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  1. mgtraveler avatar

    RE: Aruba to Venezuela

    by mgtraveler 14 September 2011

    No public transport option other than by air.

  2. travelerwonderer avatar

    RE: Los Roques/Angel Falls Prices

    by travelerwonderer 14 September 2011

    Hello! I am very happy you are visitng my country! Its a very beautiful palce and your choices are the best. Los Roques is the most…

  3. southamericasavvy avatar

    RE: visa overstay bad idea?

    by southamericasavvy 14 September 2011

    well if you already extended your permission time to stay in Colombia then there's no much you can do. Lot of friends just cross the border…

  4. EfectoMariposa avatar

    Latin America four month budget and voluntary work advice

    by EfectoMariposa 14 September 2011

    Hi - I am planning a 4 month career break starting November through until early March. I have seen a few posts about this but it seems,…

  5. lvi avatar

    Los Roques/Angel Falls Prices

    by lvi 14 September 2011

    Hi all, I´m having hard time planning my trip to Venezuela because it is quite difficult find reliable prices in internet or guide books.…

  6. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Aruba to Venezuela

    by anillos_de_saturno 14 September 2011

    When I said on #1 that +the only option could be a cruise+, I meant the only option by sea. There are also flights.

  7. jshoolsema avatar

    Re: Aruba to Venezuela

    by jshoolsema 14 September 2011

    I am also travelling to Aruba this Saturday for one week, and would like to try to get to Venezuela as well. Please let me know! Thanks.…

  8. anillos_de_saturno avatar

    RE: Aruba to Venezuela

    by anillos_de_saturno 14 September 2011

    According to this [web|venaruba.com/preguntas/] (Spanish only; use an online translator; take a look at the bottom of the page), there…

  9. TOCDF avatar

    Aruba to Venezuela

    by TOCDF 14 September 2011

    I am traveling to Aruba next week. Is there any boat transportation from Aruba to Venezuela? If possible, I need to know the schedule,…

  10. margarita7452 avatar

    Re: Venezuela safety

    by margarita7452 14 September 2011

    The exit tax is around 200 BsF and payable ONLY in cash. I have been coming here yearly as a tourist for the last 24 yrs and NEVER…

  11. margarita7452 avatar

    Re: Suggestions for a Venezuela 18 day trip

    by margarita7452 14 September 2011

    I think that travelling to Venezuela from the 15th of December is not a very good idea. Many thinks close for the holidays and/or hotels…

  12. stoni111121 avatar

    RE: Exchanging money in Venezuela etc.

    by stoni111121 14 September 2011

    black rate is 1.8-2x the official, not 3x. The best and safest way to change is probably at your first hotel/hostel. So either get some…

  13. SoloHobo avatar

    RE: Need help picking a more exciting honeymoon spot

    by SoloHobo 14 September 2011

    You can find plenty of boutique lodging, adventure, nature and wildlife in Costa Rica, in plenty of places with few tourist and well off…

  14. zooropa avatar

    RE: Exchanging money in Venezuela etc.

    by zooropa 14 September 2011

    You'll definitely get propositioned for exchanging dollars to bolivares at the airport -- be wary! Although my friends and I did this…

  15. leoleolimon avatar

    RE: Exchanging money in Venezuela etc.

    by leoleolimon 13 September 2011

    hi .. i send you a pm with some info ... for more info , pm me .. cheers

  16. yaofeng avatar

    RE: visa overstay bad idea?

    by yaofeng 13 September 2011

    I think I paid $150 fines in July at the Maicao border, not for overstaying but for going in the country without a visa. I crossed the…

  17. ancientnomad avatar

    Exchanging money in Venezuela etc.

    by ancientnomad 13 September 2011

    I will be arriving in Caracas at the airport. I know the unofficial exchange rate is about 3 times the official. That's what I learnet…

  18. malina_z_lublina avatar

    RE: visa overstay bad idea?

    by malina_z_lublina 13 September 2011

    Can't you just do a visa run and visit e.g. Venezuela for a couple of days?

  19. hkwoody avatar

    RE: Return flight from Argentina (For Canadians)

    by hkwoody 13 September 2011

    Monty333 Because we didn't have a fixed schedule and the Machu Picchu trail needs so much advanced booking we only went to the site itself.…

  20. RockyGrove avatar

    Re: Trinidad - Venezuela ferry

    by RockyGrove 12 September 2011

    Thanks for this useful info, how long does the ferry spend in Guira, is a day trip worth while really?

  21. theresita avatar

    Re: Coridllera Huayhuash Trekking, Anyone?

    by theresita 12 September 2011

    Kari, This sounds very interesting. I read Gustavo's blog and saw the pictures - the landscape is marvelous. I will be arriving to…

  22. thijsco80 avatar

    Travel Buddy for October 2011

    by thijsco80 12 September 2011

    Hola Viajeros! I want to travel in Venezuela next month. I'm now in Colombia and will leave this country at the end of this month /…

  23. adway avatar

    RE: Suggestions for a Venezuela 18 day trip

    by adway 12 September 2011

    Thanks!

  24. Threeshire avatar

    Re: Government of bolivia

    by Threeshire 10 September 2011

    The election of a visibly indigenous President (even one speaking little Aymara and even less Quechua) will eventually be seen as Evo´s…

  25. markharf avatar

    RE: backpacking Central and South America

    by markharf 09 September 2011

    Take a right hand turn in South America; the routes through Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil are worthy, but more fraught. But really…

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