Blogs from Georgetown, Guyana, South America
January 11th 2012
let me start by saying that I do not believe that the world is coming to an end in December, but i am taking it as an excuse to make this year count. My last few days have been incredible. Guyana is such a warm country, in more ways than just temperature. Having a young face and manners probably help too, but I have found that the people here are incredibly welcoming. You know in Annie when they do that song "I think I'm gonna like it here"?. I had that moment a few nights ago. We went for a walk on the beach and I played in the water with some young boys. They were playing exactly how little boys play. You know, that way where they are rough until someone gets hurt because they ... read more
May 14th 2011
Having arrived in Georgetown at 2.30pm, the first thing I wanted to do was to have my first shower in 3 days. I wasn't planning to stay in town for too long, just long enough to get my visa to go to Suriname. But sometimes I wonder why I even bother making plans, as things never seem to go according to them... You will find out more in the next blog about the reasons why I stayed in Georgetown for so long (I don't want to spoil the story of what was possibly my most “exciting” adventure yet), but the fact is that I was in the capital for 3 nights in the end, something that really wasn't necessary... Anybody planning to go to Georgetown, one day is enough! So let me tell you all the ... read more
August 24th 2009
We travelled from Nieuw Nickerie (Suriname) to the capital of Guyana - Georgetown. The villages we passed through as we followed the coastline were full of wooden houses on stilts with water trenches running around the base, connected to a network of ‘open drains’ running down the street. As we got to Georgetown we found the capital with similar infrastructure and got the chance of a ‘whiff’ of these ‘trenches’. We had a look around but quickly realised Georgetown didn’t have a lot to offer. The older, colonial buildings were in disrepair and not really that interesting. The piles of rubbish and the lingering smell of trench didn’t do anything to help Georgetown as a ‘destination’ for me. The people weren’t really that friendly either. In fact the most enjoyable part of my day was talking ... read more
August 13th 2009
Woke up at 3:45am to get ready for the long border crossing into Guyana. Wen to shower and around 4am I heard a knocking on the oor, the shuttle van is here said the reception dude, I panicked and rushed putting all my stuff in the backpack, I was told pick up time is at 4:30am, half hour early, unusual for South America, anyway made them wait for 5 minutes and when I got to the van 2 girls were already there, but for the next hour and a half we will be going around town picking up passengers, mostly Guyanese people going home, one odd guy obviously high on drugs and smoking inside the van, got told off, a bunch of loud unattractive and argumentative Brazilian girls and a freakin Chinese girl who we have ... read more
February 6th 2008
Last month, we just got back from Georgetown, Guyana. The vacation that we had there was very interesting. The Guyanese people were very friendly, before we left we had heard that Georgetown was dangerous; we did not experience any problems. The hotel that we stayed at for one week was the Le Meridien Pegasus, which is a division of Starwood Hotels (Sheraton). It is a beautiful hotel that has a very large swimming pool. There are three restaurants at this hotel. The main bar is near the pool and stays open until after midnight. Nearby the hotel is the Palm Court restaurant, about five or six blocks from the Le Meridien, good food and decent price. The bar at the Palm Court stays open until 3:00 am.... read more
September 26th 2007
Georgetown, Guyana, we are going there on vacation in December for about ten days. I won't say it, but sadly what's the first thing most people think of when they hear the name Guyana. If any other travelers been there please contact us, we would love to hear about it. e-mail: bullhead3031@yahoo.com ... read more
September 24th 2007
I visited Georgetown many times during my year spent in Guyana. I like to think that I managed to look beyond the tourist scene; sitting in Oasis Cafe with what seemed like all the foreign people in Guyana never really appealed to me. My favourite thing to do in town was to catch a bus. A mini bus costs $60 which is currently about 15p or 30c. I love catching a bus into town because the music and atmosphere in the bus is amazing. I love it when everyone knows the song, and everyone sings along. Even if you're the only one that knows the song, it's completely normal to sing along. For the price of the bus, you can afford to get off anywhere that takes your fancy. The new traffic lights make travel in ... read more
July 22nd 2007
WARNING: THIS IS GIANT BLOG WITH NUMEROUS PICTURES. PROCEED WITH CAUTION!! North of the equator but still in the tropics, Guyana is bordered to the east by Suriname, to the south and southwest by Brazil and to the west by Venezuela. Its vast 83,000 square-mile (214,000 km square) mass is dissected by numerous rivers, creeks and waterfalls. The main economic activities are agriculture (producing rice and Demerara sugar), bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp and minerals. Sugar is the largest export. Despite its massive and myriad resources, Guyana remains one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere but certainly one of the most beautiful. And it was this beauty that we had come to explore and share. We will attempt, on this visit, to see the majesty of Kaieteur Falls (the world's highest single-drop falls) ... read more
July 16th 2007
Anyone out there that has traveled to Guyana, please tell me what it was like. We are thinking about a week long vacation there sometime this winter (2008). For example, where did you stay? what did you do there? what were the people like?... read more
