Off To Angel Falls! Today is the day and I was up super early at 5:30am ready for the big day ahead (the Japanese had only just gone to bed at 4:30am after a big night of partying). Breakfast was served at 6:30am and it was brilliant - ham, omelette, arepa, fresh fruit, juice and hot coffee. I went to town on the coffee after not having it for a few days but then realized it may not of been such a good idea - in that we would be on a plane with no bathroom. It wa...

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 ...