Well then, We have made it to Ecuador - but only by the grace of God did we get out of Venezuela. Before we leave Venezuala, a big thankyou once again to the Castro family for making us so welcome and for taking care of us! Anyway, our departure went as follows: Francisco drove us to the airport and the traffic was a f**king nightmare as we had come to expect from Caracas. We got to the airport and queued for an hour to check in for our flight, then we queued ...

Hello it's me again! As promised by Nick, last week was a fun filled adventure but first he's asked me to tell you how cheap fuel is over here. It's about 0.07bolivars for 1 litre of 91 octane - that's less than 2p per litre. So there you go!! Anyway ... last week after returning from Los Llanos on Tuesday we decided to stay in Merida until Sunday. Merida's a lovely place with a really nice atmosphere, lots of students and amazing scenery. Sort of like Sheffiel...

Well, where to begin. Following the last exciting installment we have done a lot. We drove with Francisco to his sister´s house in a town called Nirgua. The house is an old one which has been remodelled to Francisco´s design. It incorporates a central courtyard where several very noisy parrot type birds and a very energetic dog live. Whilst taking time out for recharging batteries we were woken early and tired out! Go figure. We spent Saturday and Sunday night...

Hello again. We've just got back to Caracas after our trip to Angel Falls. I have a lot to write about so get yourself a nice English cup of tea ... ok then ... if you are sitting comfortably I will begin! We left Caracas on Friday 21st to go to the Castro family's beach house on the Carribean coast. It's about a 3 hour drive from here so we didn't arrive until 5pm by which time it was dark but still very warm! The next morning we woke to glorious sunshine. ...

Dear All. This our first holiday entry with our feet on foreign soil We arrived in Caracas on Tuesday afternoon and have spent our time since then with Elisa`s family at their house in El Hatillo on the south side of the city. To acclimatise ourselves we have been to see the local town and have taken a trip into the city, just generally easing ourselves into the South American way of life and trying to pick up some useful phrases to make life easier for the co...