Written by onesundaymorning on April 27, 2007
- Before arriving in Venezuela, I heard enough bad things to make me reconsider what I was going there for. Only a month before Chavez won a very controversial election (think Bush-Gore election of 2000), Venezuela...
Written by PatandCorinne on May 22, 2004
- There are several operations offering excursions into the delta. We chose Tucupita Expeditions, which has been operating the Orinoco Delta Lodge since 1993, after doing some research on the Internet prior to our trip.
It...
Written by PatandCorinne on May 21, 2004
- Moments after spotting the anaconda gliding across the water, our local guide, Rafael, pulled on his rubber boots and hopped out of the boat in pursuit.
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tanding in foot-deep water along the river’s edge, he searched...
Written by Jose Kevo on November 14, 2004
- From day I was born, it's been in my blood to annually come alive every March in Spring's early stages. Chance for renewal through authorized rowdiness likely began with Spring Breaks in gradeschool but...
Written by Jose Kevo on April 7, 2004
- Ears were somewhat burning as coworkers suspiciously whispered. Eventually, one called me over directing attention to a copy of USA Today. There, buried in a world events sidebar column, was picture of a...
Written by Jose Kevo on April 7, 2004
- Arepas - cornmeal cakes shaped like a hockey puck, go down like a rubber biscuit, and served everywhere with everything costing hardly anything. Actually, they're rather decent and filling when served as mini-sandwiches stuffed...
Written by Jose Kevo on April 7, 2004
- Throughout years of traveling, there were apprehensions and uncertainties about my planned itinerary for two weeks in Venezuela, since this would be my first time of taking to the road rather than basing everything from...
Written by Jose Kevo on April 7, 2004
- When it comes to random cultural festivities and celebrations, I must be the luckiest traveler on the planet for always seeming to show up just in time for these events no one could actually plan...
Written by Jose Kevo on April 7, 2004
- Travel DocumentsWe all know the list of precautions and safeguards which I must confess never bothering with when it comes to "being prepared". But considering the current high-risk security issues in Venezuela, never has...
Written by Jose Kevo on July 15, 2004
- As a beachside community, Tucacas hinted of the Dominican lifestyle I've became accustomed to when it comes to all but laziness with how locals lead simple, everyday lives while still often working very hard...even if...
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