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A mix of travel tips, history, music and fine food as I explore Venezuela in the footsteps of the great German scientist and adventurer Alexander von Humboldt.

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

"Chevere, pana!" - Speak like a Venezuelan

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After 12 years of adventuring in Venezuela I came back to try my luck in the UK. Although I try to visit Venezuela as often as I can it does tug at my heart strings some nights that I am too far from Choroni to hear the tambores on the malecon. Fortunately my job as a journalist in England allows me to follow Venezuelan and Latin American developments and keep my Spanish up to scratch. The UK is also a good place to do research and meet other like-minded Latin-America-philes for proper rum and salsa sessions.
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Past posts

  • Angel Falls in National Geographic Traveller Magazine
  • Venezuelan actor brings "Carlos The Jackal" movie to UK
  • BBC documentary explores Catatumbo light show
  • New movie set in Choroni - The Aspern Papers
  • Angel Falls reduced to trickle by major drought
  • Venezuelan fiesta in London- 30/01/2010
  • Yellow Pants, Grapes and Triqui Traquis - Venezuelan New Year
  • Angel Falls or Kerepakupai-Meru?
  • 10th Anniversary of the 1999 Vargas Tragedy
  • How Music Saved Venezuela's Kids - Documentary
  • Jungle Adventures on the Casiquiare in New Book
  • Catatumbo Lightning - a Venezuelan Mystery
  • "Chevere, Pana!" - Speak like a Venezuelan
  • Yanomami die in swine flu outbreak
  • Help Angel Falls become one of the 7 Natural Wonders
  • For Munchies in Bournemouth Try Sandra's Arepas
  • Rum cocktails - El Ritual
  • The Dolphin People - Novel set in Venezuelan jungle
  • Pixar's Up launches video game set in Venezuela
  • Birdwatching in Venezuela - Interview with Chris Sharpe
  • Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero plays at Obama inauguration
  • New Pixar movie "Up" explores Venezuela's Lost World
  • Paragliding in Merida - On a Wing and a Prayer
  • Venezuelan poetry: Rafael Cadenas - Las Paces
  • Make Angel Falls one of the 7 Wonders of Nature
  • Maria Lionza - Legend or Folk Myth?
  • Recipe: Carne Mechada- Shredded Beef
  • Cornmeal Cravings and Harina Pan
  • Pabellon Criollo - Venezuela's National Dish
  • On the Caura River: Yekuana, Yarake and Yellow Clay
  • Willie's Wonky Chocolate Factory brings Venezuelan cacao to UK
  • Los Llanos: Hato El Cedral - Wildlife Paradise
  • Cueva del Guacharo: Going underground with the odd-looking oilbird
  • Video: Cueva del Guacharo
  • Jimmie Angel and Angel Falls
  • Angel Falls: Base Jump Video
  • Angel Falls video from the BBC series Planet Earth
  • British Legion and Irish fighters in Independence Wars
  • Chuao: In Search of the World's Finest Cocoa Beans
  • Choroni: Beach, drums and body surfing
  • Canaima: Pemon Spirit of Death
  • My blog about Venezuela's indigenous groups: Yanomami, Pemon, Panare, Wayuu, Yecuana
  • My blog about Venezuelan Music
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Venezuelan Food and Drinks

  • World Arepa Day in London - 12 September
  • Recipe: Cachapas - Corn pancakes
  • Rum cocktails - El Ritual
  • Guayoyo o tetero, flaco? - Venezuelan coffee glossary
  • Willie's Venezuelan cacao rebranded in UK
  • Arepa & Co - UK's only Arepera in Camden Market
  • La Reina Pepiada - The Curvy Queen of Arepas
  • Arepa de Maiz Pelao: Making arepas the hard way
  • Recipe: Carne Mechada - Shredded Beef
  • Recipe: Perico - Venezuelan Scrambled Eggs
  • Recipe: How to Make Arepas
  • Recipe: Black beans
  • El Levanton - Man enough for a Merengada?
  • Traditional Lunch with Los Amigos Invisibles
  • Eating at an Arepera - Glossary
  • Cornmeal Cravings and Harina Pan
  • Pabellon Criollo - The National Dish
  • My blog about Venezuelan Cuisine

Venezuelan Music

  • Venezuelan beauty aims for Miss Universe crown
  • Venezuelan fiesta in London- 30/01/2010
  • Maracaibo 15 - Amparito
  • How Music Saved Venezuela's Kids - Documentary
  • La Vida Boheme - Radio Capital
  • Calypso Carnival in El Callao
  • Mermelada Bunch - Hijos de la Cerveza
  • Los Amigos Invisibles - Vivire Para Ti
  • Documentary - El Carrao de Palmarito
  • Legend of the Llanos - El Carrao de Palmarito
  • CD Review: The Rough Guide to Venezuelan Music
  • Expresion Larense - Golpe Tocuyano
  • CD Review - Fiesta: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
  • Mermelada Bunch - Comando Borracho
  • Simon Diaz - Alma Llanera
  • Los Amigos Invisibles - Mentiras
  • Musica Llanera: Conjunto Hato Cedral - Pajarillo
  • Los Telecaster - Dandy Boy
  • Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero plays at Obama inauguration
  • Salsa: Oscar D'Leon y Wladimir - Que Cosa Tan Linda
  • Salsa: Ray Perez y Los Dementes - Gallo Gallina
  • Musica Llanera: Fabiana Ochoa - Carrao Carrao
  • Nestor Zavarce: Faltan Cinco Pa' Las Doce
  • Gaitas: Astolfo Romero - Una Florecita
  • Salsa: Orquesta Magia Caribena - El Jaleo
  • Salsa: Orquesta Magia Caribena - Cocolia
  • Salsa: Orquesta Magia Caribena - Federico Boogaloo
  • Simon Diaz honoured at Latin Grammy Awards
  • Kotebel: Venezuela's spaciest symphonic rock band
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