COLOMBIA | Saturday, 27 Jun 2009 | Views [128]
Over my trip I`ve had many adventures but there were always some that were going to stand out. Whether it be the people you go with, the danger associated with them or just the raw beauty of the place - some adventures are just better than others. Here`s ... Read more >
Tags: top adventures
COLOMBIA | Friday, 26 Jun 2009 | Views [165]
Both Colombia and Guatemala have some great cities and tranquil chill out spots. Here`s my top 5... Cities 1. Xela (Guatemala)- I used to laugh when my Guatemalan friends told me that Xela was ¨la tierra prometida¨. I don´t anymore. For me it really ... Read more >
Tags: top cities and chill out spots
COLOMBIA | Thursday, 25 Jun 2009 | Views [166]
In no particular order, here are the five things or places that I have found most overrated on my travels. 1. Taganga (colombia). Lonely planet describes it as a "fishermen´s village" and I`ve lost count of the number of backpackers who ... Read more >
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COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 24 Jun 2009 | Views [150]
So, it looks like my 8 month trip is coming to an end as it is my last week in Latin America so over the next few days I will be penning some of the highlights, lowlights and comedy moments from my trip. It has been a truly memorable time - I`ve learnt ... Read more >
Tags: trip highlights - funny moments
COLOMBIA | Thursday, 18 Jun 2009 | Views [360] | Comments [3]
The more astute amongst you will have noticed that I am indeed trying to row a motorised boat with a stick. That`s what happens when the motor on the boat you are in breaks down 2km from the nearest "settlement" in the middle of the Amazon.... Read more >
Tags: amazon jungle
trekking
survival
COLOMBIA | Thursday, 11 Jun 2009 | Views [162] | Comments [1]
El Parque Cocuy must rank among one of S. America´s most spectacular yet least visited mountainous areas. It has plenty of intimidating yet scalable 5,000m peaks, incredible lagoons, strange botanical life and rock formations which change colour with ... Read more >
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mountains
lagunas
COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 3 Jun 2009 | Views [171]
San Agustin San Agustin is a place of lush green landscapes, river valleys and random pre-Colombian statues. It has to be one of the most pleasent and laid back places in all of Colombia. I passed a few days there ... Read more >
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ruins
COLOMBIA | Tuesday, 2 Jun 2009 | Views [140]
How bureaucracies and bureaucrats go about their business can tell you a lot about a country. Colombia is no different. For example, a few days ago I had to go the immigration office in Popayan to get my visa extended for another month. In theory, the ... Read more >
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observations on colombia
COLOMBIA | Monday, 25 May 2009 | Views [157]
I've spent the last week in Colombia's "Zona Cafatera" which is an area of verdant hills, exotic bird life, wax palm trees (well, in the valle cocara at least)and coffee (sometimes it is important to state the obvious). The first few days ... Read more >
Tags: coffee fincas
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [191]
I`ve spent the last few days in Manizales which is the in the middle of Colombia`s Zona Cafatera (Coffee Country). The city itself is a fairly standard commerical city but it has a backdrop of stunning green hills and mountains. Whichever direction you ... Read more >
Tags: mountains, hot springs, spanish
COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 6 May 2009 | Views [108]
It`s big, cosmoplitan, sophisticated, has great museums, restaurants and your chances of being run over are relatively low. No, I`m not describing Buenos Aires. I am in fact in Bogotá, the city that is single handedly defying the global financial crisis ... Read more >
Tags: latin american cities
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Views [227] | Comments [2]
I ´ve spent the last few days in the self-styled "Adventure Capital" of Colombia and it hasn´t disappointed. It has been a little bit expensive (well, relative to everything else I´ve done) but has definitely been "extreme" at ... Read more >
Tags: adventure sports
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 19 Apr 2009 | Views [177] | Comments [1]
After the Cuiadad Perdida jungle adventure I spent a few days on the Colombian Carribean Coast in Taganga (with the remaining straddlers from the Cuidad Perdida Trek) and in the idyllic Parque Tayrona. There´s not really much to write about the Parque ... Read more >
Tags: colonial towns
COLOMBIA | Saturday, 11 Apr 2009 | Views [246] | Comments [4]
Mensaje para mis compadres de este viaje Esta caminata fue una de las mas impresionantes que yo he hecho. La belleza de la selva, las ruinas, los saltos locos de las piedras y arboles etc. Pero, tambien el humor y ambiente de este viaje fue muy ... Read more >
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ruins
COLOMBIA | Friday, 3 Apr 2009 | Views [118]
So, I finally left Xela, Guatemala, after five incredible months. It was a real wrench to leave but in the end I thought I'd end up regretting it if I didn't take the opportunity to see some other countries. And now to Colombia. My flight to Colombia ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009 | Views [176]
I`m not exactly sure how, but a few days ago I made my "debut" on one of the radio stations in Xela. It appears that my trip to the crater of Santiaguito is something that people around Xela find quite exciting - everyone that I have spoken ... Read more >
Tags: radio interview
GUATEMALA | Monday, 9 Mar 2009 | Views [230]
Following the Extreme Adventure to the crater of Volcan Santiaguito, I spent last week exploring the "virgin territory" ( as Don Eduardo likes to call it) of Guatemala that is near the Mexican border in Huehuetenango. Don Eduardo (owner of ... Read more >
GUATEMALA | Monday, 2 Mar 2009 | Views [446] | Comments [1]
Having just gone to the crater of one of the 10 most active volcanoes in the world I think I can fairly confidently say that it is unlikely that I´ll ever undertake such an amazing and frankly mad adventure again. If you happen to be my mum, I´d probably ... Read more >
Tags: volacanic eruptions
trekking
extreme adventure
GUATEMALA | Saturday, 21 Feb 2009 | Views [289]
I thought I should write a little entry about how I spent my birthday here in Xela (Guatemala). Guatemalans seem to celebrate birthdays with more "rigour" than I typically would in England. My birthday party seemed to last 3 days - not that ... Read more >
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GUATEMALA | Thursday, 19 Feb 2009 | Views [275]
About two weeks ago I made a trip to Lake Atitlan for the weekend as a friend of mine, Don Alvaro, knows someone who owns a hospedaje there. I´ve been to the lake before but have never been to San Juan before - it´s one of the twelve villages on the ... Read more >
Tags: lake, trekking
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