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Like a dream!!

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August 2nd 2009
Like a dream!! So what happened when I got off the boat? Exhausted but relieved to be alive and to somehow be strong enough to face the journey ahead, I stepped off with all 50 lbs or my three bags. I had been the only blond and only foreigner (so it seemed) on the ferry of several hundred of passengers. As I lugged my life down the dock, it seemed a million faces stared at me. I passed the ... read more

South America » Venezuela » North-Eastern » Puerto la Cruz

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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