Blogs from Capital, Venezuela, South America - page 11

Hello, The three muskateers have arrived in a some what cloudy Caracas. Our plane was slightly delayed, but we made our connecting flight in Madrid with about 10 minutes to spare. We would have missed it if we went ahead with Louise´s suggestion of going for a drink! The flight to Caracas was boring and we returned to our student days by swiping a pillow each from the flight. Once we got our bags we got together and decided that we had to play it cool and pretend that we knew where we were going, just so we did not stand out. However, as soon as we walked out of the doors that all went out of the window. We looked like and Louise looked like a rabbit caught in headlights. Eventually we got a taxi ... read more

Taas taalla, mista koko reissu alkoikin. Lennettiin eilen Quitosta pois klassisesti vasyneina, mutta onnellisina. Lauantain river rafting oli niiiiin hauskaa! Aikaisin aamulla lahdettiin joelle, missa ensin kaveltiin laguunille uimaan. Laguuni oli mahtavissa maisemissa ja paastiin laskemaan luonnon muovaamaa vesiliukumakea pitkin. Ensin liukastuin ja humahdin liukuun, kieltamatta pelottikin vahan, koska en ehtinyt nahda etta kyseessa on vesiliukumaki. Ylos sielta kuitenkin pullahdettiin ja ei muuta kuin uuteen laskuun! Sitten lahdettiinkin jo varsinaisesti veneelle, kiskottiin pelastusliivit paalle ja aseteltiin kyparat paahan, lyhyt opastus ja joelle. Kuohuissa oli niin hienoa meloa, yrittaa selvita parskeista ja paalle tulvivasta vedesta. Rauhallisemmissa kohdissa hypattiin veneesta ja annettiin virran vieda, valilla piti noukkia kauemmas ajautuneita ihmisia (eli siis minut :)) veneese... read more

Arrived in Caracas last night - after a grueling 17 hours on 3 different planes! Left Vancouver around 7pm on Saturday night, flew to LA, and then to San Jose, Costa Rica. Met the most amazing couple on the plane from SJ to Caracas... the man is an oil industry worker, and his wife is a stay-at-home mom with 4 kids between 11 and 18. They were super interested in chatting (and super interesting as well), and I learned copious amounts of random stuff about Venezuela from them. Actually, they were so incredible that they offered me a ride from the airport to where im staying in Caracas (about an hour if the roads are good, and AT LEAST 2 hours if they're not). Unfortunately, they were not. It took almost three hours of shitty traffic ... read more

Hey everyone! This is just the first of MANY entries that I'll be adding to my new blog while I'm in South America. I just wanted to give everyone a heads up on where I'll be going, how long I'll be going for, who I'll be going with, and what I'll be doing. If you ever need to get a hold of me, you can either post here at the bottom of the page, or you can email me at calliehanson@gmail.com. Hopefully I'll be able to access the internet at least a few times a month, so it shouldn't be long until I respond to you after I get your message. So - THE PLAN *Flight booked - Arrive in Caracas, Venezuela 3:30pm on November 12th, approximately 17 hours after I leave Vancouver. I'll stay ... read more

Hallo world, Welcome to the people newly connected to this blog! So Venezuela it is this time! After just two weeks in Germany, unpacking my Russia luggage and extreme shopping for Venezuela, saying ‘hallo’ to old friends and good bye at the same time, spending some evenings in a good friends pub and enjoying my Mom’s cooking I left my tiny, calm hometown once again to get to know new parts of the world. First stop was Warsaw, where I attended the International Congress of AIESEC from 22nd of August till 3rd of September. 550 students from all over the world, workshops from 9:00 am till 11:00 pm + meetings afterwards and wild regional parties until early morning… I think there is not much more I can say! Amazing! And I finally met the first of ... read more