By Seb Kennedy, Posted Jun 30, 2006
Sections: Guide to Venezuela Caracas Travel Guide Venezuela Basics The People Travel Tips Dating and Romance Places to Stay Work and Money Health and Safety Merida Maracaibo Roraima San Fernando
 Stunning mountains http://www.flickr.com/photos/unitopia/ |
Home to pretty buildings, stunning mountains and an aggrieved student population who feel the need to hold protest marches about once a week. They even took the streets once in anger at a price hike in their subsidised canteen dinners from 5 bolivares (a fraction of a penny, you can’t even get coins worth less than 100 now) to the wallet-busting price of 100 (about two pence). If there’s a better reason to burn tires and bring traffic to a standstill, I am yet to hear it.
Uncompromising student protests http://www.flickr.com/photos/aandres/
Go to Merida for its lively student nightlife, all manner of outdoor pursuits, and an ice cream shop with a huge repertoire of flavours, including roast beef and even spinach.
Matthias and I had driven from the coastal town of Puerto La Cruz, through the capital city of Caracas, across the sprawling Llanos and past the cattle-ranch towns of Acarigua, ...
There was a feel-good article in the Guardian the other day about laughter classes in Tehran.
God knows there’s lots to laugh about. Here’s a comic speech given by the ...
