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…
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…
For another weekend we organized a little trip to the neighbouring Isla de Coche, a small island of only 55 km² that is also part of the Nueva Esparta State. We left Margarita Island early in the morning on a very crowded motorboat from La Isleta;…
One of the excursions we did in Margarita Island was to the Península de Macanao, which is located in the west part of the island. We went there in the afternoon, it was sunny and hot but there was also a nice cooling breeze. The…
Whenever I come to Isla Margarita, it mostly means spending lots of time with my family. My sister and my brother have been living here for years. This time my mother was also visiting and we both stayed at my sister’s home, where she lives…
When I arrived to Cuyagua, I thought it was nothing short of a little piece of paradise on earth. I went there with an old friend from my years living in Caracas. We arrived late at night so we just left our things at the…
For the start of my journey, I decided to get back to my roots and travel first to Venezuela to visit friends and family. As usual, my arrival point is Caracas, the city where I spent my childhood and teenage years. Back in the day,…
