Colombia
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Unfortunately, the only way out of San Agustin was back out through the horrible road I came in on. This meant another 5 or so hours on the bus, after which I didn’t dream of spending the night on another bus to Ipiales, so spent another night back in Popayán. I was back at the…
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It’s been a while since my last post, partly due to endless late nights in Cali, and partly due to being sick of late. The first of which probably caused the latter. Known as the world capital of salsa, I thought it would be rude to not sign up for some classes upon arriving in Cali.…
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I took advantage of another cheap VivaColombia flight to save myself the 8 or so hour journey by bus to Salento. Salento is a sleepy little town in the Quindío department, in the Zona Cafetera region of Colombia, where tourists and locals alike stop by to appreciate the incredibly scenic landscapes of rolling green farm…
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I arrived in the country’s capital just after lunch on Sunday, and spent the afternoon wandering around the suburb of La Candelaria, stopping by the Botero and Gold Museums. La Candelaria is part of downtown Bogotá, and between the many dive bars, backpacker hostels and cafes, the walls are plastered with some fascinating street art,…
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I arrived in Santa Marta via the budget airline VivaColombia, which is proving handy in allowing me to avoid many arduous bus journeys around the country, and at a decent price. Yet, you get (or don’t get) what you pay for – the check in lines are always huge and you aren’t actually assigned a…
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Medellín’s reputation preceded my arrival, as for months prior to last Tuesday I was constantly told by other travellers, “You’ll love Medellín, you’ll want to move there”. Often I take these recommendations with a pinch of salt, yet I never once heard a bad, nor even a mediocre word about Medellín, and Colombia in general.…
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It was a late night last night, and a long day, and it’s late, so I really can’t be bothered writing a lot right now. But, I don’t want to do the beautiful city of Cartagena, my first stop in Colombia (which so far has been amazing, just like everyone told me), and injustice. So…
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For the past 5 days, our lives on the mainland quickly became a distant memory. The trivialities of day to day living that you usually concern yourself with didn’t matter anymore – the time, your plans for the day, or the WiFi password. We were out at sea on La Gitanita, a small sailboat which,…
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