Blogs from Puerto Colombia, Central, Venezuela, South America - page 2

After a few days of mucking around in the wilderness, it was time for a spot of sun, surf and sand. So we headed to the small fishing village of Puerto Colombia, in Harry Potter National Park. (It's not really called that. It's actually called Henri Pittier National Park, after the founder of the Venezuelan National Park scheme). One half of the park is mountains and cloudforest, and the other half is miles of unspoilt beaches and coastline. 7% of the world's species of birds are found here! On the way to the park, we were boarded by the National Guard, who wanted to see our passports. Our tour leader, Dave "The Hat", had a standard procedure for this. 1. Even if you speak Spanish, the passengers should act as if they speak none. They will ... read more

Lampimat jouluterveiset Teille Kaikille! Vietamme joulua Puerto Colombian (loma)kylassa meren rannalla. Matka tanne oli lievasti sanoen hartioita ja kasilihaksia koetteleva, mutta palkinto oli sen arvoinen. Koska Puerto Colombiassa ei ole pankkia tai pankkiautomaattia, nostimme molemmat hyvan summan rahaa jotta parjaamme reilusti joulun ja juhlapyhien yli. Olipa hienoa muuttua miljonaariksi parilla visan vingutuksella ;) Samalla reissulla Maracayssa kavimme supermercadossa (ei mikaan helppo tehtava uudessa kaupungissa, helteessa ja painavia rinkkoja raahaten) ja ostimme joulun vesivaraston, sellaiset about 30 litraa + muita ruokatarvikkeita kuten hedelmia, leipaa ja vahan herkkujakin. Taytyy myontaa, etta naky oli komea kun kaupasta poistuimme rinkat selassa, reppuja ja kasseja roikkui missa sattuu ja useampi vesitonkka oli kadessa. Taman tavaramaaran asettelu tapotayteen bussiin ei o... read more

HIGHLIGHTS: 1. PARTYING ALL NIGHT AT LOCAL DISCO HOUSES 2. GETTING HENNA TATTOOS 3. TRUCK CLEANING( IT WAS FUN, WITH BOOZE COURTESY OF KITTY)... read more