In Venezuela
September 25th 2011 So I made it to Venezuela. And I only got stopped and searched once.
Border towns are usually crap towns, or an armpit of a place, think Tijuana. Cúcuta Colombia is supposed to be particularly seedy and bad according to guide books and online reviews. As a result I stayed in Pamplona which was a nice little town. So then I headed to Cúcuta and onwards to Venezuela.
On the bus ride into Cúcut
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