The Journey So Far
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The Galápagos Islands
Mere mention of the Galápagos Islands conjures up images of otherworldly giant reptiles, rare and colorful oddly named birds and a profusion of amazing undersea creatures. Few would not jump at the chance to go there and while it is remote and far from almost...
Bienvenidos Ecuador !
Crossing from Colombia to Ecuador proved reasonably trouble-free and in the space of two and half hours we were stamped out of Colombia, stamped into Ecuador, and had the requisite TIP ( temporary import permit ) for the truck. While somewhat crowded the border was...
Our Last Week in Colombia
Sometimes it’s the places you visit and sometimes it’s the people you meet. While this past week did not take us through particularly notable places, it did bring us into contact with some incredibly interesting people - always one of the great delights of travel....
Colombia’s Coffee Triangle
What a difference a week makes. Just last week our departure from Canada was delayed ( twice ) due to sub zero and we were two days late into Colombia. This week the weather could not have been better and having made our way back up to charming Villa de Leyva, and...
Return to Bogota
Happy New Year to all our readers ! Lois and I sincerely hope you enjoyed the Christmas season as much as we did. Christmas day view from our home As of our last post we were leaving Bogota and preparing for a 4 week trip back to Canada to spend the holiday...
Colombian Highlands – The North
From Cartagena, Medellin was our next port of call in Colombia. As the crow flies, not a great distance at all but not too far north of Medellin we were already climbing hard and entering the northern edge of the Andes mountains. Add to the mix a steady stream...
