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12 August 2008 ~ View Comments

Less Common Travel Safety Tips

Traveling is safe for the most part. All you need to do is eat and have a place to sleep. Unless you are traveling through a war zone like parts of Iraq, there is not much to worry about. But when you do feel uncomfortable and find yourself in a sticky situation, some of these [...]

11 August 2008 ~ View Comments

Bus Times In Colombia (from Bogota)

Bogota Bus Timetable
I am posting these in hopes that it helps someone else when planning their trip.

Destination
Destinación
Distance
Distancia
km
Time
Tiempo
hours / horas

Armenia
296
8

Barranquilla
985
20

Bucaramanga
429
10

Cali
511
12

Cartagena
1090
23

Cúcuta
630
16

Ipiales
948
24

Manizales
278
8

Medellín
440
9

Neiva
309
6

Pasto
865
22

Pereira
360
9

Popayán
646
15

San Agustín
529
12

Santa Marta
952
19

Tunja
147
3

09 August 2008 ~ View Comments

The Adventure Continues: Traveling From Rio To Salvador

I may be home and finished traveling but for all of my readers; we have about 3 weeks left in Brazil. So…this will be you (me) as I recount our travels in this update.

I had been relaxing in Rio for a few weeks and was not enjoying myself as much as I believed I should. [...]

08 August 2008 ~ View Comments

El Penol Was Worth The Hassle

I look back on this day as being one of the most adventurous I experienced. I wrote about this day back in early june, but I think recounting part of this experience is important. So after boarding the wrong bus about 3 different times I was ready to call it a day and head [...]

07 August 2008 ~ View Comments

An Elaborate Performance in Cali

Today we are going back to Cali, Colombia. Cali is a comparatively modern and, it must be said, ugly city and is rather light on standard tourist attractions. The nicest neighborhoods were built back in the sixties and seventies; practically nothing built after that has any redeeming value. The city is known for its [...]

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