- Crossing over Darien GapThe most common route to get to Panama is to take a sailing boat over to the north coast, fairly close to Ciudad de Panamá. However, when it came to weigh up the pros and cons of taking the boat Posted by hmontonen in Henrik and Laura in South America | Jan 28, 2011
- La GuajiraLa Península de la Guajira es el punto más septentrional de América del Sur, además de ser uno de los lugares más remotos de Colombia. Llegar hasta allí no es fácil. Para recorrer los escasos 200 kilómetros que nos separaban Posted by gacela in Gacela por el Mundo | Jan 27, 2011
- Parque Nacional Natural de TayronaDespués de pasar 3 estupendos días en Cartagena, dejamos atrás la civilización y nos adentramos en el verdadero Caribe tropical. Nuestra primera parada fue Taganga, un pueblito de pescadores y hippies que es el punto de partida más popular hacia Posted by gacela in Gacela por el Mundo | Jan 27, 2011
- CartagenaPor fin he llegado al caribe colombiano, después de un largo viaje en autobús nocturno de más de 13 horas con más curvas de las que me gustaría. Empecé a sospechar cuando el conductor repartió bolsas nada más empezar el Posted by gacela in Gacela por el Mundo | Jan 26, 2011
- Finally travelling...!After being sick over christmas and new years it has finally come to the travel part of the trip!
I left Bogota for a 3 day trip to Melgar. Its a 3.5 hour trip by bus, in which you step down Posted by lederhosn in Lederhosn on tour | Jan 24, 2011
- SaturdayMaria had promised us that we would be able to visit her English language school and this was the morning it was going to happen.
It was very interesting to follow her lesson. It was a brand new class so she Posted by AndersMatt in Colombia - mainly Bogota | Jan 22, 2011
- CartagenaAfter recovering and drying up for a day back in Taganga, we set off towards the magical city of Cartagena. As per Colombian standard all bus trips must take twice as long to complete as stated in guidebooks and by Posted by hmontonen in Henrik and Laura in South America | Jan 22, 2011
- Primeras impresiones de ColombiaLlevo sólo unos días en Colombia, pero no quería dejar de escribir mis primeras impresiones, sobre todo, para que mi madre deje de preocuparse por visitar tan "peligroso" país. En realidad, lo de peligroso es actualmente más bien fama que Posted by gacela in Gacela por el Mundo | Jan 21, 2011
- We've arrivedThe flights went well and we woke up this morning 3.45 (8.45 UK time) and felt that we had a good nights sleep. We managed to sleep a bit more until 6.30 and have now had breakfast and are Posted by AndersMatt in Colombia - mainly Bogota | Jan 21, 2011
- Tayrona Park, ColombiaIt was really cool haning out in Taganga now as we knew so many people. After a day or so, Sarah came over to our hostel. We talked a bit about the plans and decided that we would go to Posted by hmontonen in Henrik and Laura in South America | Jan 16, 2011
- Carribean coast, Taganga and The Lost CityThat same day we were off to Santa Marta. The 13 hours trip turned up to be a 22 hour trip: we got stuck in the highway for 5 hours in the middle of the night because a bridge fell Posted by hmontonen in Henrik and Laura in South America | Jan 14, 2011
- SATURDAY -- JAN. 8CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA
Day breaks over Cartagena's Bocagrande as we slowly enter the harbor. The historic Old City was not visible from the ship's pier. Passengers who to Posted by Swenigale in Serenity 3 | Jan 9, 2011
- Medellín, ColombiaWe got into Medellin very early in the morning. We had booked two dorms in the place; however, they had made a mistake with the reservations and the dorms were fully booked. They offered a double room with en-suite bathroom Posted by hmontonen in Henrik and Laura in South America | Jan 3, 2011
- SalentoWe decided to skip Cali and go directly to the Coffee region further north. Loads of people recommend Salento, a little village set in lush green hills. It sounded quite a lot like Baños in Ecuador. When we arrived we Posted by hmontonen in Henrik and Laura in South America | Dec 28, 2010
- Mud and motorbikesWe got up early on Monday 22nd November to make tracks for the airport and to start a new leg of our journey: South America! As usual taking the bus anywhere in Panama City took an absolute eternity. Im Posted by Cazbaz in Vamos en el Mundo | Dec 28, 2010
- Popayan crossing over to ColombiaAfter 1 ½ month in Ecuador we were finally leaving. We had to leave really early as the first stretch in Colombia is supposedly still not very safe its recommended that you do it during the day. After a few Posted by hmontonen in Henrik and Laura in South America | Dec 27, 2010
- The beginning (even if its not the beginning of the trip..)English?
Oder lieber deutsch?
Espanol?
Francais?
I have no idea. Since english is the more international language, I'll stick with it.
Its time to share at least the beginning my travels. The rest will hopefully come as i go..
It all started w Posted by lederhosn in Lederhosn on tour | Dec 16, 2010
- RoadsKilling time in Bucaramanga waiting for the army to replace a couple of bridges on the highway to Santa marta. Dying to get to the beach. Posted by Andyman in Andy & Daryl do Colombia | Nov 21, 2010
- A bus tale! So I realise that I only added on a blog yesterday but for anyone reading this who is planning on doing some bussing around Colombia. Please dont!
I am not really that keen on the whole bus thing anyway. This Posted by Claudia85 in From Melbourne to Scotland | Nov 21, 2010
- Colombia.... Truly Amazing!!So again Im probably going to blather on about how amazing things are here, and I apologise if this gets old fast! Also I know how far behind I am on photos, this is due to laziness and a flat Posted by Claudia85 in From Melbourne to Scotland | Nov 20, 2010
- San Agustin Archaelogical Park ...San Agustin Archaelogical Park featured in today's Bing frontpage!
Hi All! This is a short last minute post... I was reviewing my Colombia Travel Blog's traffic charts and I realized that the most sought after keyword today Posted by MarColombi in Marcela's Colombia Travel Blog | Nov 19, 2010
- Day onewell yesterday was a long day of transportation made worse by an intense wine hangoverand 3 hours of sleep. Thanks Jammer and the other participants in K country.
Spent the day roaming around Bogota. Went to a couple of museums and Posted by Andyman in Andy & Daryl do Colombia | Nov 10, 2010
- PackingDid my last shift until December. The Ice beat Calgary 5-2.
Colombia. Its interesting that almost every time i tell someone that we are going to Colombia the first question is "isn't it dangerous?" i suppose that is a valid Posted by Andyman in Andy & Daryl do Colombia | Nov 7, 2010
- Counting SleepsJust counting down the days until departure. thinking about what to pack and reading my Lonely Planet guide thinking of itineraries that i know will change once our feet are on Colombian soil. Posted by Andyman in Andy & Daryl do Colombia | Oct 31, 2010
- colombia- beaches, mountains, jungle, but no kidnappingsHello again, and apologies for the delay in writing the second update of my travels so far...my itinerary is a bit tight so sometimes a week can pass where I don´t have a couple of hours spare to fill you Posted by alfielake in south american travels | Oct 28, 2010