November 27th 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
So the elections came and went and well... nothing much happened. The weekend was the quietest weekend I've ever experienced in Caracas and by monday most things seemed to be back to normal. A bit of ... [full story]

November 19th 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
In anticipation of the mayoral elections this sunday, the government has issued a ley seca (dry law), meaning that there will be no sales of alcohol allowed anywhere for the whole of the weekend. Whil ... [full story]

November 8th 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
... a big, fat, roasted, crunchy ant. It was a Colombian snack brought to me by one of my students so I simply had to try it. Although it tasted surprisingly much like a peanut I was not quite able to ... 6 photos [full story]

October 10th 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
Yes, it's official (it's in the news so it must be true); Caracas is currently the murder capital of the world with 130 murders per 100 000 inhabitants (compared to less than 2 in London) - and that d ... [full story]

September 23rd 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
the best thing i saw today, without doubt was a poster of big man chavez. it was him, with a massive grin on his face, holding a baseball bat as if he was about to swing it. glorious. today was also t ... [full story]

September 21st 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
this entry was originally going to be one line long, because it sounds so bizarre, but then i suppose i´m doing too much to justify that. either way, i´ll start with the aforementioned line, and then ... [full story]

September 20th 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
i just saw my first cockroach! wow! anyway, i´ve got lots to update, so i best get started. i bought another watch, so after having no watch for a long time, now i have two. good work john, good wo ... [full story]

September 12th 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
We're here, we made it - overland from Buenos Aires to Caracas in 4 months, more or less on or following the world's largest mountain range. When we've been sat waiting for hours at bus terminals ... 1 photos [full story]

September 11th 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
We said goodbye to the Andes via a 2 hour true winding mountain road through spectacular scenery - huge steep mountains dropping down into a deep gorge. With every metre we descended the temperature r ... 2 photos [full story]

July 31st 2008  South America » Venezuela » Capital » Caracas
desde el norte hasta el surf!!!! y del sur al forte!!! ... 8 photos [full story]