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Medellin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 | By travelcrazy26 | Views [433]

Medellin. A city shadowed by a history of drugs and corruption. A city progressing and overcoming, yet still slightly tainted. A city full of life, an exuberant nightlife, beautiful women, implants and epic street food. We stayed ... Read more >

Bogota to Salento

Sun, 9 Jun 2013 | By travelcrazy26 | Views [2171]

This is the part of my trip where I fall head over heals in love with the world. Perhaps it's this beautiful country with undertones of dark history and an apparent honesty in the people about their country's past with no attempt to sugarcoat it, yet ... Read more >

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Wed, 5 Jun 2013 | By mixtape1989 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos tell stories, like a song, a photo can capture a feeling at a specific moment. A handful of photos capture just a few moments of an extraordinary journey. I am a Nurse, currently living in the middle of Western Australia. Polaroids have captured ... Read more >
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Colombia

Wed, 29 May 2013 | By dipperstravels | Views [573]

Tue 14 May Free morning to walk around this quaint and somewhat beautiful town. At least this morning shops and restaurants were open whereas yesterday by 5pm all shutters were down. Luckily we found a good Italian restaurant last night and enjoyed ... Read more >

A 'place' I have visited

Sat, 25 May 2013 | By jairo89 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

My love for photography started when I went to Cuba in 2008. Back then I had a compact sony camera. It was a fantastic new world, or more like a fantastic old world. Worn facades, no brands and classic cars rolling on the streets. I wanted to capture ... Read more >
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Photos: South America

Thu, 23 May 2013 | By mixtape1989 | Photo Gallery

Backpacking in South America - A snapshot
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From Pasto to Ipiales - actually to Las Lajas (Saturday the 4th)

Sun, 12 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1923]

It's my birthday in exactly two weeks - hope to be at the Ecuadorian Coast, eating fish and ice cream. Sorry it doesn't sound right in combination, but everything at the right time. Which does not include (at least for me) Guinea -pig. This is the new ... Read more >

Pasto on the 2nd of May. ( though the journal keeps hurrying me - saying it is already May 3rd)

Fri, 3 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1138]

The town Pasto as we ride in from above - just like "Chistobal de las Casas" in Mexico and "Medellin" in Colombia. Why do we like to compare what we don't know with what we think we know: This is just like Mt Tam, Marin - this landscape reminds me ... Read more >

In a village called Chachagui close to Pasto, but yet so far away

Fri, 3 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1239]

I am saying this, because there is a huge mountain between the village of Chachagui and the town of Pasto. We stopped early, in fact, since we left Popayan we stop early every day. It seems like James and I take turns feeling not quite "up to snuff".... Read more >

We rode to Popayan (on the 26th a Friday) and beyond.

Fri, 3 May 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1406]

We spend all Saturday in this cute little white housed town. The hostel is run by a family in a colonial house near the main Plaza. We basically stayed in their house in their room and cooked in their kitchen. Did laundry and got some stuff done while ... Read more >

Silvia

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1109]

Antonio had the idea to weigh our bikes on one of those truck weigh stations on the PanA. Highway. Here is the result: together James and I including bikes weigh 250kg. James rode off the scale and left was 125kg. (me and my bike). Amazing how J. and ... Read more >

Cali to Cali. (22nd of April)

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [775]

Yes, indeed - we rode from CALIfornia to CALI, Colombia. Our most generous host family in Tulua drove us out of town (meaning they showed us the way with the truck) send us on a flat aimed highway to Cali. The day before was spend in our ... Read more >

Tulua on the weekend

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1167]

The next day cycling was beautiful, sunny...lots of gentle climbing. We decided to take a smaller, longer side road with a promise of less traffic. Climbed amongst the coffee plants after riding the flats for a while for warm up. We climbed another 1200m, ... Read more >

The day after - Armenia (4th and 5th of April)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [786]

Pay back time! Our destination after the rest of the descend from the infamous Alto de la Linea was a nice place to stay and recoup. Armenia with the help of the Lonely Planet provided just that. A sweet little hostel away from the center. Very ... Read more >