Surviving Tayrona
Three weeks ago I was lucky enough to spend some time in the Parque Natural Nacional de Tayrona on Colombia's Carribbean coast. I first heard of it when it was featured in a Top 10 Beaches list in the Guardian a few years back, and within hours of arriving in...
Guest Blogging
I recently offered my services as a contributor to Dave Lee's Colombia site, Medellin Living and to my surprise, my services were accepted! My first post went up today - and more are on the way, so head on over there, take a look, there's plenty of good stuff to check...
Tayrona – Today’s Photo
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Equator – Today’s Photo
What's This? Just north of Quito, Ecuador is La Mitad del Mundo, the Middle of the Earth which allows you to mess about and take lots of pictures, like this one. As you look at the picture, the Northern hemisphere is on the left and the Southern hemisphere on the...
Bandeja – Today’s Photo
What's This? Lunch in Colombia. That's fried egg, rice, beans, avocado, fried mature plantain, sausage, ground beef, chicken and deep-fried pork rind. What you want me to say - it's wonderful.
On the Buses
If there's one way of impressing somebody who has never been to South America before, it's by saying, "Oh I'm going to such and such tomorrow, it's a 20 hour bus ride". To someone who has been here before then all you'll get is an unsympathetic nod and a change of...
Old Rocks and Hills
This post was originally published in May 2009 Confused? Many times on my travels I've found myself in a well-known place that I somehow never imagined I would get to. Uruguay, Tierra del Fuego, Rio and blow me if I haven't added and crossed off another legendary...
The Only Way Is Up
This post was originally published in March 2009 Confused? During one of my moments of meditation sitting staring at the cruise ship (seriously, just how do those things float?) I decided that I was going to head back to Buenos Aires for a variety of reasons. Send me...
All in a Name
One of the joys of travelling in a country where they don't speak your language is that occasionally you'll come across a name that has one meaning for the locals and another entirely for you. And you can take a picture and giggle at the crazy foreign names. Spotted...
Speed Limit 75
My run in with the boys in the blue in the wide open spaces of Big Sky Country.
Back in the Capital
This post was originally published in March 2009. Confused? I've spent the last couple of weeks back in Buenos Aires, not doing very much except wandering around, catching up with friends. And very nice it's been too. The blog will go quiet for a month or so from now...
Honk Honk! The Horn as Latin Communication.
South Americans are not quiet people. The streets are filled with a mixture of shouting, traffic, the thud of a reggaeton track booming from a passing car, sirens and of course, the incessant beeping of car horns. When I lived in Europe and drove regularly, I have...