June 2006
El Rancho de Pablo Restaurant Review - Margarita Island, Venezuela
Posted by on Thursday, June 22, 2006 in - 1 comment
What’s Good: • Location, View • What’s Bad: • Food, Service, Price • El Rancho de Pablo is a large beachfront restaurant located on Av Raul Leoni with views over Playa Bella Vista. Although it comes recommended by many (including the Lonely Planet) our experience was slightly disappointing …
Things To Do on Margarita Island, Venezuela
Posted by on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 in - 3 comments
Here are some must do things during your visit to Margarita Island. Even if you only have a week on the Island you should definitely have enough time to do most if not all of these. Just make sure you set aside enough time for relaxing on the beach! If you have longer than a week make sure you … read more »
Guacharo Cave (Cueva Del Guacharo), Venezuela
Posted by on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 in - 4 comments
La Cueva Del Guacharo is Venezuela’s longest, largest and most visited cave, located just over 10 km from the city of Caripe. Only 11 km of this cave have been explored to date with only 1.2 km being open to tourists (In August/September, if the rains have been heavy the water level will restrict …
Prices on Margarita Island, Venezuela
Posted by on Wednesday, June 21, 2006 in - 3 comments
We thought it might be helpful for future visitors to breakdown some of the prices we’ve encountered on Margarita Island. This is by no means an exhaustive list. It’s more of a snapshot to give you an idea of how much things in everyday life cost. Remember that this is being written in June, 2006 …
Beaches on Margarita Island, Venezuela
Posted by on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 in - 7 comments
Margarita Island surrounds herself with over 50 beautiful beaches. With so many to choose from, even the most picky beachgoer should be able to find a paradise of their own. If you fancy the good old tourist experience of three kilometers of umbrella laden white sand lined with locals and gringos …
Driving on Margarita Island - Venezuela
Posted by on Thursday, June 15, 2006 in - 1 comment
What’s Good: • Roads are in good condition, Gas is 4 cents a liter. • What’s Bad: • Local Driving Habits • While we elected to rely on taxis, buses, and our own two feet for getting around during our stay on Margarita Island, we did enough traveling around and talking to Gerardo, our taxi …
La Restinga National Park - Margarita Island, Venezuela
Posted by on Thursday, June 15, 2006 in - 1 comment
What’s Good: • Scenic & Fascinating Boat Tour, Wildlife, Price • What’s Bad: • Beach and Swimming not great. • La Restinga is a gorgeous national park consisting of an amazing mangrove forest, water channels and lagoons. It is located in the small piece of land connecting the eastern and …
Cocody Restaurant Review - Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela
Posted by on Monday, June 12, 2006 in - 5 comments
What’s Good: • Fantastic Food, Reasonable Price, Beach Front View, Owners • What’s Bad: • Closed Wednesdays, Neighborhood is not the best • Cocody Restaurant is a beautiful French restaurant located on Avenida Raul Leoni. This restaurant was a favorite of ours and, as it was right beside …
Conejeros Market Review - Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela
Posted by on Sunday, June 11, 2006 in - leave a comment
What’s Good: • Unique view of local life, Good Deals, Good Spot for Lunch • What’s Bad: • Can be Crowded, Products are Mostly Imitation • The Conejeros Market is a local market located on the north-western outskirts of Porlamar. It is a huge market consisting of three different buildings …
The Joy of Slow Travel
Posted by on Sunday, June 11, 2006 in - leave a comment
It was Peter’s trip to France that sparked the idea: go somewhere and actually live there. Don’t pass through a place, live in it. Live in a community for an extended period of time. Instead of touring an entire country in five days, stay a few weeks in the same town and saunter around. Take time …