Wednesday, 10 April 2013

Margarita island

Although my idea was to leave such a trip for the end of the journey, different circumstances changed my mind. I spent last weekend at Margarita island in the Caribbean sea.


That's a lovely spot which looks just the same that what I had on mind: long beaches of white sands and extremely clear waters. The sea shore covered with coconut palm trees, cheap alcohol and fresh oysters.


Unfortunately, I couldn't enjoy much all of it for the longtime-expected gastric problems I suffered last week. And trust me, those oysters looked very tasty.

One thing that I liked a lot was to have a bath in the sea shared with these birds who where fishing just a few meters away. The way they jump into the sea is just amazing.


Saturday, 30 March 2013

checklist of the things to avoid in South America

✓ Use ice in my drinks.
✓ To harvest fruits from a sauvage tree.
✓ Eat at a street food stall.
✓ Get bitten by a mosquito.

    To have a bath in a sweetwater reservoir.
    To have unprotected sexual intercourse with locals.

Time since landing 48 hours.

je rentre en Europe

À propos du weekend de Pâques, hier vendredi saint la vente et consommation d'alcool étaient interdites au Venezuela. Cette situation dramatique (voir photo en bas) a été resolu avec quelque bouteille de whisky 12 ans (a mélanger avec eau de coco) et rhum Gran Réserve (a melanger avec maracuja). Ça a été.



Le problème c'est surtout que l'on aura la même situation en 2 semaines avec l'élection présidentielle. Bon courage.


Thursday, 28 March 2013

Checklist for the trip III

✓ Step 11: Finish the packing (17.5 kg for 6 months, not too bad).
✓ Step 12: Getting all the way to Caracas, Venezuela.
   Step 13: Try not to be killed within the next months.

Wednesday, 20 March 2013

rester en contact

Bon, ça y est presque.

Je ne suis jamais allé si loin si longtemps en toute ma vie. Rester en contact va être compliqué (aller poser la question a ma mère). En tout cas, et si vous voulez tenter, voici comment faire:
  • Pour suivre mon parcours et vous amuser avec quelque photo, voici le blog ou trouvez moi sur Facebook. Si besoin, aussi sur Twitter (@karmagh) .
  • Si vous voulez m'embaucher, courrier électronique a correa@ill.fr
  • Si vous voulez m’héberger, cherchez mon profil sur CouchSurfing
  • Si vous voulez qu'on parle, cherchez moi sur Skype (karmagh).
  • Seulement en urgence (et si jamais j'ai signal) sur mon portable: +34635794409.
Merci pour votre intérêt et a très bientôt,

Joni.

Monday, 18 March 2013

visit of a friend


I continue preparing everything I might need during the trip. For instance, my first-aid kit has already reached 1.2 kg :-(.

In the mean time, I am very happy I could spend some of my last days at home with Andrew who came all the way from Brussels for the weekend, and Najor. For those of you a bit jealous after seeing the picture above, I am afraid you will have to wait 6 months to come and visit me here in Tenerife. Either that or you hurry up. One week to go.

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Checklist for the trip II

✓ Step 8: Leave Grenoble for good.
✓ Step 9: Get a travel insurance (just in case).
✓ Step 10: Calm down my mom by spending two weeks in the sunshine on Tenerife.
 

Two weeks to go.