Venezuela

by Alison Brick (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/Family_Guy_Cartoon_Banned_From_Broadcasting_in_Venezuela'; I think we'd all agree that there are some bad TV re-runs out there that deserve to be taken off the air. But I'm not sure that Family Guy is one of them.
Venezuelan ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (3 months ago)
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/food_drink/Viagra_ice_cream_and_other_crazy_flavors'; Do you think you're exciting because you go off-menu at Cold Stone? That's nothing! To find the strangest flavors in the world, leave the United States and see what the world has to offer. At ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
Here's a tip for an out of the way adventure travel destination that isn't on the radar for many travelers yet, and remains a remote escape for those looking to get away from the tourist crowds. There is a region in the Amazon Basin known as Roraima that sits where ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
The BootsnAll Travel site has a great article up listing the highest cities in the world. Amsterdam doesn't make this list however, as we're talking the cities that fall at the highest altitude. These mountain communities will have you gasping for air as soon as you step off ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
With Brazil's big party, Carnival, coming to an end a few days back, I thought that it was appropriate to look at the country's other adventurous side, far away from the beaches and party scene of Rio and the other major cities. Brazil has plenty to offer the traveler who is ...
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by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (9 months ago)
I was appalled to hear the news coming from Venezuela today: its President, Hugo Chavez, proposed a reform to lift elected official term limits and it passed (again, barely) with just over 50% in a nationwide vote. This surely means Chavez will run again and could possibly ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
I've been thinking long and hard about what it means to travel to a "dangerous" destination lately because I'm in the process of planning a 2-month trip to Cuba. While Cuba is not considered "dangerous" to citizens of other countries, it does send a little shiver up an ...
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by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Late last week, Raúl Castro paid a symbolic visit to Caracas to meet with Venezuela's controversial President, Hugo Chavez. It is Castro's first international trip as Cuba's head of state, and his talks with Chavez will likely mark a longer term, closer relationship ...
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by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Say the name "Hugo Chavez" and a creepy tingle crawls up my back and, if I could, I would scream at the top of my lungs in frustration and anger. Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's long-standing President, is what many Americans believe to be an evil, socialist dictator. While I ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Russia's President, Dmitry Medvedev, completed a four-nation tour of Latin America late last week with a final stop in Cuba. The relations between the two countries appear to be strained and, at present, intense; however, Russia, like China, has an interest in drilling for ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Congratulations to the remaining residents of Caracas, Venezuela! Foreign Policy has just honored your fair city as the murder capital of the world, with around 130 murders per 100,000 people.
Not only that, the actual murder rate may be much higher, because the numbers ...

by Kent Wien (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I couldn't believe my timing. A four-day trip to the Caribbean with Hurricanes Hanna and Ike scheduled to be right in our way for almost every leg. Would some of the flights get canceled? And if not, how far out of the way would we be flight planned to stay away from these ...

by Kent Wien (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Being the only pilot on reserve, I figured I'd be getting a call to fly over the weekend. Sure enough, Camille called on Thursday to tell me I'd be departing at 6:30 the next morning. It was a new sequence that I hadn't flown yet. They took away our Panama City and Caracas ...

by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
The Simpsons is such a TV-institution that it is pretty much enjoyed all around the world. If you think Homer is amusing in English, just try him in Danish. But not everyone finds the classic dysfunctional family humorous. In Venezuela the TV show has been dropped from ...

by Iva Skoch (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Venezuela is slowly but surely becoming one of the biggest allies of the US. Just kidding.
According to CNN, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list of countries accused of supporting terrorism, calling it one more attempt by ...

by Kent Wien (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I've flown with Captain Jim on the MD-80, the 737 and the 757/767. It's always a pleasure to work with him and we often discuss everything from politics to aviation -- but lately he's also become my mentor in photography. Jim has been trying to expand my interest in shooting ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez said in a speech recently that he chews coca every day, and that his "hook up" is Bolivian president Evo Morales. Chavez reportedly said, "I chew coca every day in the morning... and look how I am," before showing his bicep to his audience, ...

by Abha Malpani (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I've talked about nudist tourism and debauchery tourism, now here's another spin on hedonistic tourist packages. It seems that the market for "sex" when traveling is rapidly being replaced by the emerging market for "girlfriends" on the road. Premiering tonight at 10pm ...

by Catherine Bodry (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
In October, Venezuelan clocks will be set at Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) minus 4-1/2 hours, compared to the previous GMT minus four hours. This move by president Hugo Chavez is one of many recently in his drive to achieve a socialist state. The time change, Science and ...

by Dave (Blogsmith, old) (RSS feed) (4 years ago)
Going Tribal
is a series on Discovery that was originally produced by the BBC and aired in the UK as "Tribal". Each episode follows former British Royal Marine Bruce Parry as he spends approximately one month becoming immersed in the culture, language and rituals of a native ...