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 All dressed up... by gcmm
Like all ciuntries in centeral and south america, knowing some spanish will help, it is kind of nice to be able to say some basic things in there language as most no how to speak english.
Margarita has some nice features and some great snorkling. Going over to angel falls is a must see trip, while not the cheapest it is one of the 7 natural wonders....
The friendly people..... Leave a Comment
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 by Renteboy
My seccond time to the island, I extract the day of my departure some money (euros) and at the airport in Isla i changed it to Bolivars! You dont lose the exchange-"cost" in dollars at home AND afteral you get more money from euros than dollar!?
The only exchange office i advize is in the airport, you'll get more money than form exchange offices in the street and you'll know you are save ;) Leave a Comment
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Know that when you are on the beach, lots of vendors will cross it to sell you stuff! However in contradiction of some places, these where very friendly and if you said "NO" once, they will not ask you twice.
Know also that these people are living in poverty and this is there way of making money, sometimes the things they make or do are indeed nice and worth buying... a henna tatoo for instance. Leave a Comment
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To give you the story of a particular mountain, is that of the one that looks like a face. You can see it realy clear when you are visiting the mangroves (see other tip)
Locals telling the story of an old Indian that resurrect in that mountain protecting this island from major disasters. During history few earthquakes in the area made no damage on the island at all, in contradiction to other islands, even this place is near hurricane territory but it never got hit as they all diverted (that is what the story tells, I am not a meteorologist ;-) … this is all the work of that Indian which looks after the island. (see if you can find him) Leave a Comment
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 offroad? no sir, I wouldnt
dare :) by Renteboy
If you want to go out for dinner at the evening or watch the sunset on a beach alone... Leave a Comment
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Even the official currency is very weak, you can pay wit US $! But, I advise you to change your dollars into Bolivars because you'll pay upto 25% more in US $ ... Leave a Comment
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I still just have a dream about visitin Isla Margarita. So I set up a free photo album and invite everyone to publish there imagens from the paraise!
Se more in the web:
http://www.islamargarita.nu/index.php?lang=english
/Sören, cold Sweden...
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It's surprisingly expensive in Margarita so make sure you take plenty of money with you to spend. Food is probably equivalent to prices in England, perhaps a little cheaper, so you can understand why people generally do not leave their all inclusive hotels.
Souveniers are also marked up (obviously). If you take a trip to the Orinoco or Canaima National Park try to buy your souveniers their e.g. hammocks, baskets etc. These are usually made locally. If you wait until you get back to Margarita you'll find the prices twice as expensive!
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You have to keep in mind that they are absolutely no ATM machine on playa el agua. You can certainly pay at some costal restaurant like 'el pacifico' with your visa card but can't withdraw any money.
As it was said, take cash from home. Keep it in different safe pockets, socks or underwear... as you like.
The internet café/call center next to the supermarket (you can't miss it) - there are lots of hippies selling jewlery right in front of it-, change dollars and euros at the black market rate. Take 20$ bills as they changed our lower bills at the official exchange rate!!! They do it right there for you which will make your general expenses cheaper than paying at the official rate.
I remember the prices to be quite expensive for what it was (pretty much the same as in europe)
The Beach in Playa el Agua is wonderful!
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