(Not) Leaving Mérida
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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Snippets of Caribbean Life in Costeño
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, […]
In Pictures: Sunset In Taganga
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 […]
Nearly Knifed! And Diving Into Taganga
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 […]
Non-Stop: A Taste Of Carnaval In Cartagena
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 […]
Sub-Machine Guns And Other Nice Sprites: The Road To Medellín
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 […]
In Pictures: Visiting Zipaquirá’s Catedral de Sal
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 […]
Meeting The Fans And The Food In Bogotá
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 […]
Super Cali Took The Biscuit!
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, […]
Racing Motorbikes To Otavalo
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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