Comments on: Colombia vs. Venezuela (Travel)

By: Edu

Edu — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:24:58 +0000

I would like to say something about this matter. I do respect opinions and even though I am Venezuelan, I might agreed with some of the comments made on this article. One of them is Colombia having more colonial sites and probably the maintenance of them. Some other people might like Colombian girls better than Venezuelan, but most of the topics on this article are very subjective. Look at beauty contests and that might give you an idea of which country produces more beauty, (many people don’t even like models, that is why this is very subjective). I also believe the Caribbean is very well known worldwide for their beaches and all the beaches from Venezuela are in the Caribbean. I could go on for ages about things I like about my country Venezuela and the ones I dislike and the ones I highly recommend from Colombia and the ones I don’t. My main point is that people giving advices for travel might show some preferences but your article lies a little bit to the ridiculous side. You might as well write in bold you dislike Venezuela for whatever reason and that is it. You keep comparing Venezuela not only with Colombia but you seem to place it bellow any country in South America in general. The article should be called do not travel to Venezuela and not “Colombia vs Venezuela”, which isa little provocative already.
I do advise anyone reading this article to do your own research carefully before making a choice and not let this type of articles influence your decision. If you know anyone that already visit any of these two countries, talk to them, as they could help you understand better the reality of each one of these countries and help you decide.
I could also say that London is quite overprice and based on finfacts from 2007 it is the most dangerous city in the European Union, those are facts, the reality is that if anyone has a chance, should visit it, it is a very cosmopolitan city where you can find pretty much anything you want.

An advice from me is: “Do not leave by the experience of others, experience it yourself.”

Rgds

By: admin

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:30:57 +0000

Hi Josef,

thanks for your comments. Of course we all have differing opinions about this. I’ll point out that I’m not Colombian - I’m British, and I have been to various parts of both Venezuela and Colombia. As for the points you raise:

1. Where did you get this idea? Many of the guerilla safe havens are on the Ecuadorean or Venezuelan sides of the borders, as recently shown by the attack on the camp of FARC leader Raul Reyes who was found in a jungle camp in Ecuador. Given the fact that Chavez has said he’d “invade” Colombia if a similar raid were carried out on Venezuela, where do you think is the safest place for the guerillas to hide out? The answer is probably over the border in Venezuela, where, sadly, your government lends support to the terrorists.
2. Of course you are right.
3. Which bits are “untruths” exactly? Point one out… I hope people do agree with me.

By: josef

josef — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:40:54 +0000

this is so wrong about this article, is no doubt that this article is written by a Colombian, that never ever been in Venezuela, only guide by some media that always criticize the same, i would like to point several things.

1.- all kidnapped are arrange by COLOMBIAN guerrilla and all people is taken to Colombia. what do you think about this?, is this something that begins on Venezuela or In Colombia?.

2.- Big cities are dangerous, in different ways, if you go to Caracas to the most difficult inner-cities, of course like any other city will be dangerous. don’t you think?

3.-Do you really want to visit Venezuela when Colombia has so much more to offer? well if you make this irresponsible article about untruth things about Venezuela maybe people will be agree with you.

but let me arrange this question, which is more accurate for both. therefore people are not dummy, they believe what they see, not what people said.

search on Google and visit some hotels web page, visit their hospitality and their accommodations, then you will see, who is right and who is wrong.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:42:52 +0000

Juli:

Colombia’s Tourism rates don’t “pale in comparison” compared to Venezuela. Colombia actually has more international visitors - the last reliable stats I have are from 2005, when Venezuela experienced 841,000 international arrivals compared to Colombia’s 933,000 internationa arrivals (source - World Tourism Market “Tourism Market Trends” 2006 edition). I believe I’m right in saying that the gap has grown even more recently - Colombia’s tourist arrivals are growing faster than almost any other country in South America.

“Venezuela has nicer beaches” - any opinion will be subjective of course.

Venezuela “is easier to get to” - why do you think that? Flights wise, Colombia has far better connections to everywhere in the Americas, though admittedly there are more airlines that fly from Europe to Venezuela.

I raise the kidnapping stats to attempt to dispel the myth that Colombia is a dangerous country to visit - sadly this his how most foreigners view Colombia.

I raise politics as on this site I try to promote responsible travel. Political considerations should be considered if one is to travel responsibly, whether you’re visiting North Korea, Burma, or even Venezuela (though you can’t really compare venezuela to the previous two I know). It’s something to bear in mind.

“what you have outlined is tenuous at best” - why? Which bits are tenous?

“You would have done better to just highlight my country” - I do plenty of that also. Browse this site, or have a look at paisatours.com, another site of mine.

By: Juli Jaramillo

Juli Jaramillo — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:51:45 +0000

There’s a reason Colombia’s tourism rates pale in comparison to Venezuela. Venezuela has nicer beaches (sorry you’re wrong) is easier to get to and less expensive overall. The tourist areas in both Colombia and Venezuela are relatively safe with Venezuela having a slight edge. Why bring up kidnapping in your argument supporting Colombia? Regardless of the overall kidnapping numbers of the entire country (who’s travelling to the jungle, anyone?) more tourists get kidnapped in tourist areas in Colombia than in tourist areas in Venezuela. Politics? Hot girls? I am Colombian and you are not doing us a service with your article as what you have outlined is tenuous at best. You would have done better to just highlight my country instead of staging a “who’s better” contest.