Holiday stress? Gimme a break you bourgeois click-happy internet consumers. You and your too many cocktails, not enough girlfriends, and too little real work. Whiney bastards.
Recent news concerning TRUE stress and duress shows that “The U.S. government publicly denounces the use of torture.” Really, they do. But they do condone more subtle physically unnerving […]

Venezuelans will take to the streets during Christmas for more partying demonstrations.
But Hugo Chavez won’t let those bastards steal Christmas .
Ordering the corn distribution, Mr Chavez accused the opposition of seeking to “sabotage the holiday spirit”.
“They wanted to sabotage cornmeal. That was very clever of them. Without cornmeal, you can’t have hayacas on […]

Here are some photos from my trip to Venezuela. You have to have javascript enabled. They are chronological, from Caracas to Merida to Los Llanos, and back to Merida. I regret not getting any pictures of the great nightlife in Merida, but I didn’t want to look like a dork pulling out the camera […]

On Sunday I get to Simon Bolivar airport early but not before I take advantage of Best Western’s complimentary continental breakfast buffet. Damn straight. For the amount of money I spent just to feel safe for a final night in Caracas you could be sure that I wouldn’t pass up this freebie. After stuffing myself […]

What kind of a Hippie can´t juggle? I ask you to ponder that… The one in Merida needs lessons.
Got back from a 4 day tour of Los Llanos, the flatlands section of Venezuela between the Andes and Gran Sabana in the east. The focus of this trip is certainly not the scenery, as it is […]

In Merida now, a mountain city in the Andes, which is rife with students, firecrackers, rum, discos, and backpackers. Went out immediately after I got here with Carlos, an Economics prof at the school here. We had some pizza, muy popular with the Venezuelans. He had to bolt but dropped me off at the el […]

First of all, “El Senor de los Anillos” is what “Lord of the Rings” translates to in spanish…that kills me.
Been in Caracas for three days now. The first two were spent in Altimira, where the square right outside the hotel happens to be a permanent opposition headquarters and rally ground of sorts. We soon find […]

Heading to Venezuela this afternoon for a couple weeks. It’s good to be travelling. It’s good to be getting away from work. It’s really good to be venturing outside the country. No itinerary at the moment other than Salto Angel and Merida, in addition to Caracas of course.
The general strike begins in Caracas tomorrow, […]