tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post4793315635951451103..comments2023-07-26T04:24:48.896-07:00Comments on In Humboldt's Footsteps: Jungle Adventures on the Casiquiare in New BookRussell Maddickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762827239193581989noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-56865614098506510672011-02-12T10:52:56.462-08:002011-02-12T10:52:56.462-08:00For anybody wanting to follow the route of Humbold...For anybody wanting to follow the route of Humboldt along the Casiquiare all the details of the companies who offer the trip and how long it takes are all included in the new Bradt Guide to Venezuela by the author of this blog.<br />http://www.amazon.com/Venezuela-5th-Bradt-Travel-Guide/dp/1841622990<br />I have just completed the trip and it was truly amazing! I will never forget meeting the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-49769722816014121492009-12-20T13:56:27.036-08:002009-12-20T13:56:27.036-08:00I am Venezuelan but I know nothing of these exciti...I am Venezuelan but I know nothing of these exciting jungle places with Yanomami natives and wild animals. I want to go very bad. You should write about how to do that for people like me. Is it far or many days in the boat? Do they have a bed or a hammock? Will the insects bite me?<br />Tell us everything to plan for such a journey in the Casiquare River.<br />You love my country very much Alfredonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-49574026530745406582009-12-15T05:44:04.759-08:002009-12-15T05:44:04.759-08:00Have you read "In Trouble Again: A Journey Be...Have you read "In Trouble Again: A Journey Between Orinoco and the Amazon"?<br /><br />It's a similar journey by the travel writer Redmond O'Hanlon and for me it's one of the best travel books about Venezuela ever written.<br /><br />O'Hanlon doesn't just get on a tourist boat down the Casiquiare, he goes on a real adventure, with canoes and a team of local Indians,Tarquin Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-47728359078670533962009-12-13T10:58:23.529-08:002009-12-13T10:58:23.529-08:00How Did you meet them? It's such an intesting ...How Did you meet them? It's such an intesting story and well written too. Thanks for sharing it with us!Victoria Cardenasnoreply@blogger.com