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 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Adventure Destination: Roraima
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 ...The Highest Cities in the World
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 ...Brazil's Other Adventurous Side
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 ...Chavez wins reform = Walesa and Americans beware
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 ...
What is a "dangerous" travel destination?
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 ...Cuba in the mix
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 ...
Sean Penn on Hugo Chavez: "He is clearly not a dictator by any international standard"
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 ...
Russia's ties with Cuba
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 ...The top 5 murder capitals of the world
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 ...Cockpit Chronicles: Flying around Hanna and Ike
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 ...Cockpit Chronicles: Caracas and New York
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 ...Venezuela: Simpsons unsuitable for children, replaced with... Baywatch???
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 ...Venezuela dares US to put it on the terror list
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 ...Cockpit Chronicles - Riots in Panama
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 ...Hugo Chavez: "I chew coca every day"
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, ...Tourism with the "real girlfriend experience"
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 ...Venezuela to Change Time Zone by 30 Minutes
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 ...Going Tribal
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 ...
