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COSTA RICA | Monday, 9 Apr 2012 | Views [4512] | 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 | Views [3381] | 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 | Tuesday, 6 Mar 2012 | Views [2842] | 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 | Views [1470]
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 | 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 | Views [8625] | 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 | Monday, 30 Jan 2012 | Views [2452] | 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 | Wednesday, 18 Jan 2012 | Views [1817] | Comments [1] | Video
The scenery from San Agust í n to Bogotá was really beautiful. It varied between mountains, valleys and deserts. There was a strong police and military presence; it was not unusual to see armed soldiers on the side of the road. At one point we were ... Read more >
Tags: bogotá, colombia, museo del oro, san agustín, south america, travel
COLOMBIA | Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012 | Views [1499] | Video
I find it hard to say what I liked most about San Agustín. The landscape, the history, the people, I was impressed by it all. Having arrived at night, my first impression was of the peace and beauty of the hacienda where I stayed. It was in the hills ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, san agustín, south america, travel
COLOMBIA | Monday, 16 Jan 2012 | Views [2522] | Comments [1] | Video
It took six days to get from Vilcabamba, Ecuador, to San Agustín, Colombia. I had planned to get to Bogotá and then Caracas by bus as quickly as possible, but I realised that I needed a few rest stops and really wanted to visit San Agustín, to experience ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, ecuador, on the road, south america, travel
ECUADOR | Tuesday, 10 Jan 2012 | Views [3086] | Video
Vilcabamba is a beautiful small town in the south of Ecuador, and it is known as a fountain of youth because of the longevity of its residents and its healthy nutrient-rich water and environment. Its setting in a lovely green valley is peaceful and ... Read more >
Tags: ecuador, south america, travel
PERU | Wednesday, 4 Jan 2012 | Photo Gallery
New Year Festivities in Lima
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Tags: beach, customs, festivities, new year, peru, south america, travel
PERU | Wednesday, 4 Jan 2012 | Views [6369] | Comments [1] | Video
New Year’s Eve In Lima New Year’s Eve in Lima is all about yellow. Yellow leis, hats, 2012 glasses, undies, t-shirts, are all available in shops and street stalls, all yellow, ready for New Year’s Eve. There is also a tradition of burning effigies ... Read more >
Tags: beach, customs, festival, lima, peru, south america, travel
PERU | Thursday, 29 Dec 2011 | Views [1062] | Video
I have been in Lima now for almost a week. I am staying with my friend Sergio, who has an apartment in Surco, a modern southern suburb of Lima. It is a lovely area, safe and peaceful, with local shops on the street corner and along the block. It seems ... Read more >
Tags: lima, peru, south america, travel
ECUADOR | Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011 | Views [10960] | Comments [4] | Video
In 2008 when I travelled from Ecuador to Peru, I took the easy way – I flew. This time I decided to go by bus. Much cheaper, but time consuming and not always convenient, but I hadn’t seen the countryside south of Cuenca so I thought it would be a ... Read more >
Tags: border crossing, ecuador, on the road, peru, south america, travel
ECUADOR | Monday, 19 Dec 2011 | Views [1466] | Video
The Banco Central Pumapungo is a museum and park on the actual remains of the Tomebamba excavations, in the city of Cuenca itself. The museum has an excellent exhibition of the culture of the different indigenous people of Ecuador and the regions ... Read more >
Tags: ecuador, incas, museum, south america, travel
ECUADOR | Sunday, 18 Dec 2011 | Views [1771] | Video
While I was in the Cuenca region I wanted to visit Ingapirca, Inca ruins that were built by Huayna Capac when the Cañaris were conquered in the late 15 th century. I had planned to go there on my way to Cuenca; but after arriving in Cañar (from where ... Read more >
Tags: ecuador, ingapirca, south america, travel
ECUADOR | Thursday, 15 Dec 2011 | Views [901] | Comments [1] | Video
Flying into Quito (Ecuador) is a great feeling; it has such a dramatic entrance, situated in the Andes, 2,850 metres above sea level, (Footprints 2008). I came via Panama City (Panama) and Guayaquil (Ecuador); the trip took about 14 hours altogether, ... Read more >
Tags: ecuador, quito, south america, travel
CHILE | Wednesday, 14 Dec 2011 | Views [985]
I’m back! – With an over-packed suitcase and poor Spanish grammar, here I am. And I’m loving it! Before I came, I deliberately played down the excitement to myself – I worked up until a few days before I left and purposely didn’t organise too many ... Read more >
Tags: chile, santiago, south america, travel
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