No trip to Colombia should miss a visit to the verdant and vibrant green slopes of Zona Cafetera – the coffee zone. Producing half of the country’s coffee, the crops climb to the top of steep mountainsides, using natural drainage and altitude to their advantage. Part of our stay included…
Bec
Previous lives include graphic designer, trainee chef and favourite child. These days I'm living each day as it comes...otherwise known as giving up my good job, giving up my house to tenants, giving up a lot of material possessions and even giving up my cat. The future includes traveling to South America, Canada, the US and Central America to work out where next...
back in Bogotá
/ 11/05/2013It was quite the shock to be back in Bogotá after the serenity of Villa de Leyva. Roaring traffic, noise, mass advertising, public transport, bright lights and pretty colours. Practicality Bec took advantage of a free day to hit the shopping mall outside town, acting all like a real grown…
getting ahead of the game to Villa de Leyva
/ 08/05/2013Opting to fly to Bogota from Cartagena and then rejoin the tour group in Villa de Leyva was one of my wisest decisions to date. I skipped a hot and horrendous 18 hour trucking bus ride back to Bucaramanga and then more down to VdL. Sharing with Hayley and Stephanie…
charmingly stifiling Cartagena
/ 20/04/2013One of the main reasons I am riding this big yellow truck through Colombia is because I’ve been told by David the Colombian to visit Cartagena on the Caribbean coast. A favourite with domestic and international tourists it features a naval base, high end hotels, black sand beaches, three theatres,…
taking a hike in Taganga and Tayrona
/ 14/04/2013Colombia has always intrigued me with its varied personality and reputation. Having Colombian friends among the loveliest people I’ve known it seemed at odds with the societal view of being in constant danger when roaming the streets. A few weeks in and I’ve felt more unsafe in Brazil following being…