When the Colombians we met asked about our travel plans, we told them that we’d be spending some time in Venezuela after Colombia. At this point, we received one of two very different viewpoints.
Thr first is that Chavez is crazy and that Venezuela is run-down and dangerous. This is the majority opinion. The second is that Chavez is crazy and that Venezuela is a paradise, where gasoline is cheaper than water and where you can eat beef with every meal.
We’ve spent 4 days now in Venezuela, and we’ve discovered that, yes, gasoline is cheaper than water. On the other counts though…it doesn’t seem any more run-down than Colombia, they don’t seem to eat more meat than Colombians (both peoples eat a lot). And we haven’t yet felt that it’s a dangerous country.
But the more I hear about Chavez, the more I conclude that the Colombians are right !
Thr first is that Chavez is crazy and that Venezuela is run-down and dangerous. This is the majority opinion. The second is that Chavez is crazy and that Venezuela is a paradise, where gasoline is cheaper than water and where you can eat beef with every meal.
We’ve spent 4 days now in Venezuela, and we’ve discovered that, yes, gasoline is cheaper than water. On the other counts though…it doesn’t seem any more run-down than Colombia, they don’t seem to eat more meat than Colombians (both peoples eat a lot). And we haven’t yet felt that it’s a dangerous country.
But the more I hear about Chavez, the more I conclude that the Colombians are right !
When we were in Aruba, they blamed the bad weather on Chavez :)
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