20 May 2008 ~ View Comments

Salento and The Real Juan Valdez

Myself and my buddy Juan Valdez.

We set off from Cali yesterday headed for the coffee region. By we, i mean myself, and two guys from England i met in Cali and hung out with the past few days. Neither of them speak Spanish and so i took charge and got us there. It was hectic. [...]

19 May 2008 ~ View Comments

Cali, Colombia

All of my latest pictures from Cali, some from Popayan, etc. are all corrupted and lost forever. I am pissed off and have little motivation to write about Cali without any pictures to show.
But Cali was great. I met a great group of guys and we hung out for a while. Two from England, one [...]

17 May 2008 ~ View Comments

Off The Trail And Into The Colombia Countryside

Off The Trail And Into The Colombia Countryside

On Wednesday I set off in the morning to visit nearby hot springs. I knew that the hot springs were about an hour by bus from Popayan in the small town of Coconuco. What i did not realize was how inaccessible they were once in Coconuco. It was a winding bus ride with my eyes [...]

13 May 2008 ~ View Comments

Sipping on Juan Valdez in Popayan

I had my favorite cup of coffee yesterday; better than Starbucks, any independent cafe in the States, and even better than the men selling tinto on the streets here in Colombia. I got my cup at Juan Valdez and took it to the main plaza where i read The Fruit Palace, a book about “The [...]

10 May 2008 ~ View Comments

Gambling with Guinea Pigs…A Great Start To My Trip!

Gambling with Guinea Pigs…A Great Start To My Trip!

A favorite thing about traveling is that the days go by fast but at the end of each day, it feels like that one day was actually five days. I hope that makes sense. So when i return back home in a few months it will feel like i was gone for 5 months, which [...]

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