Blogs from Caracas, Capital, Venezuela, South America - page 7

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 work. the flight was loooooooong, but i did get a pretty awesome view of the moon on the flight from london to madrid. that was cool, i took a photo, but its pretty bad. i also bought a new book at the airport, which is all about the planets and the solar system, so i suppose i shall continue to be as exciting as ever when i return. made the connection to caracas, got on that plane, and felt my heart sink when the pilot said it would take 8 hours. 8 hours! 8?! EIGHT! thats a ... read more

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 we devised a way to amuse ourselves and here are the results... We have: * Visited 8 countries * Been to the world's driest dessert * Been to the world's largest and highest salt flats * Visited one of the seven wonders of the world * Crossed the equator (stood on it, hopped over it, straddled it) * Been from zero meters above sea level to 5,012m above * Endured temperatures ranging from -15C to +32C * Been 9 weeks without a single drop of rain * Not been sick on a single bus (although its got close a few ... read more

desde el norte hasta el surf!!!! y del sur al forte!!!... read more

Here I am in Caracas- finding it horrendously expensive even though I´m not paying for accommodation. Should be leaving fairly soon. I´ve been having a great time and have been accompanied most of the time by various hospitality club and couchsurfing members, so that´s been great fun. I´ve tasted the national beer, Polar, and I can safely say it´s far nicer than Brazilian beer, ha ha... I´ve already been hauled in by the police and had to wipe lots of photos from my camera because I was apparently in a restricted zone. On Monday night David met me at the airport and went with me in a taxi to Luis´s house. The airport is 26kms away from Caracas and Luis lives in the South West so a bit further still to go... I stayed with Luis ... read more

1ª Parada: La frontera - la gran sabana Tras cruzar la frontera brasileiro-venezolna, llegamos a Santa Helena. Como comentamos en el ultimo post, Aimar se fue con unos amigos a ver el Salto del Angel. Para sus seguidores, Aimar esta todavia incomunicado e incomunicable y ya os contara pronto de su aventura en su propio blog. Nostros conti9nuamos nuestro viaje disfrutando de la gran sabana Venezolana, la cual la visitamos durante un par de dias en compañia de otro vagamundo aleman llamdo Simon. 2ª Parada: Ciudad Bolivar Y llegamos a La Ciudad del libertador sudamericano Simon Bolivar. Y llegamos a una ciudad paralizada por la Semana Santa. Empezamos a preguntar y observar que impacto esta teniendo Chavez en Venezuela (es inevitable hablar de politica y asuntos sociales cuando uno viaja, por lo menos si quieres entender ... read more