Georgetown – Trouble & Squeak

Life at the Lodge: 5) Commute

December 18, 2017December 8, 2019Posted in Guyana, Life, TravelTagged Boa Vista, Burger King, Christmas, Commute, Georgetown, Guyana, Guyana Tourism Authority, Karanambu Lodge, Lethem, Motorbike, Paddy Vipond2 Comments

I wasn’t the only guest to have arrived in Georgetown. As well as the December rains, a stroll through the mall, second-hand radio broadcasts, and exaggerated television adverts reminded me that despite the near-constant 30-degree heat, Christmas was imminent.

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Life at the Lodge: 1) Beginnings

November 19, 2017December 8, 2019Posted in Animals and Wildlife, Guyana, Life, TravelTagged Amerindian, Caiman, Georgetown, Giant Anteater, Guyana, Karanambu Lodge, Lethem, Macushi, Paddy Vipond, Panama, Rupununi, SavannahLeave a comment

It has been one week since I traded my flight to Panama City and some Central American travelling to leap unknowingly into the savannah of Guyana in the hope that a net will appear.

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