Destination: Colombia

Pablo Escobar le début

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 | By alainc | Views [649]

Pablo Escobar de son vrai nom Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria est né le 1dec.1949 à Rionegro, Antivua, Colombie d'un père paysan Abel Jesus Escobar et d'une mère enseignante. Il est le 3ième de sept enfants. Petit ... Read more >

Medellin

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 | By alainc | Views [542]

Suis a Medellin pour la fin de semaine (21-23 Fev). La ville est site a 400 k de Bogota. C'est la 2ieme vile en importance en Colombie avec une populaion de 2.2 millions d'habitants et une superficie de 380 kl carré. Située à... Read more >

Bogota 2

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 | By alainc | Views [491] | Comments [1]

Estoy siempre tiene Bogotá pero seré tiene Medellin para 3 días. Cambiar horario de los cuellos para tener más tiempo para ver el país ( vous comprener??)

Photos: Colombie

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 | By alainc | Photo Gallery

BOGOTA 1

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 | By alainc | Views [521]

Bogota Je suis à Bogota depuis quelques et commencer mes cours d’espagnol à l’institut qui s, appel Nueva Lengua. Les cours ont lieu le matin, soit de 8.00 à 12.00 ce qui me donne du temps pour des activités ... Read more >

Photos: Colombia 2014

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Colombia 2014

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 | By shaz | Views [645]

Only an idiot travels to South America for 1 week and I am that idiot. Such a long way to go and such an expensive flight…did I get to see the best of Colombia? I think so. I didn’t get as much time to sight see around Bogota as I arrived ... Read more >

Colombie 2014

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 | By alainc | Views [524]

Bonjour, Mon prochain voyage sera en Colombie, en effet, je quitte pour un mois le 16 Février 2014 jusquàu 16 Mars 2014. Mon voyage sera partagé entre les cours d`espagnol et la visite du pays. Les 2 premières semaine seront ... Read more >

There is more to Medellín than Pablo Escobar

Fri, 7 Feb 2014 | By beaudanner | Views [435]

At least that is what the tour guide during the "Pablo Escobar tour drilled into our heads. What could have been a really interesting and informative history on that very strange time in Columbia's history was instead a rant session by the angry young ... Read more >

Enchanting

Thu, 6 Feb 2014 | By lynn | Views [610]

Villa de Leyva, Colombia.  What word is better than 'enchanting'?  Walking through the square happens slowly, as the unevenness of the rocks forces me to look where I step at all times.  Steps that lead into shops are covered with ammonites ... Read more >

From 'Hostile' to Hostel

Sun, 26 Jan 2014 | By lynn | Views [791]

I arrived in Santa Marta excited about where I would lay my head for the night, not necessarily because I was tired, but because of where I was going to stay!  This hostel is an old drug cartel house which the owner graciously showed me around. ... Read more >

Photos: Hostel (not Hostile) Drug Cartel House

Sun, 26 Jan 2014 | By lynn | Photo Gallery

Bogota-Day 1 and Still Kicking!!

Wed, 22 Jan 2014 | By lynn | Views [551]

I landed in Bogota late last night and 'they' say there are 2 types of bags: carry-on and lost. Mine was the latter. Luckily I got it back this morning when I was out and about searching out a way to call the airlines. No more trusting ... Read more >

Colombia Parte ll

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 | By farfalla | Views [572]

Sandrines Traum ist es schon lange das Padi zu machen, also tauchen zu lernen. Immer wieder haben mir Menschen vom Gefuehl des   Tauchens   vorgeschwaermt und so war es mir ein leichtes Sandy dabei zu begleiten. Schon an der Pazifikkueste ... Read more >

Six Months Pre-Trip Preparation

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 | By qtiptrust | Views [610]

Since I have not travelled to South America before, I wanted to make sure I had done as much preparation as possible.  I was never vaccinated as a child (that's another journal) and seemed to do quite well all my life, compared to those that were.... Read more >

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