Paramaribo By Day
We woke up this morning and found out the hard way that almost everything is closed on Sundays in the capital city of Paramaribo, Suriname. Luckily, it was still early enough to at least make it to the Sunday markets located on the city outskirts, which opens...
From Guyana To Suriname
After a few drinks at Georgetown, Guyana's Hibiscus Restaurant & Lounge across the street from our guesthouse, the group turned in at around 1am in preparation for a 4am, 4-5 hour bus ride to the Monroe Creek border between Guyana and Suriname. The goal was...
Curious George-Town
Today we woke up at around 8am and headed straight to the Surinamese Embassy as our first oder of business. Since our group were mostly USA and UK nationals, we needed a visa before heading into Suriname the next day by bus (unfortunately visas on arrival were...
1 Hour In Curaçao
After spending an all-nighter in Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela, we hopped on a 4am bus that took us directly to the international airport in Caracas. We enjoyed a few bleary eyed inducing rest stops that somewhere along the way included a delicious chorizo-filled...
Pause In Ciudad Bolivar
After 3 long days in the jungle, we recover for a few hours in the sleepy city of Ciudad Bolivar. Beginning with a 4am bus to Caracas airport, we now head onwards to a layover in Curacao, and then to Georgetown, Guyana.
Angel Falls: The Lost World
If it's not already playing, press play. And then start reading. Only after... 1. A 3 hour overnight bus from MAASU in Madison, WI to Chicago, IL 2. A 5 hour international flight from Chicago, IL to Oranjestad, Aruba 3. A 40 minute flight from Oranjestad,...
Landing In Caracas
We landed in Caracas where, thanks to mutual friends, we got ushered to the front of the line and had our passport stamps processed for us fairly quickly in the Diplomats section. We then took a car into the city where we hung out for a few hours...
5 Hours In Aruba
After an insane itinerary from Madison, WI from a 3 hour overnight bus to Chicago for a 5 hour flight to Oranjestad, Aruba, we arrived in the afternoon with 5 hours to explore before having to make it to our 40 minute connecting flight to Caracas.So the first thing we...
Where Are We Now?
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