With help from the hotel, we booked a half day tour of the city. Our tour guide was Nico Medez. Previously, he had worked with Sarah Woods, the author of the Bradt tour book on Colombia, and she had listed his name in her Acknowledgements. Receiving an imprimatur from Michael Palin, this book has been […]
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After crossing the mountains, high valleys and the broad plateaus of the interior, Donald and I headed for the Caribbean coast, the ground level for a country that seemed to tower above the sea. Our trip would continue with a total of seven nights in Cartagena, four nights in the Tayrona National Park and one
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On May 15th an attack was carried out by a Mexican drug cartel resulting in the deaths of some 29 agriculture laborers on a remote farm in Guatemala”s Department of Peten. A subsequent retaliation against Guatemalan police raids took place the following day, in the city of Santa Elena, Peten. In response to these incidents
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JUAN MARTIN REDEEMS HIMSELF The mysterious man with the shovel was Juan Martin who, along with his wife, owned the tour company that had planned our excursions in the coffee region. According to Johnny, he did not speak English, maybe explaining why he never introduced himself to us. The third event in our trifecta was
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York can certainly be a captivating choice when searching for weekend breaks in England and while you may want to visit famous attractions such as York Minster and the JORVIK Viking Centre, there are also several less well-known gems in the city that should not be missed. One place that is certainly worth a visit
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SALENTO AN INTRODUCTION With Carlos Alberto behind the wheel urging his KIA onward, negotiating the mountainous roads as if he was Juan Pablo Montoya, the famous Colombian Formula One driver, we reached Salento in considerably less than the usual one hour driving time from the Valle del Cocora. Salento was established in 1850, making it
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Sardinia is not the first place you’d think of when looking to go on holiday, however if you’re looking for something different from the normal beach holiday in the sun, then look no further than the Mediterranean Island of Sardinia. You’ll find untouched beautiful landscape and stunning scenery combined with plenty of things to do
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To reach our next destination, the Valle del Cocora, we headed back into the mountains. When the road was not following the contours of the mountains, it was going up, over and down, crossing from one valley to the next. Lush tropical vegetation grew in profusion, enveloping us in a symphony of green. Lacy tree
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From the beginning, when there were only paths, coffee beans and other agriculture products were brought to market on the backs of mules, intelligent, hard working animals, capable of carrying heavy loads while negotiating the rough terrain. In place of roads, cable cars were strung between the mountains but the mule still proved the most
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As always, our time in Siem Reap melted away and as our departure date of February 1 crept up, we felt the poignancy of leaving and taking our lasts looks around, we became nostalgic before we even left. We rode more than we walked, either three on Eddie”s motorbike, which certainly got the attention of
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