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sorry im way behind, but heres a fun story

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By pekollo | Views [659] | Comments [1]

so this is a wee story about when i was back in venezuela, i met some people who managed to get a tour farily cheap and managed to get the same deal. the tour was to a place called los llanos, home of coyboys and flat landscape, chavez's home state ... Read more >

Photos: Last Family party: Mariannas sweet 15

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 | By primosnomads | Photo Gallery


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birgade update

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 | By pekollo | Views [867] | Comments [2]

so im here again writing about the brigade. its been a bit haphazard but im sure everyone will cope. so on the second day of the brigade we visited one of the barrios in caracas. this barrio is considered a very revolutionary barrio and has been since ... Read more >

PEACE VILLAGES FOUNDATION (FUNDACION ALDEAS DE PAZ)

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [5302]

I met with Manfred Mönnighoff in a café in Santa Elena. He drove me with his 6 year old daughter Nilaya, twenty minutes up a bumpy dirt road, through some beautiful emerald hills, to Foundation Peace Villages. It was a short but fantastic trip, full ... Read more >

LOCA WOMAN IN SANTA ELENA

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [2570]

From dead dogs on the sides of the roads, to Iguanas and monkeys in trees, to long conversations with crazy people in the streets, I can say that my time in Venezuela has been quite interesting. I spent about four days in Puerto Ordaz- Cuidad Guayana ... Read more >

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the mountain city

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 | By pekollo | Views [628]

so after not writing anything for ages here i am. ill write more about the brigade later as theres so much to write there and im a little hungover. so another time. im in merida which is a city in the west of the country in the andes. so theres high ... Read more >

CHAVEZ SPEAKS WHILE KIDS DIE OF CANCER

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1268]

Cumana was a great place to visit, as it was full of life and had some pretty nice beaches. I spent 60 Bolivares and about 8 hours getting there. I was very surprised… happy, when the taxi driver stopped on the way to my friend Milagros` (her name ... Read more >

the 2nd installation

Sun, 7 Dec 2008 | By pekollo | Views [803] | Comments [2]

so after a long silence im going to try and update from way back. its lucky ive been keeping notes or i would be completely lost trying to write this. so i want to expand a bit about the cooperative that i visited as i think its an important aspect of ... Read more >

LIVING WITH A HITCH-HIKER

Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1472]

It´s really just hit me how politically intense and dangerous this country really is.   As I was leaving San Cristobal on the bus, while being video´d in my seat (as they do here and in many other Latin American countries for security reasons), everybody ... Read more >

UNI´S VIEWS, AND POLITICAL FIESTAS

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [1345]

I arrived in San Cristobal and was picked up by Rodolfo, a young university student. After arriving at his house and meeting his mother, father, sister, and other family members (and given my own room with a private bathroom). Rodolfo showed me around ... Read more >

Gallery: VENEZUELA

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 | By simonefrancis | Photo Gallery


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Arrival in the revolutionary heartland

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 | By pekollo | Views [598]

so after a long boring flight where sleep composed of short 2 hour kips. and various transfers that i was sure would be missed or somehow would not work out as smoothely as they did i arrived in humid hot caracas. it took a while to find jim mcclloy who ... Read more >

Venezuela

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 | By shaz | Views [3026]

I’ve just come back from Venezuela for my half term break. A good trip slightly similar to some of my other South American visits except that I ended up being the only person on the tour...which was great, tailor-made trip but without the ... Read more >

Gallery: Venezuela

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Waterfalls and Views
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Angel Falls

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 | By bagen | Views [1815]

After leaving lovely Colombia we were pretty much slapped in the face Venezuelan style right from the check point. A dodgy hole in the wall check point for our passport stamp amid a dusty, potholed road and having to pay 10 Bolivars each to avoid having ... Read more >

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