http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/bobbin/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from bobbin en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:05:42 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:05:42 +0000 We crossed the boarder from Venezuela to Brazil and I swear everything felt just the little bit better. We had to wait to get our passports stamped but the ladys came out from their lunch break to do it and were very smily and chatty a big change from Venezuela where they just steal your stuff and stop you for no reason. From the boarder we continued to Boa Vista we travelled in a jeep with a m http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Brazil/Amazonas/Manaus/blog-274850.html Well I have to say Venezuela definatly did improve after Caracas. We stayed in Caracas for one night then fled northward to the Carriabean cost we travelled by bus then by dodgy old american car to a small beach resort called Santa Fe. It was absolutely beautiful and somewhere that you might see on the front of a post card. Our hotel was right on the beach and we chilled out and drank some beers http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/blog-271032.html Arrived in Caracas yesterday afternoon and was almost instantanously overjoyed by the ensuing heat. My plane journey was anything but uneventful Firstly when I arrived at the airport I checked in and the lady behind the desk said something about tax I thought oh great more expense but I went into a side office and they gave me 60000 pesos just under 20 pounds confused but a good start. Most http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Venezuela/Capital/Caracas/blog-267694.html Hopefully this blog will allow you all to see where I am and to know that I am safe.I have been in Colombia and so far there have been no problem apart from my foot falling down a drain no damage done. I spent a month in Cali with my Aunty and cousins. I had a brilliant time and loved spending some time with them as it dosent happen very often I also had the opportunity to help at the Collegi http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Colombia/Bogota/blog-267103.html