About Francisco Salas Expertise Knowledge on air transportation, tourism in Venezuela and Caribbean, government organizacion, private sector investment oportunities, Venezuela logistics, Banking/Finance and Real Estate in Venezuela and Florida USA (Real Estate Broker and Mortgage Broker Lic. in Florida) Principal at Florida Home Trust Realty LLC, Miami FL.
Experience Civil Engineer, Aeronautical Engineer, Airplane Pilot Instrument rated, Master in Planning and Management
Organizations Venezuelan Chamber of Construction, Board of Directors Aeropuerto Caracas OMZ (SVCS)
Education/Credentials SM. Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT 1986
MS Infrastructure Planning and Management Stanford University 1983
MS Engineering Stanford University 1983
Civil Engineer Universidad Metropolitana 1980
Awards and Honors Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Society MIT Chapter 1985
Expert: Francisco Salas Date: 7/17/2008 Subject: independent travel in Venezuela?
Question QUESTION: Hi Francisco,
Hope that you can give us advice. We have to spend some time in Aruba , but
we do not want to stay on the island all the time.
I know that there are several flights from Reina Beatrix to the mainland. So we
were thinking of 'hopping over' to Venezuela for a few days, hire a car ,head
for a quiet, rural and romantic place (on the sea?) and find a small local hotel
or basic apartment. Do you have any ideas where to go? It will be our first
visit to Venezuela and -if all goes well- not our last..:-)
kind regards,
Evelien
ANSWER: Hello Evelien
How many days are you staying in Aruba and how many days are you planning to spend in Venezuela ?
When are you going to Aruba (date) ?
Best regards
F
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QUESTION: Hi Francisco,
We will arrive in Aruba at the end of September and depart from there about
14 days later. Between those dates we want to 'escape' 6 or 7 days to another
destination . ( We are not very fond of Aruba...).
Last year we when we were also on this island, we 'escaped' to Tobago, which
was a great success... We hired a -basic- beach house in a quiet village and
enjoyed the beautiful nature over there... Maybe something like this would
bee possible in Venezuela too...
I must say that I am a little bit worried about safety issues. I heard bad stories
about Venezuelan city life... I want to relax among friendly people. I dont
want to be on the lookout all the time for thieves ..:-))
Thank you for answering my previous mail so quickly!
kind regards
E
Answer Hello E
September / October is a much better date than July / August to travel to Venezuela.
I suggest to go to Los Andes, Merida and specially "Escaguey" there is a nice posada, from where you can make day trips to beautiful places.
It is a nice contrast with the desertic and sunny beaches of Aruba.
