30 November 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Get More Than Just Your Shots

You should always get shots before traveling. Everybody knows this, although seem to ignore the warnings. Of course, in an increasingly globalized world, many places you travel to are not going to have much in the way of exotic diseases. When I came to London, for example, I didn't worry about getting shots. Although if [...]

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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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14 April 2010 ~ 4 Comments

Everybody’s An Expert on Colombia

Everybody’s An Expert on Colombia

The travelers in Colombia can make anyone who has been to Colombia for more than a few days lose their mind. I say this only because Colombia’s situation is brought up non-stop whether I am unfortunately involved in the conversation or can hear others talking about FARC, Paramilitaries, Pablo Escobar, how much the country has [...]

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24 March 2010 ~ 8 Comments

Day – 1 Bogota Routine

Day – 1 Bogota Routine

Now safely in Colombia for the 5th time since 2007 immediately did the first thing most exciting to me at that moment. I slept. As I woke up later still in time to catch some daylight I continued my day-1 Bogota routine. This routine consists of first walking to Crepes y Waffles which while just [...]

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29 January 2010 ~ 6 Comments

Notes From Bogota

Notes From Bogota

Back in Bogota last August I did the usual. I  ate well, drank at cafe’s and partied non-stop. I flew from Buenos Aires to Bogota and stayed at my favorite hostel, Hostel Sue #2, which has turned into a tradition as history shows I can be expected to stay with them in Bogota at least [...]

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