Good Morning Sunshine

We met an adventurous couple from Chile in Ciudad Bolivar and they joined us on our way to Margherita Island. It ended up being one crazy night. The ferry arrived right on (South American) time and we only got to the island in the early hours of the morning. Being to cheap to pay for a full-night’s fee at a hotel for just a few hours sleep, we ended up parking the car in some long grass by the beach and caught some sleep until the sun came up.

This is the Chavez life

July 2nd 2007
After 4 memorable months, it was finally time to say goodbye to Brazil and hello to Venezuela - the land of free petrol and no eggs. Venezuela is an interesting, but not too welcoming of a place to visit. Political tension is always in the air and the communist mood is inescapable. We had to quickly get used to societal climate change - coming from the warm, caring Brazilian people to the col ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Zulian » Maracaibo

Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who ... ... read more

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