Acceptable public conduct
by cheesecake17
A firm, assured, handshake is the customary greeting on all occasions.
During the handshake, state your full name; the other party will then reciprocate by doing the same.
Once you establish a closer acquaintance with certain people, you may even receive an “abrazo”, an embrace which involves a squeeze of the arm, and sometimes even a kiss on the cheek.
Venezuelans tend to stand extremely close to others. The best policy is to respect this practice and accept that it is the cultural norm, attempting to move away will be perceived only as a cold rejection.
In the course of a conversation, we sometimes touch each other's arms or jacket.
Maintaining eye contact is an important way of signaling attentiveness in this culture.
Point with your entire hand, rather than just your index finger.
All Restaurants Serve Italian Food
by CLillard
You will find that you can't really classify each restaurant. Shambar serves sushi and italian. Sourdough serves Texmex, burgers, pizza, and italian. Bambuda Bar serves sushi, thai, chinese, japonese, and guess what ITALIAN. The Mediterranean restaurant serves Greek food and italian. You get the point. They have really good risotto in Venezuela, their Italian food is just really good.
Take a weekend trip to Isla Margarita
by CLillard
I will update this when I return from Venezuela in October 2005
Isla Margarita (Margarita Island) is a tourist destination with many hotels, posadas (inns), and playas (beaches). Just a 2 hr express ferry ride can transport you from Puerto La Cruz to Punta de Piedra (in Isla Margarita). The roundtrip cost of the express ferry is 82,200 VEB ($38 USD as of July 2005). The ferry runs 3-4 times per day. The schedule is on their http://www.conferry.com website.
Day Trip to Angel Falls
by CLillard
I will update this tip after I return from Venezuela in October.
This is the only website I've found so far offering a flight over Angel Falls, departing from Barcelona and returning the same day.
From hotel - airport- hotel transfer. Fly from Barcelona-Canaima-Barcelona. Includes a fly over Angel Falls, excursion to an indigenous area, trip to Salto Sapo Falls, lunch, and a visit to handicrafts store.
Leave the Barcelona airport at 7 am, fly over Angel Falls (the highest falls in the world). Land in Canaima, hike to Salto Sapo Falls. Return to Canaima for lunch. Return approximately at 6 pm.
Tour offered daily.
The tour agency's office is located at the intersection of Calle Sucre with Paseo Colón. They are open from 7:30am - 9 pm.
Los Altos de Sucre
by ezaguryk
Los Altos de Sucre
Before it calls Altos de Santa Fe, you would found a mountain full of craftsmen and gastronomical new features, it is necessary to leave Puerto La Cruz by the route you can enjoy beautiful beach views of the national park of Mochima and much green mountain.
Antes se llamaban los Altos de Santa Fe, aqu? encontraras una monta?a llena de artesanos y novedades gastron?micas, hay que salir de Puerto La Cruz por la v?a puedes disfrutar de hermosas vistas de playas del parque nacional de Mochima y mucha monta?a verde.
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Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Avensa airline, Venezuela
