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RE: Guyana Trip Report:

by footlooseferrett 11 May 2012

To add some more information to this useful thread, I'll share some links to my detailed trip report which you can find on my website…
Suriname - Paramaribo Review

by footlooseferrett 02 May 2012

I've recently finished a trip across the Guyanas where I passed through Suriname, stopping for a few days in Paramaribo which I found…
Guyana - Detailed Trip Review and Itinerary

by footlooseferrett 02 May 2012

I've written up a detailed trip review of my recent trip in Guyana and Suriname. It includes highlights, lowlights, recommendations and…
RE: books

by Cecilia 10 April 2012

I can only recommend some novels (partly fiction): most books by Cynthia McLeod are about slavery in Suriname. Clark Accord's "[The Queen…
RE: Flight to Zorg en Hoop, Paramaribo

by anillos_de_saturno 24 March 2012

@hopkinja (#5): Thank you very much for the feedback!
RE: Flight to Zorg en Hoop, Paramaribo

by hopkinja 23 March 2012

OK, here's the details from my trip: At Ogle Airport there are 2 or 3 airline counters and about 20 seats under an awning. Near the…
RE: Parakeets

by VinnyD 22 March 2012

Boyfriends of Mme Curie and Ms. Osmond: Paramaribo.
Re: Brazil-Suriname-French Guiana

by jstayner 22 March 2012

Thanks for all this information, my girlfriend and I recently completed a trip from Georgetown to Rio via Paramaribo, Cayenne, Macapa,…
RE: trinidad & tobago backpacking

by anillos_de_saturno 29 February 2012

+It seems to be possible to fly from Tobago to Surinam, is there a way to fly directly to Tobago from Venezuela?+ AFAIK, there aren't…
RE: Georgetown to Paramaribo

by DarioPalhares 31 January 2012

I just did this trip, from Paramaribo to Georgetown. Basically, ask in the front desk of the hotel, they will call a bus service for you.…
RE: Travelling in French Guyana during rainy season?

by semicircle 30 January 2012

well, the last 3 days have been nothing but rain all day. Long straight downpours with general drizzel that never let up. It was the…
Re: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by uulu10 27 January 2012

Cayenne central was dead at night sunday to Tuesday when I visited the city. I walked around hoping finding a bar or a cafe. Sunday I…
Guyana Trip Report:

by semicircle 26 January 2012

Guyana trip report: Georgetown, Surinamese Visa, Kaieture falls, Port Kaituma, Jonestown, and G-town to Paramaribo. Georgetown: Th…
RE: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by ban_janti 20 January 2012

Little towns are usually dull and shitty, Galibi is notable exception.
RE: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by jembols 20 January 2012

A glamorous club scene is the last thing I want! What I do want however are things to do in the evenings so I don't feel like I'm locked…
RE: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by ban_janti 19 January 2012

#3 I would recommend Galibi, near Albina. It's an indigenous town with a ok beach, a river, hatching turtles to see in the right time…
RE: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by markharf 19 January 2012

If it's bars, restaurants and hotels you want, I could name a hundred places I'd rather go in Latin America. AFAIK, most tourists go…
RE: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by jembols 19 January 2012

Thank you so much for your answers! Just what I wanted to hear (except then for the nightlife)! I have also posted on the Guyana forum…
RE: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by ban_janti 19 January 2012

English is widely spoken in Suriname and Guyana, in French Guyana is only French, it's also the most expensive country of the 3. I also…
RE: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by markharf 19 January 2012

I was warned of some nighttime street crime in Paramaribo, but walked around alone without incident. YMMV. It's not a big city, so nightli…
Re: English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by Niconator 19 January 2012

Speaking English only in Paramaribo / Suriname is not a problem. Most of the locals speak English. Para is a real safe city, I'm living…
English spoken in Suriname? Safety in Paramaribo?

by jembols 19 January 2012

Soon I need to decide where to spend my one month vacation. For a long time I have been dreaming about going to Suriname and the neighboring…
RE: Suriname tourist card available at airport?

by TravelsWithJacques 18 January 2012

I have received a piece of email from the Surinamese consulate in Curacao with good news. :) I had written, " I am a US citizen and…
RE: Tthe wreck of the Graf Spee

by Dutch_Uncle 05 January 2012

Also, the Goslar, which was a supply ship for the Graff Spree, was skunk by its crew in the Paramaribo, Suriname, harbor. It can still…
RE: Taxi from Zorg & Hoop to downtown Paramaribo

by Ilseinswitisranan 07 December 2011

Hi, a taxi from Zorg & Hoop to downtown Paramaribo should cost absolutely no more than 20 Suriname Dollars. That would we about 4,50 euro.…