Back to Bolivar!! Today is day 4 of my Canaima tour and we are back off to Ciudad Bolivar on a morning flight. I had nothing to do in the morning except wait for breakfast (which never came) and wait for the group of Japanese to get back from their overnight boat trip. At 9:30am the group had still not arrived so I made my way to the airport and waited there. The planes had already all arrived and it seemed like we were just waiting on my group so that we could t...

Monday in Ciudad Bolivar!! This morning I was up super early for my free breakfast that I missed out on yesterday morning. Unfortunately a new group had just arrived in from the bus station (7 new Japanese tourists) and they were busy feeding them plus the others who were starting their tour today. I waited and waited and finally after an hour the lovely lady in the kitchen made me a fresh Arepa with a fried egg and sausage - the absolute perfect start to the day...

Sundays in Ciudad Bolivar!! After a night full of biting Mosquitos I was up early and ready for our trip to a typical Venezuelan supermarket. I met a Vietnamese guy who is also from Perth and I spent most of the morning chatting with him whilst waiting for the others to get up. My Japanese friends go to bed quite late which means they are also quite late getting up in the mornings. I am really enjoying staying in a hostel again and meeting travelers with all ther...

What a Night!! I think I managed to get a few hours sleep but it was certainly interrupted with every corner I had to grab for a seat and hope to stay put. At about 1am the bus also broke down and took over an hour to fix. We also passed through a few more police checks but as I had my head down the police didn't notice I was a foreigner and walked past me. Around 3am a woman got off the bus and have me her seat before the other passengers getting on could steal ...

Off to Ciudad Bolivar: I managed to get some sleep lastnight and this morning I woke feeling a bit better - the stomach is still tender but atleast the rushing to the toilet has stopped. In the morning I walked around to the tourist agencies and tried to find some info out about flights inside Venezuela. I returned to the hostel around midday and made myself another batch of oatmeal porridge - which has been really good for easing my stomach pains. I then had to ...