Venezuela

I imagine Caracas is a bit like Lima, Sao Paulo and Bogota, quite unfriendly to the foreign tourist,

Warning about arms in hotel lobby!
Warning about arms in hotel lobby!

but take a trip to the countryside and you acquire a different perspective.

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A combination of factors

  • Relaxed Diving
  • Meeting an international group
  • 30 degrees C air and sea temperatures
  • Cheap two hour massage
  • Spicy Thai food

Which other country can offer the attractions of Thailand?

Phuket Town
Ko Phi Phi plastic chairs
Monkeys on Viewpoint Path, Ko Phi Phi
Phi Phi Boats
Relaxed Diving
Thalang Guest House, Phuket Town
Ko Phi Phi from the Viewpoint

Barcelona – so civilised and European

What more needs to be said. It accepts Euros: a certain standard of civilisation. Walking for 4-5 hours a day admiring the achitecture and enjoying a football match.

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Inside Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
Floating Illusionist in La Ramblas
Floating Illusionist in La Ramblas
Architecture
Architecture
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Barcelona Football Club practice against Atletico Madrid (3-0)
pyrenees
Passing the Pyrenees