St Patrick’s Day, Colombia style
If you never believed that Leprechauns existed in Ireland. Maybe its because they emigrated to Medellin, Colombia. St Patrick’s day anywhere in the world is a sight to behold and a jolly good party....
View ArticleFiesta El Burro, The Donkey Festival. San Antero, Colombia
If some crazy Welsh guy told you of a festival where they dress up donkeys and parade them thru a town in Colombia. You may be a little sceptical. But you would definately go to see such a weird and...
View ArticleColombian Coffin Buses
Before I first visited South America I had heard crazy stories of buses where you could see through the floor, chickens, pigs and other unnamed animals under your feet. Maybe it was because I came from...
View ArticleCuidad Perdida – The Lost City
A 6 day hike in the Colombian jungle to a hilltop location where a bunch of people used to live a long time ago Highlights. Lots of 20 year old army dudes that will happily lend you their guns....
View ArticleBirthday fun in Tayrona
Parque Tayrona is an amazing coastal national park on the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The plan was for plenty of swimming, eating, drinking and general merriness to celebrate my birthday. Oh and not...
View ArticleThe Bible is fake!
Thats the travel “Bible” or “The BOOK” as travellers call it. Ive heard of people meeting their authors who dont visit the locations, just sit in one of the main travel hubs and chat to people. No...
View ArticleVolcan Totumo
The volcano looks like a pimple on the landscape. you walk up to the top, scare away the oldies getting a massage in the mud, then you get to jump in from the lip and spray mud everywhere. [See post to...
View ArticleWhat I learnt from a busker
We were sitting outside a local pub in Cartagena, Colombia. A busker walked up, grabbed a chair and table and balanced them on his chin. Not bad I thought. He pulled out a 5inch nail, and proceeded to...
View ArticleColombia to Cuba on the Steel Rat (Stahlratte)
One week spent on a 40m classic 1900′s sailing ship, cruising the waters of the Caribbean from Colombia to Cuba sounded pretty damn good to me! Being a classic ship, I assumed it wouldn´t have a...
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