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Last stop Chile – Santiago, Valparaiso and Viña del Mar
Yes well…We’ve actually been home nearly 5 months and finally I am getting around to finishing off the blog. We had our last night in Colombia back in beautiful-but-sweaty Cartagena and by the time we arrived at our hotel after our flight … Continue reading
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Colombia – San Andrés Island in the Caribbean Sea
We flew from Cartagena to San Andrés Island, shaped like a sea horse, which is around 800 Kms north west of Colombia, directly east of Nicaragua and directly south (by a very long way!) of the Cayman Islands, in the … Continue reading
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Colombia – Cartagena de Indias on the Caribbean Coast
The old Spanish Colonial town of Cartagena, on the Caribbean coast, is absolutely beautiful, surrounded by a 13km ancient wall. Contained within the walls there are a host of gorgeous churches and Colonial buildings, some dating back to the early … Continue reading
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Colombia – Medellín and Guatapé
We left Salento at 7.30am and after 7 hours on two different buses we arrived in the city of Medellín. It’s a big bustling city of 3 million which used to be the “Cocaine capital of the world” in the … Continue reading
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Postcards from Colombia…or not?
You would think that buying a stamp for a card or postcard, even in a foreign country, really shouldn’t be that big a deal. But in Colombia, I kept getting blank looks when I asked about where I could buy … Continue reading
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Colombia – Salento and The Zona Cafetera
As most of you know, I’m a big latte addict, so to go to a bona fide Colombian coffee plantation and taste freshly roasted coffee there was a big buzz for me. Salento is a sleepy little village in the … Continue reading
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Colombia – The capital city of Bogotá
We survived our first flight with Viva Colombia – our 19th flight I think since we started the trip – where the rows of seats are so close together that I have to sit sideways to fit my legs in … Continue reading
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Ecuador – the city of Cuenca
I bet you didn’t know that the word Ecuador means Equator in Spanish? Well I didn’t either. It was lovely flying over and into Cuenca from Quito, as it’s well known for its red tiled roofs and is surrounded by … Continue reading
Ecuador – Quito and the true Equator Line
I had a “lightbulb moment” recently about something I have been asked twice in a café after ordering my food. Both times, the waiter had taken our order and then looked and me and asked “Holandésa?” to which I replied, … Continue reading
Ecuador – The Galápagos Islands 25th June – 3rd July
Well we managed to peel our eyelids open in time for the 4am start in the dark, which was ghastly, but we were fed before we left the B & B and our hostess drove us to the airport at … Continue reading
2 Frosty Tops Do South America 