Destination: Venezuela

Photos: Maracaibo

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Maracaibo, Venezuela

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [903]

Costs pp: bus from Casa Seca 35vef, Hotel Fantasy room with ensuite and tv 70vef 2 ppl, street hamburger 15vef, shave ice 2.5vef, phone .5/min. Another interesting trip, nothing has topped Peru though for amazing scenery, this stuff is just interesting ... Read more >

Photos: Bobures

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Bobures, Venezuela

Thu, 4 Feb 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [752]

Costs pp: bus from Merida to Casa Seca 50vef, shared taxi to Bobures 2.5vef. Basic room on the beach with no power so discounted to 50vef. We are heading to Bobures to watch the famous silent lightning that occurs nearly every night in this area.... Read more >

Photos: Merida

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Merida, Venezuela

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [856]

Costs pp: semicama bus from Barquisimeto 65vef, local buses 1.10 - 1.50vef, almuerzo 20vef. We arrived in Merida just before sunset with only the phone number or our next new friend Victor. Unfortunately there was no call centre at the bus terminal ... Read more >

Photos: Barquisimeto

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Barquisimeto, Venezuela

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1176]

Costs pp: bus from Valencia to Barquisimeto 35vef approx 3hrs, local bus 1.5vef. The journey was sweet but the bus had it's airconditioning on so low that Carol had to hide beneath the curtain and open the window to warm up a bit. We had been ... Read more >

Photos: Valencia

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Valencia, Venezuela

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [859]

Costs pp: bus from Choroni to Maracay 15vef, bus to Valencia 7vef. Telephone call at kiosk .70/min, taxi fare 20vef. Almuerzo (soup and main) 20vef. Back over the great road through the forest to Maracay where we found a food kiosk at the terminal ... Read more >

Photos: Choroni

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Choroni, Venezuela

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [701]

Cost pp: bus from Caracas to Maracay 13vef, bus to Choroni 15vef, 2 pkts of biscuits 5vef, natural fruit iceblocks 2.5vef. Sleep on the beach - free. We took the metro to La Bandera station and walked to the bus terminal and caught a bus to Maracay.... Read more >

Photos: Caracas

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Caracas, Venezuela

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [769]

Costs pp: flight from Sao Paulo to Caracas via Lima US$494. Bus from airport to Caracas 18vef. Metro .5vef local bus 1.5vef. big feed of parilla on the street 25vef. We were lucky in our stop in Lima as, although we had to spend 12 hours in the airport ... Read more >

Photos: Coro Venezuela

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 | By leov305 | Photo Gallery