COSTA RICA | Monday, 9 Apr 2012 | Photo Gallery
San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica
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COSTA RICA | Monday, 9 Apr 2012 | Views [4513] | Video
After almost a month at the beach, I am in the cloud forests of San
Gerardo de Dota, in the south of Costa Rica, having sought refuge from the very
busy Santa Semana (Easter week). San Gerardo de Dota is sometimes called “the Monteverde ... Read more >
Tags: central america, costa rica, mountains, nature, quetzal, san gerardo de dota, travel
COSTA RICA | Tuesday, 3 Apr 2012 | Photo Gallery
Playa Cabuyal - One Of My Favourite Places
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COSTA RICA | Tuesday, 3 Apr 2012 | Views [3382] | Comments [3]
It is 4.30 in the afternoon at Playa Cabuyal, in the Gulf of
Papagayo. I am the only person here, but I am far from alone. Myriads of crabs
scurry quickly from one hole to the next, sea birds are floating beyond the
breakers looking for ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, central amrica, costa rica, sea turtles, travel, volunteering
COSTA RICA | Wednesday, 7 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
Cloud Forests, Monteverde, Costa Rica, nature, travel, central America
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COSTA RICA | Tuesday, 6 Mar 2012 | Views [2844] | Video
I have just come down from the clouds. Literally. I spent a
week in the wonderful Cloud Forest area of Monteverde, in the north-west of
Costa Rica. I have to admit I had never heard of Monteverde before I came to
Costa Rica, and ... Read more >
Tags: central america, cloud forest, costa rica, monte verde, nature, santa elena, travel
COSTA RICA | Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 | Photo Gallery
San Jose and Heredia
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COSTA RICA | Wednesday, 29 Feb 2012 | Views [1471]
Costa Rica is the happiest place
in the world. It says so on a big welcome sign at San Jos é’s
Santa Maria International Airport, and they didn’t just invent that slogan, it
is based on the results of an independent survey conducted ... Read more >
Tags: bad hotel, central america, costa rica, heredia, museum, san josé, travel
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 26 Feb 2012 | Views [1886]
This originally was a blog about San Jos é ,
Costa Rica, but then I started to think about my journey to there from Santa
Marta, Colombia. I usually try not to dwell on the tedium of the familiar
airport experience (you know the deal) ... Read more >
Tags: border, embarrasment, santa marta, south anerica, travel
COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 | Photo Gallery
Tayrona National Park
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COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 22 Feb 2012 | Views [1945] | Comments [1] | Video
The Tayrona National Park is a beautiful area less than 40 kilometres from Santa Marta, Colombia. It is a simple matter to get a group car or a local bus to the entrance of the park, where you purchase the entry ticket. When I arrived there were only ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, national park, south america, tayrona, travel, walks
COLOMBIA | Monday, 13 Feb 2012 | Photo Gallery
beautiful scenery in a tranquil setting
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COLOMBIA | Monday, 13 Feb 2012 | Views [8627] | Video
If you want to hear about high excitement and action, read no further. This is a story of a relaxing holiday in Minca, a small village in the Sierra Nevada of Colombia. Only 14 kilometres away from Santa Marta, it is a tranquil, beautiful area. I enjoyed ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, minca, sierra nevada, south america, travel
COLOMBIA | Sunday, 5 Feb 2012 | Photo Gallery
More about Santa Marta, and the fishing village of Taganga
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COLOMBIA | Sunday, 5 Feb 2012 | Views [8378] | Video
I had been travelling for almost two months, nearly my halfway mark, and I was starting to get a bit tired of packing up my stuff and moving on. I think that’s part of why people travel light; it is the mental image of moving your things that can be ... Read more >
Tags: beachcolombia, santa marta, south america, south america, taganga, trekking
COLOMBIA | Monday, 30 Jan 2012 | Photo Gallery
El Ciudad Perdido(Lost City) Colombia
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COLOMBIA | Monday, 30 Jan 2012 | Views [2453] | Comments [2] | Video
I came to Santa Marta to visit El Ciudad Perdido, The Lost City. Known as Teyuna (Mother Nature) it was built about 700 A. D. but after the Spanish arrival almost all of the inhabitants died from introduced diseases and the city was abandoned. It was ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, culture, el ciudad perdido (the lost city), south america, travel, trek
COLOMBIA | Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 | Photo Gallery
photos from Villa de Leiva, Tunja, San Gil, Santa Marta and the road along the way
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COLOMBIA | Tuesday, 24 Jan 2012 | Views [4128] | Video
In the seven days it took to arrive from Bogot á I spent about 22 hours on buses and progressed about 900 kilometres (depending on your source) to Santa Marta. (This doesn’t include my side trip to Villa de Leiva.) Being on holidays, I chose to use ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, san alberta, san gil, south america, trave, tunja, vliia de lieva
COLOMBIA | Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 | Photo Gallery
The Museum of Gold, Bogata, Columbia
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