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15 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Hostel Music

Hostel Music

Turn on your sound! Listen. For once in a while the travelers playing music in the hostel actually sounded good. I was glad to fall asleep to this group of Chileans singing outside my room. But many times it’s not quite as enjoyable when crusty backpackers bang on their bongos late at night. I see [...]

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14 May 2010 ~ 4 Comments

A Honeymoon Destination

A Honeymoon Destination

There are 3 sections of Cartegena that would be relevant to the average tourist. You have Bocagrande which is more or less Miami in Colombia. You can find sandy beaches, expensive hotels, restaurants, and the best shopping in Cartagena. Bocagrande Then there is Getsemani where all the hostels are located as well as some of [...]

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12 May 2010 ~ 4 Comments

If You Could Go Anywhere In the World…

If You Could Go Anywhere In the World…

Choosing the next destination one of those exciting tasks that can hardly be described in words. I feel so much emotion, mostly excitement right now having recently made a big decision. Even more so because my choice was done so randomly and spur of the moment. It is no secret I have been planning my [...]

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04 May 2010 ~ 6 Comments

Futuristic Colombian Train Travel

Futuristic Colombian Train Travel

Say there is this rural Colombian town without any roads leading to it. But there is a train track. But the town doesn’t have access to the train. What would you do to get to the town? Welcome to San Cipriano, Colombia. The locals living there literally constructed wooden platforms and attached motorcycles on top [...]

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04 May 2010 ~ 5 Comments

American Travelers

American Travelers

Travelers from certain countries usually carry some stereotypes. Some deserved and others not. For instance, any backpacker will say Israeli travelers are notorious for being arrogant, cheap, and traveling in packs. Of course there are many possible reasons for this such as English being a non-native language or most of them just finished military service. [...]

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24 April 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Notes From Colombia

Notes From Colombia

I used to write down basic daily thoughts before I started having such a nice time in Colombia. At some point life got in the way so instead I will leave you with a collection of notes I wrote down during my first few weeks here. Bogota is my favorite Colombian city partially because of [...]

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