Category Archives: South America

A Venezuelan VIP: Very Important Petroleum

Posted on November 24, 2015 by findingfoodfluency

No more than five minutes after checking into my hotel in Caracas, Venezuela did I encounter this (hopefully) fanciful playground. To give the designers’ – was one of them Señor Biv? – some credit, the most realistic aspect of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Nature, South America | Tagged Caracas, child, oil, petrol, petroleum, playground, Venezuela, weird | Leave a comment

Caracas, Venezuela’s Torre de David

Posted on January 23, 2015 by findingfoodfluency

My timing is not good these days. Ah, that’s a half-truth. Whereas the dollar went far on my recent visit to Caracas, Venezuela, the one building I wanted to visit, the Centro Financiero Confinanzas, was already been cleared of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Human Nature, pop culture, South America | Tagged building, Caracas, hong kong, slum, tower, Venezuela | 1 Comment

Changing Money in Caracas, Venezuela

Posted on January 12, 2015 by findingfoodfluency

My titles used to be more unique…give it time. Then again, who’s going to do a search for “changing lettuce in Caracas, Venezuela?” Since speaking directly about US dollars in that country can be taboo, they have been nicknamed lechuga … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Nature, Money, pop culture, South America | Tagged airport, bolivares, Caracas, dollars, exchange rate, Money, Venezuela | 6 Comments

This is What Happened When I Recovered Deleted Photos

Posted on September 14, 2014 by findingfoodfluency

Beware, for what you are about to see is completely un”re”edited for content. …which is to say, in September 2009 during a visit to Bogotá, Colombia, I accidentally deleted the photos from the memory card of my camera. As soon as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Nature, pop culture, South America, Turkey, Southwest Asia/Middle East & North Africa | Tagged Bogotá, camera, memory card, photos | 6 Comments

Limeño, Cuzqueño, Jameando, Vacilando: A Few Peruvian Bites (and one Sip)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

¿Ñew to Perú? Aspiring to dive right into the local offerings of neon sodas and alliterative grains? I’d like to introduce to readers a sampling of what’s available in Peru, not limited to but chiefly in the cities of Lima … Continue reading →