by Calvin Sun | Apr 21, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Blitzkrieg!!!, Lessons Learned, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Walking Tours
In leaving Paramaribo for the airport, I had the choice of choosing a private taxi for 40 euros that would pick me up at 7am or a shared airport shuttle taxi service for 15 euros that would pick me up at 6am. I chose the latter. What ended up was that I not...
by Lei Zhao | Apr 21, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Border Crossing, French Guiana, How Did You Do That?, Public Transportation, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
The road to Cayenne, French Guiana (Guyane Doyen) from Paramaribo, Suriname was arduous, but almost a cakewalk when compared to the journey from Georgetown, Guyana to Paramaribo. For starters, there wasn’t a four-hour waiting period to cross the border. Our group...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 20, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Fit for Foodies, Suriname, Walking Tours
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...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 18, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Border Crossing, Crisis, Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Suriname, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
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...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 17, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Getting that VISA, Guyana, How Did You Do That?, Walking Tours
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...
by Calvin Sun | Apr 17, 2015 | April 2015: Extreme South America, Blitzkrieg!!!, Curaçao, Fit for Foodies, Guyana, Layovers
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...
