Hi there, The flights over where fine, still i think 9 hours on a plane pushes my comfort zone a little too far. Madrid airport is something else - Beautiful clean and modern. As the plane came into land in Caracas the view out the window was spectacular huge mountains covered in greenery with little communities dotted all around them right down to the sandly beaches and clear blue waters. When i had gotten past luggage collection and customs I chickened out a little and got a taxi to my hotel - El Hotel Crystal which in on what i imagine is the main commericial street in this part of Caracas Sabana Grande. Its full of shops, cafes and restaurants. The wierdest thing so far is that in the taxi we drove past the slums just ... read more