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.
Cuba chapter 4
Cienfuegos is on our way, it appears in a couple of guidebooks so we have no reason not to stop here for one night. After much anticipation from Trinidad, we arrive in Cienfuegos with absolutely no expectations and that always pays off.
Cuba chapter 3
Trinidad Magnet for tourists, God knows why… A beautiful January day, perfect for sweating your soul out on the bus. But this time we’re opting for the night tour and saving on accommodation. Most travellers from Santiago de Cuba…