(Not) Leaving Mérida
As I hinted at the end of my last post, getting out of Mérida wasn’t quite as easy as I had hoped. I’d booked the (fairly secure) night bus heading […]
Category Archives: Venezuela
Venezuela
Lazy Days in Mérida…
After an uninspiring two days in Maracaibo, the push and shove typical of the carritos line-up jolted me back to my senses. Travelling solo in Venezuela was definitely not getting any easier. […]
Maracaib… Oh.
I gulped my Pepsi and sweated through my shirt, soaking the straps of my backpack wherever it touched my body. My morning had been pretty eventful so far, and transport […]
Isolated on Isla Zapara, Venezuela.
I had used up a month’s worth of good luck and karma points to make it into Venezuela in one piece. I met my Couchsurfing host, Walter, at his camping/hostal […]
Passport Swapping, Border Crossing: Bienvenidos a Venezuela!
You could say that my palms had encountered a whole new level of sweating as I boarded the luxurious bus that would take me out of South America’s second most […]
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