Colombia Chapter 7
Christmas and the end of the year are approaching and I discover the charm of the fishing village of Taganga. I experience soccer on the beach with natives and the Colombian triangle.
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Colombia Chapter 6
Coin The second day after the luck in the wheel of fortune, I leave Saint Martha and move 650 m higher. It only takes half an hour by van. I find myself in the jungle and I have a view of the whole of Santa Marta, the sea, the forests and the mountains around. Sipping hot coffee from a Cuba mug…
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Colombia Chapter 5
Wheel of Fortune, MANgirls, parties at hostels and finally the only positive thing about Santa Marta was meeting Alfredo. Santa Marta isn’t really my thing…
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Colombia Chapter 4
Cartagena is a historic and very popular city with tourists and travellers alike. This brings with it a lot of positives and negatives and a lot depends on what part of the city you are… and I wasn’t exactly in the right one.
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Colombia Chapter 3
From Medellín I move to Guatape, supposedly the most colourful village in the world. I buy a ticket at the main station in Medellín and look for a bus.
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Colombia Chapter 2
After a week in the climatically inhospitable Bogotá, I take a bus to Escobar’s homeland. I’m heading for Medellín.
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Colombia Chapter 1
I’m skipping a month in Costa Rica and 10 months in Mexico and diving straight into writing about Colombia. Welcome to Bogotá!
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Cuba chapter 7
Our last days in Cuba will be spent in Havana. Havana is an old port, formerly known as the Paris of the Caribbean. It’s the size of 2 Pragues and has the feel of…
Cuba chapter 6
Viñales Valley A trip to a romantic valleyWe have been thinking for a while about spending a day or two in the Viñales Valley, which, after Havana, is the second of the top spots you can’t miss when visiting Cuba. Unfortunately…
Cuba chapter 5
The uninterrupted 20 km of Varadero beach is one big tourist resort on a protrusion from the mainland, where apart from the sea you can see mainly hotels and shops on all sides.