We spent the holidays with family in Caracas which was, well, the same as usual. This time around there was no sugar or flour to be had for love or good money but we made the best of things and baked cookies without flour (coconut macaroons FTW!) and using grated

On our last weekend in Caracas we went to lunch at Recoveco, a restaurant high up on the avila, the mountain range that divides Caracas from the sea. We'd heard about it from Luis because the chef is a friend of his. (After lunch we learned that he

Lest you think everything in Venezuela is bleak these days... There are still gorgeous flowers in the garden: Tortas de fresas from Danubio are still delicious: The view from the Avila is still spectacular: The Cota Mil is still closed for cars on Sunday morning: And gas is still cheaper

Sorry for the lack of updates recently but we're on what you might call a vacation: visiting family in Venezuela. It is a vacation in that we're in a tropical country, seeing family and friends, eating delicious food and are getting eaten by mosquitoes on a

Posts have been scant in the past few days because we're in Caracas, spending the holidays with Conor's family. Of course there's a lot to say about Caracas and Venezuela, not even touching on the political situation, but since this is Conor's