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12 Reviews If you like the good herb like I do. If your staying in Caracas, make sure you are not walking the streets with it on you. I got stopped and frisked by the bastard cops. They searched me dam well. I...
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Moving Around Town Caracas
14 Reviews Before traveling to Caracas, please go online and read carefully State Dept. travel advisory warnings about suspicious arrangements made between some Airport Staff and some Taxi drivers. Use ONLY...
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Street Crime Caracas
7 Reviews I have a friend who lives in Caracas and says it is still very unsafe to be out anywhere after a certain point at night. The criminals really love to "nail" the tourist that come into the airport. If...
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Squatter Settlements - Barrios Caracas
4 Reviews Hi! Safe areas: Los Ruices, Sebucan, Los Dos Caminos, Palos Grandes, Parque del Este, Chacao, Altamira, Chacaito, La California, Bello Monte, Colinas de Bello Monte, Los Chaguaramos, Sta Monica,...
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Venezuela has some dangers, especially in Caracas.If you are out at night it's best to keep a low profile, especially if you have a very northern look like me since some venezuelans are not too happy about gringos.But if you keep it humble and take care you should be OK.
One concern American's have about visiting Venezuela..is Hugo Chavez and his well documented hatred towards our government (Chavez has called President Bush the devil....has compared capitalism to Count Dracula, Frankenstein & Jack the Ripper)...is this negative attitude reflected in the general public?I have several comments about this:1) A Venezuelan's feelings towards the US and Americans will probably differ depending on if they are Hugo Chavez supporters or not. Chavez is the champion of the poor and destitute.... 2) People throughout the world can differentiate between their feelings towards the US governement/president and the American people. I am an American Citizen that has traveled alone to many of the countries with the lowest approval ratings of the US. In each of these countries I have had met wonderful people and have had a great experience. Even in Egypt and Jordan (who...
I spent six months in Venezuela in the last year, and yes, the ATM's can be difficult. Each bank is associated with either the Plus or Cirrus system. The back of your card will tell you which system it is linked with. Mine is Plus, therefore, the only ATM's I can use in Venezuela are at Banco Mercantil or Banco Venezuela. Also, they frequently don't work if you select the English option. You will be asked to enter either the first two or last two digits of your passport. The screens require that you input your information quickly, or it will time out. So to review:1. Make sure you are at the correct machine by locating the Plus or Cirrus symbol on it and your card.2. Use the Spanish commands if you are able.3. Have your passport number handy.4. Enter the information quickly.For some unknown reason, often you will have to go through these steps more than once to get your money.Lastly,...
We travel to Venezuela in March with my 3months old baby and my little sister who's 14 Obviously, i had given her an explanation as to why not wear her digital camera around your neck, listen to her Ipod and wear valuables. Instead, she read, tried to exchange w/ locals, and enjoyed the salsa blasting from all over (houses, cars, buses, restaurants)Nothing happened to us and she went back to her spanish class with newspapers and lots of stories to tell. My personal opinion is that you have to be raelly carefull (but that's the case all around LA)
Guys hanging around air/sea ports pretennding to be taxis private hire and tour guides, car usually looks legitimate but not. take you on tour then rob you at knife point ours was a bad experience place full of traffic so better staying on ship or just telling them to go away. Only book official tours with cruise ship otherwise stay on board pre book official taxis if unsure then seek guidance from torist information.
Not all cities have mosquito related issues and if there is, there might not be a period of epidemic. So, you might want to check before arriving in some cities if that's an issue.Then off course, your best bet is covering yourself especially when the sun sets down (in areas like the amazon forest that where the malaria bearing moskito wonders around) and spray regularly mosquitoe repellent on the areas you can't cover up.When I was living in Venezuela and run out of my OFF mosquitoe repellent the local pharmacy gave me a great advice: mix some regular skin hydrating lotion with a bit of liquid vitamine B. The smell (much better than the quimicals used in industrial mosquitoe repellent) prevented those blood thirsty insects from approching me
(edit 2008)Although Venezuelans love to dress up, they used to usually wear clothes bought in Venezuela. Since returning there (2008) , there seems to be alot more imported named goods and people wearing them!While it is customary to dress up 'to the nines' when going out for dinner or dancing, at other times, it is better to dress simply (you can still be stylish) in non-designer clothes. Venezuelan clothes are extremely stylish anyway.Sadly, there is a very wide rich/poor divide in Venezuela and some extreme poverty. Your trendy trainers could be the price of someone elses whole monthly income. So avoid wearing clothes and shoes with company logos and taking your Chanel suitcases! -Also do not stand around distracted while you get your expensive camera into focus.I would not recommend standing around on street corners with wads of Bolivares looking vague while you try and work out what...
First I will say that 90% of the Venezolanos are great people, but like every country, you also have to beware of the scum. Here are some examples: I have lived in San Cristobal, VE and have visited VE many times, and if you are an American, they WILL try to rob you. They wont hold a gun to you head and rob you, but they will try to charge you ridiculous amounts for everything. As soon as you pass customs and pass through the glass doors at Simon Bolivar Airport, you will see taxi drivers. If you look american, they will come to you like they are dogs and you are a piece of meat. they will try to trade bolivares for dollars and asking you if you need a ride. dont trade even $1 to these people unless you know what you are doing as far as the exchange rate is concerned. A ride from the airport to my hotel is 90,000 bolivares, which is about $45 and the taxista wanted to charge me $200....
'Puripuris' are sandflies and they are everywhere near the waterfalls and rivers.There is no avoiding them, I guess, because even if you spray insect repellant, by the time you dip into the waterfalls and rivers, everything would be washed off. It is a price to pay for enjoying such wondrous nature.
It is not easy to get money out off the ATMs in Venezuela. I have heard that you will need an extra two numbers in your code and that many tourists can’t use their cards. I paid for my tour to Roraima and the one to Canaima/Angel Falls via Internet before leaving home and then brought cash for the rest of the trip in Venezuela.When I visited Venezuela in June 2007 the official exchange rate was 2150 Bs for one dollar. On the black market I got 3500 Bs in Santa Elena, 3400 Bs in Ciudad Bolivar, 3300 Bs in Puerto Colombia and 3000 in Coro. It is a big difference and if you use the official rate Venezuela is expensive.
GRAN MELIA CARACAS Caracas
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Posada Casa Sol Mérida
1 Review and 31 Opinions I stayed in Posada Casa Sol for 2 days. The place is located very close to the central square. This...
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