? - From: Spanish Disasters Hombre, no puedo esperar hasta podemos tener un conversación en Castellano Guay del Paraguay !! M |
| 17th May 2007 Matt | Estoy de acuerdo - From: Spanish Disasters Petey, Glad to hear you're there safe and sound. You'll be pleased to know that the año/ano pitfall was 1 of the 1st that I learnt too... I do enjoy so much saying "Feliz Cumpleanos" to someone, they always laugh ;@) No puedo esperar hasta podemos tener un conversación en Castellano Here's a good saying to impress your teacher ;@) don't know if they use it there but in Spain they do. So when you say "guay" (meaning "cool", not referring to temperature, cool as in cool dude) you can say "guay del Paraguay" Matteo |
