I, too, would love to see the Catatumbo lightning one day. Not now. Things are too unstable in Venezuela.
Originally Posted by
nomadic.relief
my Spanish is minimal ... okay perhaps closer to non-existent outside of ordering a beer
This is not a place to go without an excellent command of Spanish. You'd need to be able to keep abreast of goings-on. To go someplace with such a potential for violence and to have such limits on your ability to communicate would be the height of foolishness.
I just snagged a round trip flight on United for 40k miles for 23-July through 29-July. I'm very curious about Caracas - exchanging cash, etc. If anybody has been to Caracas in recent weeks, I would love a rundown.
Why are you going? Is there any reason other than the cheap mileage redemption?