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(Not) Leaving Mérida

January 14, 2014by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

As I hinted at the end of my last post, getting out of Mérida wasn’t quite as easy as I had hoped. I’d booked the (fairly secure) night bus heading […]

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South America, Venezuela

Snippets of Caribbean Life in Costeño

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We had been in a perpetual state of relaxation since finishing our three day diving course in Taganga. The three biggest (and most convieniently located) pleasures in life, a beach, […]

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Colombia, Photography, South America

In Pictures: Sunset In Taganga

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In my last post I wrote about Taganga, described in my trusty Footprint guide book as: “… the popular fishing village and beach … set in a little bay with […]

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Colombia, Photography, South America

Nearly Knifed! And Diving Into Taganga

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A year in South America elevates your senses to what can only be described as ninja status. Especially after a week of Carnaval atmosphere in Cartagena, where the streets now […]

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Colombia, South America

Non-Stop: A Taste Of Carnaval In Cartagena

December 20, 2013by Teddy Mercer 2 Comments

Medellín ended on a soppy note, with grey skies and incessant rain clouding my final morning in one of Colombia’s most notorious cities. With my head feeling as foggy as […]

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Colombia, South America

Sub-Machine Guns And Other Nice Sprites: The Road To Medellín

December 19, 2013by Teddy Mercer 8 Comments

Finally some Colombian action, right! Guns? Hell yeah. Big boxes of scary black metal guns. Where? Under the bus! Why? I don’t know, but the police gave us an extra […]

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Colombia, South America

In Pictures: Visiting Zipaquirá’s Catedral de Sal

November 30, 2013by Teddy Mercer 1 Comment

Zipaquirá is a pleasant colonial town two hours from Bogotá’s city centre by public transport (see below). Twenty minutes walking distance from the small town centre is a rock salt […]

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Colombia, Photography, South America

Meeting The Fans And The Food In Bogotá

November 29, 2013by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

Okay so I’m being a little self indulgent, but seriously, I met a fan! But more about that later. Somewhat surprisingly, Bogotá doesn’t seem to feature highly on the Colombian […]

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Colombia, South America

Super Cali Took The Biscuit!

November 28, 2013by Teddy Mercer 4 Comments

I couldn't resist that title. But seriously, it did! Okay, so Cali was just another South American city (Colombia's second largest) and a few more churches, and another plaza. Yep, […]

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Colombia, South America

Racing Motorbikes To Otavalo

November 23, 2013by Teddy Mercer Leave a comment

I felt a little guilty about escaping the concrete jungle of Quito so soon. Traveller’s burnout had struck and I definitely didn’t feel as if I’d done the city justice […]

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Ecuador, South America

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