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The night was really refreshing at a temperature of 20 degrees. I have had a feeling of this climate, a climate in a region close to the equator and at the same time high in the mountains, when I was for half a day in the German colony Tovar close to Caracas. Now for the ...
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I did not want to stay another night hoping for a miracle and for the lightning to come closer to the village and towards me. I was curious about the situation at a different border post and headed for the city of San Cristobal. I needed petrol and started to look for a gas station. ...
Yesterday I learned a lot about the real situation at the border. There was no legal way for me to leave Venezuela at the moment. I needed the stamp in my passport both for me and for the car. I did not learn anything about the formalities to enter in Colombia in case the border ...
I woke up fresh but did not know yet that I would need to be that fresh today. I had to drive from the airport back to Maracaibo, then all the way to the other end of the city and through the metropolitan area out to the north and towards the border. I drove against ...
The night at the airport was hot and I had to risk starting the car and turning the air condition on and maybe calling the security. The airport of Maracaibo was not with such a heavy security as the airport in Caracas and I was lucky and had a cool night in my car. It ...
The rain saved my day yesterday. Overall I had expected more from the Paraguana peninsula, probably because of the distance to the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, which I had in my mind with beautiful beaches and water. My mind had assumed that just being located opposite these islands that I would encounter similar ...
I went straight from the hospital parking to the colonial center which was a gated area and prohibited for cars. The area enclosed was more or less three street blocks plus the church and the square. The area had definitely historical character but did not really convince me to be a UNESCO world heritage site. [videos ...
I had breakfast at my favorite bakery for the last time and said good bye to my favorite parking and drove towards the city of Coro. The motorway was a good distance from the sea and within a semi desert area, very similar to the interior of my Brazilian home state Rio Grande do Norte. ...
The local hospital was a good place for the night and the Park a good place for the morning. I entered second just behind the local bus who had the staff on board to drop off at the various beaches. The major parts of the Park were the mangroves which were only accessible via boat ...
Finally on my third day the security of the long term parking came to my car this morning and wanted to control the car. Last night the parking suffered a black out, it was completely dark and I had left the windows a bit open to have fresh air. He kindly asked me to leave ...
This morning was the same drive as yesterday only today I expected of course more traffic and delays as it was the first working day of the week. Today I wanted to see the Zoo and the Botanical garden. I arrived at the final station of the line number 2 and walked to the entrance ...
I left the car for 250 Bolivares for 24 hours at the long term parking and used public transport to go to Caracas and move around. First I had to take the bus from the airport to Caracas and one company offered this service almost every half an hour. After a 30 minute drive we ...
Today everything was 30. Today I wanted to get to the airport of Caracas, which is actually located in the city of Maiquetia as quick as possible to have internet access. I had chosen though the old and curvy coast road. Yesterday had already been a beautiful drive but today would even be better. The first ...
…Thank you…I love you…I miss you…I want you… I need you… Sky and Sand von Paul Kalkbrenner In the nighttime when the world is at it's rest you will find me in the place I know the best dancin', shoutin' flyin' to the moon (you) don't have to worry 'cause I'll be come back soon And we build up castles in the sky and in the sand design ...
The night was hot and short. In the morning I had another walk through the village that was starting to prepare itself for tourists and actually the first boat left with a family for a tour. Mochima is at the end of an extensive but narrow bay with just a small entrance to the sea ...
I left the door to the bathroom open and could regulate the temperature this way to a very comfortable level and had a good sleep in my refrigerator. I went down to reception and worked until the last minute before checking out. I walked straight down to the port and bought my ticket for the ...
Yet another night in my refrigerator and I was fresh and ready for the day. I had to go to another terminal than yesterday as I would be going west today to see the Nacional Park Laguna de la Restinga and another beach, actually the most western point of the island of Margarita, Punta Arenas. ...
I woke up this morning because it was too cold. The air condition was old and did not have any regulation at all. It was either on or off. I decided for on and covered myself as best as the bed linen of the hotel room allowed. The air condition was blowing towards the bed ...
The whole night stayed at around 30 degrees and made it difficult to find sleep. I had to drive back to Chacopata and had to leave this beautiful desert behind. After an hour drive I arrived at the long term parking opposite the National Guard at Chacopata and I started to prepare my backpack for ...
After the second night at the delegacy I woke up and continued with my planned route and had to go back on the same road I had come. I had to pass the same three military controls only this time on a Sunday morning I passed them all. I was curious about the drive to ...
The night outside the delegacy was ok and neither light nor noise affected my sleep. I had more problems when I woke up after midnight and had to go to the toilet in the center of the city. The police were behind closed doors and nobody of the neighborhood was on the streets anymore. A ...
I had a lot of problems to sleep and it took until after midnight. I did not turn on the alarm but somehow the military police thought it was time for me to wake up. It was 05:00 in the morning and I had a 20 minute inspection of the whole car. You always get ...
I did not want to spend another day in paradise and went back to the crossroads to go this time the other direction to another beach, Playa Puy Puy. It was still very early in the morning and I had the whole beach and the bay for me. The pelicans gathered in one corner of ...
Silence, the greatest happiness on earth very often comes only through solitude into the heart / Ruhe, das höchste Glück auf Erden kommt sehr oft nur durch die Einsamkeit in das Herz / Silêncio, a maior felicidade no mundo muitas vezes só vem através de solidão no coração / Silencio, la mayor felicidad en el mundo muchas vezes ...