filed in Venezuela on Apr.13, 2011
Hola from Venezuela! Our group has so far hit it off from the moment we met at 5am at Heathrow airport. We quickly bonded over lost luggage, lack of Spanish and “plane-sized sharks” (actually the plane’s shadow on the water – well done Phoebe!). We even managed to get the terrifyingly outnumbered boys to talk [...]
filed in Venezuela on Apr.05, 2011
Hola from Playa Colorada in Venezuela! The April Leapers are off to a great start. The team spent the weekend at the beach and as a result almost all are a bit sunburnt, we went in the boat to visit La Piscina and Playa Melissa (islands with beaches in the Mochima National Park) and talked [...]
filed in Venezuela on Jan.20, 2010
Sarturday 9th January- What a difference a week makes! I’m sitting in an internet cafe in Puerto la Cruz which is the nearest town to Playa Colorada, where we are staying. I’m not sure where to start, I am having the most incredible time and Venezuela is amazing! The plane journey was fine, veeeeeeeryy long [...]
filed in Uncategorized, Venezuela on Oct.01, 2009
Thursday: Well here I am again, back on one of the world’s most beautiful beaches learning Spanish from a lovely language teacher whilst sunning myself, cerveza in hand. It’s a tough job working for The Leap, but someone’s got to do it! I can’t believe Alice and I have only been in Venezuela for 7 [...]
filed in Uncategorized, Venezuela on Sep.28, 2009
Monday: What a difference a day makes! Having spent my first full day and night in Playa Colorada (definately in my top 3 best beaches du monde) and things are looking up : ) Already Alice and I have experienced some great Latin American/Caribbean food (fresh fried grouper, shellfish cerviche, buttery arapas and goooorgeous empanadas), [...]
