–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Before I go any further with this post, I want to clear up something straight away. In what follows, when I use the term, “Willy,” I mean this: I don’t mean this: or anything else you may happen to be thinking. I hope I’ve made […]
Category: Adventure
Tengo una confesión que hacerles. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– La primera vez que vine a Colombia hace varios años, mis expectativas de Colombia se podían resumir en dos imágenes: Playas del Caribe (que si hay) y la ciudad amurallada de Cartagena (que si es increíble). Bogotá y Medellín eran una gran interrogante y se […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– OK, shoppers, so what do we have to do to convince you to come to Colombia with your kids? How about we start off with the surprisingly cosmopolitan metropolis of Bogota? Is it London? Is it Seoul? Is it actually the capital of Colombia? You decide. But if you […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– #A country gone to hell. (Overhead shot of a desert – cacti, chickens, and donkeys. Numerous Mexicans in army fatigues shooting machine guns into the air) Mexicans: “Underlay, underlay, Yippai! Yippai!” #A ruthless drug lord with no mercy. (Shot of a chubby, white-suited, sun-glassed drug lord walking away as […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I currently have a few weeks off and was very keen to go to Venezuela to find out what is actually happening in the country, as opposed to what I imagine are exaggerated news reports. Having already crossed the Colombia-Venezuela border in Cucuta, I decided to head north […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Although it was a little fuzzy around the edges, one aspect of the vision was clear. A canvas hammock swaying, back and forth, back and forth. Me in this hammock swaying, back and forth, back and forth. In my vision, a smile on my face – I’d finally found […]
How many people can simply nip to Colombia’s Pacific coast when they have a few days off for Easter? Well, mainly people in Colombia and luckily I am one of them. I’m not gloating (well, maybe a little), but simply highlighting the amazing diversity and opportunity for travel that living in Bogota offers. –> Colombia […]
Alright, I have a backpack. I may have hiked on one or two trails in my time. I may even have stayed in a backpacker’s hostel on one or two occasions. That doesn’t make me part of that excitable, peculiar tribe known as Backpackers, though. No, sir. I’m as much a backpacker as I am […]
If you’re up for a little adventure at any time, and in most any part of Colombia, the cheapest and most reliable option is what Sarah gloriously calls Chicken buses – the little Collectivos that go anywhere and everywhere. Here are some of their most distinctive features: –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– * The first […]
Note: This post delves into the world of the ancient indigenous customs surrounding the consumption of the psychedelic drug/medicine known as yage. I don’t want to sound too preachy, but, as you will read, my experience with it made me realise that it’s no game, but actually a pretty serious undertaking. I’d urge anyone considering […]