Just a couple of days before I was supposed to fly to Bogotá, my cousin Joe came up with a last minute plan to visit the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, the world’s highest mountain coastal range. It turns out he recently bought some land…
Probably my biggest challenge yet on this nomadic adventure is living only with the items I can pack in my bag (so far I’ve been travelling with a Doubletrack 25 by The North Face). Everytime I try to cut down on the stuff that I…
Basically all my time in Barranquilla has revolved around my LASIK surgery. I’d been wanting to have this done for a while to cut my dependance on contact lenses and glasses, since I was pretty much blind without them (I could not even see the…
When we finally arrived to Barranquilla after our unexpected stay in Panama, the city was in the midst of Carnival’s celebrations. I have been coming here since I was a little girl and Barranquilla was just a dusty town to visit my family on my…
We made it alright to Caracas, after leaving Margarita Island. Eventhough our flight was delayed we still had a few hours to kill at Maiquetia Airport. Finally, it was time to board so we slowly got into the plane and settled in our seats. It…
The other day at the supermarket I found this little gem: the Google pressure cooker. Is this the next step in the never ending expansion of the Internet titan?
Juan Griego is small town on the northeast of Margarita Island from where you can see the most beautiful sunsets. There is a little bay with a few restaurants on the shore, where you can just sit and relax while you watch the sky slowly…
The arepa is probably Venezuela’s most famous traditional dish. It’s made with cornmeal and it can be backed, grilled, or fried depending on your own taste and it can be filled with anything from scrambled eggs, cheese, ham, beef, pork, chicken, beans or a combination…
Because when melancholy hits, no one can say it better than B.B. King.
The best meal we had in Isla de Coche was hands down the dinner at Bohio de Doña Carmen. The place is small and colourfull, with an open hall with views to the sea. It’s very clean and the has also good service. They serve…
Cachapas are probably my favourite Venezuelan dish. They look a bit like pancakes, but they are made from fresh corn dough and they are also moister and fluffier with a bit of lumps from the corn kernels. Inside, they usually have cheese; the typical one…
One of the best things about coming back home is tasting my mom’s cooking again. During the days we spent together in Margarita Island she made so many delicious dishes. This Pollo Guisado with rice and plantain was so yummy! I apologize for uploading a…
