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Learn Some Spanish
If you're headed to the American "Down Under" it would be a good idea to learn some Spanish especially if you really plan on getting off of the beaten tourist path. The major cities are as metropolitan as any where else, but rural areas are, well rural areas. It also helps at the ATM machines. Banks are known for giving better exchange rates to Spanish speaking customers. Do not forget it always helps to have an International Calling Card on hand!
Honduras - Roatan Island
Visited Roatan for a day as a stop on my cruise with Carnival. Planning a scuba diving trip back there in 2012.My photos of Roatan: <click here>
Venezuela - Margarita Island
I found these places when doing research on a vacation I hand planned a couple of years ago. I had found a cheap condo through the Armed Forces Vacation Club but discovered the condo was more than a mile from the beach. I found this bed & breakfast further north away from the city that also managed some houses near the beach. I took a book with me to read that week and finished it the first morning while sitting in the hammock on the front porch. The beach is about a half a block away. On the corner by the beach is a cafe where you'll find a lot of retired Americans in the morning. They manage some other condos and fishing charters, etc. There are several local resturants along the beach and a grocery store about a half a block away going away from the beach. Besides, how could I go wrong with a place named after one of my favorite drinks!Trudel's Bed & Breakfast and Garden Homes is my pick. CASA TRUDEL Website
My photos of Venezuela: <click here>
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