Travel Blog Posts
March 12th 2007
Hola amigos, The last month of holidays has been a frenetic adventure with something new happening every day. My mates Colin & Gary turned up at the airport at midnightish on the 15th February, after they were told not to leave the airport without the Chofeur, so after we got to our hotel I took them staight to a bar for a couple of beers to get them into the reality they are in a safe place & they need not worry about any dangers they had been told about. The next morning we were up early & picked up by the talkative Jenny to be shown the City tour, an interesting way to see the churches, museums, rich areas & slums all mixed into the tour. After the tour we had lunch vouchers at a ... read more
January 30th 2007
Hola amigos, I left Santa Marta with Chris & the three Aussie blokes from Perth, they were headed for Caracus but Chris & I headed to Merida, the adventure capital of Venezuela. We had heard by reliable sources that the exchange rate for $US at the border is better than the banks give you, the official rate is 2100 Bolivianos to $1US we actually got 2800Bolivianos to the $US. After 2 buses overnight Chris & I arrived in Merida got ourselves a hotel & headed for the Teleferico. The teleferico or cable car is 12km long & has 4 sections an amazing structure built in the 60's (lots of drugs in the 60's I hear). The next day Chris & I took a trip canyoning down the river with 3 abseils of 6m, 18m & the ... read more
January 2nd 2007
Hola amigos I arrived in Puerto Jimenez looking forward to going to Parque nacional Corcovado & the abundant animals that are there. I wanted to do a two day hike with a night camping in the centre of the park to do a round trip, unfortunately the rangers told me it was full & I could only stay at the first ranger station in the Parque. I headed for La Leona ranger station on a 3km wank on the beach in 30 odd degree heat, I almost melted. The first day of walking didn't really reveal too many different types of animals, I really wanted to get a good picture of a scarlet McCaw in the wild, but they fly too high for a good shot. That night I slept in my tent not knowing if ... read more
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