Hello All,It was raining like crazy last night, and the sound of the rain pounding against the hotel roof was very loud.  My alarm went off at 5:15…

Hello All,Today I woke up early enough to do a leisurely job of packing.  It was still pretty early, so I hopped in the rental car for a little dr…

Hello All,I woke up early this morning and decided that in order to see all of Tobago, that I would have to rent a car or scooter.  My guesthouse …

Hello All,As much as I like to keep on the move during a trip, there is nothing like settling into a nice hotel room.  You can actually put your thi…

Hello All,Well I think my minor sunburn is just about back to normal, and I was looking forward to some beach time today.  Unfortunately the weather…

Hello All,Today I rented a scooter from a place on the beach at Playa El Agua.  I had it for about five hours, and started out heading north.  I p…

Hello All,I'm in the middle of 6 days here on Isla Margarita, and I've had no problem finding things to do.  Today is going to be another 'do nothin…

Hello All,Today I woke up in my hotel at Playa El Agua, and went down for a very tasty breakfast buffett.  I relaxed for a while, and then headed in…

Hello All,I woke up nearly frozen by my very efficient air conditioning, and took a nice hot shower with wonderful water pressure.  The breakfast bu…

Hello All,I woke in Ciudad Bolivar sans alarm clock at 6:30am today, and I decided against going to Puerto Ordaz to get a flight to Isla Margarita. Â…

Hello All,I woke up in my hammock on Isla Raton and looked at the clock on my iPod.  It was 4:20am, and I could hear laughter coming from one of the…

Hello All,Last night was my first night ever sleeping in a hammock, and it really didn't go too bad.  I slept pretty well, but decided early in the …

Hello All,Today I woke up and headed for Adrenaline Tours a block away from my Posada. I got there at 7:30am, and met the others in the tour group o…

Hello All,Today the main focus of my day in Ciudad Bolivar was to figure out how I was going to do the Angel Falls trip. The trip is almost entirel…

Hello All, Well the long trip is over.  I spent over 32 hours from start to finish to get here, but I am in Ciudad Bolivar.  I guess it is…

Hello All, Today was the day I headed out of Merida towards Ciudad Bolivar.  This is a very long trip across the whole country of Venezuel…

Hello All, Well, I got about four hours of sleep last night.  I was pretty tired, but way too nervous about this mornings Paragliding adventure…

Hello All, Today I ascended the mountains surrounding Merida.  The Teleferico de Merida is the world longest and highest cable car system, and …

Hello All,When I last left you I was heading back to the train station in Maracaibo to catch my overnight bus to Merida.  I waved down an old Ford F…

Hello All,I had breakfast at the hotel, packed up my crap, and got a taxi down to the bus station in time to catch a 9am bus towards the Venezuelan b…

Hello All,Today I ventured out to see the sights in Santa Marta. My hotel is only three blocks from the waterfront, so that was the first place to g…

Hello All, Today is a travel day, but not a very big one.  I am going from Cartagena to Santa Marta, which is further northeast along the Carib…

Hello All, Woke up early today for the trip to Islas del Rosario.  I gave myself enough time to grab some breakfast in the hotel before though.…

Hello All,I slept in today, and I feel pretty caught up on sleep.  I used today to familiarize myself with the 'Centro' area of town.  I walked aro…

Hello All,I am back on the road again.  And in a strange twist (for me), I am returning to the last country I left.  In February I ended my last tr…