- Medellin, Colombia - May 17, 2013
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/385629/6DBD3F942219AC6817CD58C619C17D1 Posted by cazvan in No Parking | May 17, 2013
- Playa Blanca, Cartagena, Colombia - May 15, 2013
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/385629/6AE0EA7D2219AC6817473DC4516007D7. Posted by cazvan in No Parking | May 15, 2013
- Isla Grande, Colombia - May 14, 2013
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/385629/6A571E7B2219AC68170A03997B5A867D.jp Posted by cazvan in No Parking | May 14, 2013
- Cartagena, Colombia - May 13, 2013
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/385629/677AAFEE2219AC68179EB466C6E1A9E Posted by cazvan in No Parking | May 13, 2013
- Madly in Love with Medellin Springtime in Medellin
The city of Medellin (pronounced Mede-J-ean not Mede-Y-ien) is known as the "City of Eternal Spring" because its unique climate produces year-round spring temperatures. The city is also experiencing another spring-like rebir Posted by clarkmw78 in Matt's Misadventures | May 20, 2013
- Lessons from history:
We had washed up on the beach of Tolu, about 150 kilometers south of Cartegena. A town where time sloooows down and the streets are noticeably quieter. I believe it is because this town Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | May 15, 2013
- Lima, Peru to Popayan, Colombia - May 12, 2013
[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/385629/ED39738B2219AC6817733365C0CF5CC Posted by cazvan in No Parking | May 12, 2013
- Accordions, whiskey, and a movement disorderThe local police chief wanted to practice his English.
That was why he was paying us a social visit in the dining room of the big house where we were renting a room for the night. So Risa and I Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | May 7, 2013
- Showing some loveNo doubt, we´ve had some help.
Like when we were wandering through the jungle searching for the river road north and coming uncomfortably close to running out of food and water, there was help, as local folks time and again gave Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | May 4, 2013
- Medellín: Cool Artists, Drug Crime, False Body PartsWe have spent nearly a week in Medellín, Colombia. Staying in a cool 17th-floor studio apartment with a washer and dryer(!) has provided a nice break from the road.
Once the center of the worldwide cocaine trade in 1990's Posted by ceastburn in Sunny and Cricket's Terruffic Adventure | Apr 30, 2013
- A journey to the top of nowhereThe wind is blowing at a thousand knots; if I let go of the rocks I’m afraid I’ll be whisked away across the vast blue sea. The sun is shining, yet its warmth is lost by the wind. I am Posted by piratejax in Latino Li(o)ving | Apr 29, 2013
- Our adventure started after sleeping in a brothel We were biking the Guajira to the northen most point in South America, Punta Gallinas.
It was going to be five days of extreme suckage. We agreed to it, prepared for it, and felt that the outc Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Apr 26, 2013
- Calí, Take TwoOur recent 3 days in Calí, Colombia, our 2nd visit to this city, confirmed our affection for the place. The residents are incredibly friendly and helpful. We were all enthusiastically welcomed back to our hotel. They even Posted by ceastburn in Sunny and Cricket's Terruffic Adventure | Apr 26, 2013
- This isn't the usual "packing tips" kind of stuffLately we have been with ALOT less pesos, dollars, yen, or fill in the blank from where you are. Yes, we are aware that this is the new norm. My husband has been a millionaire several times, and Posted by CassyT in Gratitude Adjustment | Apr 26, 2013
- Our life after the internet It changed the world like a marriage does to your life- for better or worse, richer or poorer. My husband had already been working online for many years when we met. I had a bunch of great ideas Posted by CassyT in Gratitude Adjustment | Apr 26, 2013
- Courting Cartagena
The best places in the world are located in a time warp, and my two weeks in Cartagena passed like a flash. I dragged my feet all the way to the airport. I would highly recommend Cartagena to Posted by clarkmw78 in Matt's Misadventures | Apr 24, 2013
- Roadside DebrisIt happened just yesterday...we were biking along enjoying the absurdity of life on the road in Colombia when out of nowhere, behold... an ocean [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/421337/90_S Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Apr 15, 2013
- PUEBLO: El Guayabo
I don´t know why I wanted to bike to El Guayabo. I think because we had been biking over 13000 foot mountains daily for weeks and this looked like a flat place along the river, far from touris Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Apr 10, 2013
- FlashbackPaul and I are now back in Canada, and yes I have been slacking on the blog. There are several more entries in the works with details and photos of the rest of our trip south and back north. For Posted by SusieMiller in Head South | Apr 6, 2013
- Carnaval de BarranquillaWhen you think of the word “carnival”, which words pop into your head? Rio, samba, music, colours, feathers, people, loud, drunks, dancing and just utter madness? To the Carnival of Barranquilla, I would need to add words like incredible, diverse, Posted by piratejax in Latino Li(o)ving | Apr 4, 2013
- VOICES in the Jungle
It was the voices we heard first. Loud, as though through speakers, even though we were still some distance away. Voices that a Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Apr 2, 2013
- Da Vinci draws the Mona RisaSo I feel this post should be dedicated to Oscar Antonio Peraffan Bohorquez, an eccentric man who truly made our morning. We arrived into Toca, a town that does not see the usual bike touring c Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Mar 30, 2013
- NSCC in Colombia day 2
We are very lucky on this trip to Bogota to have help from our colleague Jos Nolle, the International Director at Niagara Coll Posted by NSCC Intl in NSCC International | Mar 23, 2013
- NSCC in Colombia day 1
After the first day in Bogota, Colombia arriving from Guyaquil, Ecuador, i started to notice similarities and differences betw Posted by NSCC Intl in NSCC International | Mar 21, 2013
- Jared´s Intro to International Bicycle TouringGuest post, by Risa´s traveling companion and husband Jared.
So you wanna travel exotic foreign countries on the cheap and accrue massive bad-ass points while doing it? Consider bike touring. Posted by risajs in Bicivida = Bikelife | Mar 24, 2013