• Home
  • About Us
    • Who We Follow
  • Destinations
    • Africa
    • Asia
      • China
    • Australia
    • Central America
    • Europe
    • Middle East
    • North America
    • South America
    • Oceania
  • Travel Blog
  • Travel Tips
  • World Photos
  • Contact
    • Advertise

The Traveller World Guide | Best Travel Tips and Vacation.

Around the World * Margarita Island, Venezuela: Flashing Locals?

Travel Blog - Ross French - February 14, 2010

beach_venezuela

By: Lindsay Hogg

First order of business: SWIMMING! I managed to jump in and loose my top. I had not been here for thirty minutes and I was already flashing people! Time to ease up on that rum punch!
On the topic of nudity, Lori (the bride) had a wave take out her legs causing her to do a face plant into the sand and when she stood up her top had also fallen down. Sucker!

After a few days of swimming and laying in the sun it was time for an adventure. About 30 of us took off on a jeep tour around the island. The drivers had about 8 cases of 24 beers and a couple bottles of rum. I am pretty sure with the amount of booze we consumed, they could have taken us anywhere; told us anything and we would not have known the difference, nor cared, because we were having a great time… $35 well spent!

Although I did apply SPF 50 numerous times, it was inevitable that I would get burnt. At least it will turn into a sweet tan after a few days of excruciating pain right? Even my scalp is burnt and it hurts to brush my hair… so I won’t. Deal with it South America!
Note to self: purchase a hat.

We also went on a boat excursion. Our boat driver told us that there were piranhas in the water. Whaa??? After seeing a couple people diving for pearls/clams we started to question these so called ‘piranhas’. Our translator (aka our friend Daisy) managed to get it out of the driver that there were no piranhas in the water, he just didn’t want us to stick our fingers in.

On another note, it seems that men like to yell from their car windows a lot here. My Spanish is minimal so I am not exactly sure what they are yelling, but I highly doubt it is something along the lines of “I hope you are having a nice day!” Either way, I will pretend they are yelling that, and have myself a nice day.

Drinks that are 80% booze = awesome
Sharing a room with Daisy = getting up early = grumpy Lindsay
Old men wearing speedos = gross

 0 6

Share This Post!

About Author / Ross French

6 Comments

  • Andrea February 14, 2010 at 3:44 AM

    Wow, Lindsay thanks for keeping us posted, this is great! now we can enjoy your pictures and your very funny sense of humor, and of course your Fabulous smile! You should really think of becoming some type of writter, you would do good! Here is some wise advice for you, Dont drink to much, learn spanish, and dont trust anybody unless they love God 😀
    Que Dios te Bendiga Amiga!

    Lots of LOVE
    Andrea

    Reply
  • magicant February 14, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    Sounds like you’re having a great time already. I’m pretty sure the men were yelling “put on more sunscreen or you’ll burn!!”

    Reply
    • Hogga February 14, 2010 at 2:46 PM

      HAHAHA your so smart! Why didn’t I think of that?

      Reply
  • Mandar February 14, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    The Mexican men used to yell and honk a lot too – in Cabo San Lucas, some dirty old guy called me a vanilla milkshake! WTF? Enjoy and remember your note to self – buy a hat!

    Reply
  • natasha February 18, 2010 at 5:11 PM

    wicked lindsay,
    i love the way your writing is so natural. it makes the story fun and much more realistic. end notes were pretty funny as well. your pictures are phenomenal and it sounds like your off to a really positive beginning to your travels. i will continue to follow you around the world via your site and wish you the best in your endeavours. be safe and keep up with the great work i am really proud of you girl!

    Reply
    • Hogga February 18, 2010 at 7:06 PM

      awww listen to you! Thanks lady… I will try to update more often… It’s hard to choose work over beer and beach though.

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Previous Post
    Next Post

    About Me

    About Me

    Ross French grew up outside Toronto, blah blah… he went to the University of Western Ontario for fine arts and like any degree, has since done nothing in that field. More seriously, Ross French is a travel junkie & a tech nerd with a slightly concerning love for beer & wine. he a has a great awareness of life outside the 9-5 and hopes to aspire to be a hammock bum one day.

    More

    Hand Picked Posts

    • Sun Shine Quotes Travel Tips

      150 Inspiring Sun Shine Quotes to Brighten Your Day and Light Up Your Life!

      March 18, 2023
    • Fund Your Retirement Travel Blog, Travel Tips

      Best Practices for Using Home Equity to Fund Your Retirement So You Can Travel

      March 15, 2023
    • Things to Do in Vancouver Canada, Travel Blog, Travel Tips

      Top 30 Things to Do in Vancouver, Canada in 2023

      March 11, 2023
    • Ski and Snowboard Tips Travel Blog, Travel Tips

      5 Essential Ski and Snowboard Tips for Beginners

      March 9, 2023
    • Best Places to Visit in the USA in December Travel Blog, USA

      Best Places to Visit in the USA in December

      March 2, 2023

    • Sun Shine Quotes
      150 Inspiring Sun Shine Quotes to Brighten Your Day and Light Up Your Life!
    • Fund Your Retirement
      Best Practices for Using Home Equity to Fund Your Retirement So You Can Travel
    • Things to Do in Vancouver
      Top 30 Things to Do in Vancouver, Canada in 2023
    • Ski and Snowboard Tips
      5 Essential Ski and Snowboard Tips for Beginners
    • Best Places to Visit in the USA in December
      Best Places to Visit in the USA in December

    Follow me on Twitter

    Tweets by @worldguideblog

    Alison is a creative soft blog theme made with by angrygorilla. Shared by Themes24x7