tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post6699225152528460895..comments2023-07-26T04:24:48.896-07:00Comments on In Humboldt's Footsteps: Choroni: Beach town moves to the beat of Afro-Venezuelan drumsRussell Maddickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03762827239193581989noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-37298908549173359682010-12-24T03:18:01.295-08:002010-12-24T03:18:01.295-08:00I was in VZ alone in 2001 and tried to go birding ...I was in VZ alone in 2001 and tried to go birding in Henri Pittier. I ended up sharing a cab and a six pack with this woman (I'm female) who was throwing a quincieanera that night and invited me to come to the party instead of stay at a hotel. When the tambores broke out I had no idea what I was looking at, and I actually only figured out the name yesterday. So nice to read your article!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-80274572476313249892009-10-02T04:28:17.375-07:002009-10-02T04:28:17.375-07:00Me gustaron tus blogs, tienes mucha informacion ...Me gustaron tus blogs, tienes mucha informacion del pais !! Congratulations!tomashttp://venezuelatourist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-57713066495281041102009-09-11T08:29:10.767-07:002009-09-11T08:29:10.767-07:00Just got back from Choroni. Wow! What a place. Wil...Just got back from Choroni. Wow! What a place. Will never forget the sunsets, the drums, the beach or the people. <br />Want to come back again next year for a whole two weeks just in Choroni.<br /><br />Went on your reccommendation, so THANKS A MILLION! <br /><br />Tell me about some other places to visit in Venezuela.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-46839359814564071422007-08-24T15:15:00.000-07:002007-08-24T15:15:00.000-07:00Wonderful experiences and great column. Thank you ...Wonderful experiences and great column. Thank you for leaving your link on my blog. If you would like more reads... go back and take the quotes off the link and shorten it to http://venezuelanodyssey.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>I can't get into the comments section to change it.<BR/><BR/>Boomer Babe<BR/>The World’s 10 Best Chocolates Minus 9: The Chuao Experience<BR/><BR/>http://inventorspot.com/Lady Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03160072013083221684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-10665619965748160472007-08-13T17:06:00.000-07:002007-08-13T17:06:00.000-07:00Hi Russ, I´m so happy to read your article about C...Hi Russ, I´m so happy to read your article about Choroni, I hardly regreet not to be with u guys the last tine you came to venezuela... Congratularions for an excellent writting and kisses to yadi, say her its "ALO AMOOLL" ahe`ll understand<BR/>Love, <BR/>FranFrancisco Pelayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376588852442969006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-80673810432770587272007-08-09T01:00:00.000-07:002007-08-09T01:00:00.000-07:00Wow, so many memories, Russ. Reading your post tra...Wow, so many memories, Russ. Reading your post transported me to a decade ago, and made my eyes tear up in longing.<BR/><BR/>Choroni is my favorite place in the whole world. So many wonderful trips with friends and lovers.<BR/><BR/>The descent from Maracay into Parque Henri Pittier was always a voyage into a different timeline for me. Living at the frantic pace of Caracas, after an exhausting "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597104429995658888.post-54426167610020237522007-08-08T15:02:00.000-07:002007-08-08T15:02:00.000-07:00Okay Russ, nice work on that one....Choroni brings...Okay Russ, nice work on that one....Choroni brings back multiple (mostly female) memories for me..the first one was with two American girls, wherein as soon as I got into town I lost the keys to the rental car, but retrieved them at the amicably staffed local liquor store. Phew.<BR/>The second or third visit, I was sitting on the Malecon with one of the great loves of my life (it turned out) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com