Advantages: Great natural beauty Disadvantages: Pollution from cars
I was rather fortunate this summer that my work took me to Venezuela for the entire month of July and therefore I got to experience so much that this wonderful and fascinating country has to offer. It is an excellent country to travel around in especially if you are on a budget and its location means that you can experience a wide variety of climates, from the jungles of the Amazon, the cloud forests in the north, chilled out Merida at the foot of ... ...then on to the beaches in the north to chill out and enjoy the sea and sand. I was fortunate to do all of these things and so much more with the highlight being the work we did with an indigenous Indian village, a six hour dug out ride from civilisation, being accepted into the community and feeling like you have improved their lives in a very small way, as the credit card advert goes “Priceless”.
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Advantages: It's an incredible sight... Disadvantages: It's a long way from anywhere...
...of Venezuela in general, but Angel Falls didn’t deserve to be squished into a couple of paragraphs of a larger review. It’s a sight on a grand scale, and deserves an opinion of its very own.
If you’re interested in facts, Angel Falls is the highest waterfall (longest uninterrupted drop) in the world. While its flow is a fraction of the water that tumbles over Niagara, it falls 16 times as far – that’s nearly a kilometre, ... ...They were given the name Angel Falls as they were ‘discovered’ by Jimmy Angel – an American gold prospector in the 1930’s. He was canvassing the area for potential prospecting sites and landed on the top of Auyantepui. Trouble was, it was all boggy on the top, his wheels got stuck, and he couldn’t take off again. He and his team survived the adventure, but it took them over a week to find their way down. Their plane ...
xadoc 07.02.2004 ·Read full review
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Review of Angel Falls
Advantages: Avila Mountain, Gastronomy, Latin Flavor Disadvantages: Crime, Unsafe.
...helpful. You have to analyse Caracas by traveling and experiencing the city. You'll find a very hidden beauty. When you arrive to Simon Bolivar Airport and take the highway to Caracas, you’ll see an enormous belt of shanty towns (poor districts). At first, it seems to be shocking and depressing. Once in the city, you discover that Caracas is located in a wonderful place: the skirts of Avila Mountain, a beautiful national park that separates Caracas ... ...that El Hatillo is inside Caracas Area but preserves his colonial architecture. If you find a friend in Caracas with a car, please, ask him/her to drive to peripheral routes (Lagunita-Alto Hatillo-Los Naranjos) You’ll see beautiful views of the city lights from the top of the hills. Don’t forget to go to dinner in a restaurant of Centro Comercial El Mirador (San Roman) or Los Naranjos Plaza. It will be quite remarkable to dinner Italian cuisine or ...
luised 30.04.2003 ·Read full review
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Review of Caracas
Advantages: cheap, wam, quiet Disadvantages: hard to reach, no big comfortable hotels
When i was in Venezuela, after trekking and visiting the sites i decided to relax for a few days on the coast. However it was difficult to pick a good place, so i followed the Venezuelans to what for them Cornwall is for us. The place was called Puerto Columbia and is reached by bus, albeit rather long and uncomfortable. However it is worth the journey. On one side of the bay there are bars, clubs and hotels and on the other side the beach and some ... ...but they are sufficient and prices are so cheap - 3 pounds for a meal and 4 for a night in a hotel. In terms of theings to do there is plenty. The number one attraction is the beach, white sands, palm trees, prestine ocean and sun are the essential mix here. On the other side of the bay a market visits once a week from teh carribean islands and brings an extra spice to the area with a great atmosphere (usually at night). Excursion can also be taken ...
I travelled to the Andes in the summer of 2005 and it was one of the most exhilirating experiences of my life. I started by journey from the large town of Merida. I found this to be the perfect starting point as there is everything you could possibly want: many english speaking guides who are more than qualified and registered with reliable companies. The town itself is also quite nice with its meandering streets and bustling markets. However trekkers ... ...find any fuel for your stoves. After a short stay in Merida to stock up on the esentials we set off to the mountains. The trek itself lasted 5 days and was very strenuous in places. In particular the first day or so where tempertaures were in the 30s and the path was very steep. However after a day or so you reach a 'valley' in th mountains and the temperatures drop significantly, sometimes to as low as -5 at night. The summit day wherever you are ...
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Excellent performance, tonnes of steam, ventilated ironing board (*)