Trip: Venezuela
There are [7] stories from my trip: Venezuela
USA | Friday, 5 Jun 2009 | Views [320]
I made back to Portland without incident last night. For all of you who may have been concerned about the politics I talked about in my Merida entry, I found out that internet in Venezuela is still private and independent, so it is not monitored. I ... Read more >
VENEZUELA | Tuesday, 2 Jun 2009 | Views [754] | Comments [2]
Sunday morning Alfredo and I went down to the bus station in Merida to check out the bus situation to Trujillo and it turned out that buses only go there three times a day and take 6 hours. Sooo I took a taxi with a few others instead. It worked ... Read more >
VENEZUELA | Saturday, 30 May 2009 | Views [847] | Comments [1]
I have been seeing a lot of pro-Chávez propanga and the title is an example of a really common one: With Chávez, the people are the government. Most people I have talked to roll their eyes and sigh when they see this... After returning from my Los Llanos ... Read more >
VENEZUELA | Thursday, 28 May 2009 | Views [1319] | Comments [1]
As you may have guessed from the title of this entry, I saw river
dolphins. It was incredible and seriously one of the coolest things
I've ever seen. I talk about this more later... Also, this is a
really long entry. Sorry if you get discouraged.... Read more >
VENEZUELA | Friday, 22 May 2009 | Views [868] | Comments [1]
When we arrived in Coro on Tuesday night, we had some trouble finding a room as the top recommended hostel was closed for good and the second recommended one was full. We ended up staying in a fairly expensive hotel, but it had air conditioning so we ... Read more >
VENEZUELA | Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Views [760]
On Sunday, I headed out of Caracas for the Caribbean coast. I had to transfer buses in Valencia which was a bit hectic and confusing for a non-Spanish speaker, but I figured it out and caught the right bus to Chichiriviche. Chichiriviche is a town ... Read more >
VENEZUELA | Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [815] | Comments [1]
I arrived in Caracas bright and early at 4:30am on Thursday morning! As we descended to the airport I saw the lights of the coastal towns and realized, yep, I´m going to Venezuela. Much to my dismay, my debit card didn´t work in any of the 6 ATMs ... Read more >
