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Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [677]
We reunited with our bikes, made some repairs, figured our way out of town and then I had a conversation with my body:
What, we are doing THAT again?I thought we were done and you went back to riding sanely on the weekends with your pretty little ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [797]
A mixture of excitement - can't wait to leave.
But also the tugging of my heart strings - I wanna stay and be with my loved ones- home. It hurts like it hurts. The idea of building a life, a home is close, fuzzy and warm. The thought of it is more ... Read more >
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [723]
After climbing the last 1053m from Guayabal de Siquima where we -shortly after we left- reconnected with the diesel trucks on the big highway snaking through the high mountains and basically "landing" on Bogota's high valley platform. Pretty damn cool ... Read more >
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By zozo | Views [421] | Scholarship Entry
To the inhabitants of the Sera Nevada along the coastal mountain range of Columbia, money has no value, nor do cars, companies or material objects. To the Sera Nevada people, value is instead placed on the land, which they consider to be their mother, ... Read more >
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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By zackskerritt | Views [1250] | Scholarship Entry
I lifted both of Eliana’s hands up above her head and, holding them there, led her in a slow spin to her left whilst watching in complete awe as she effortlessly grooved to the Caribbean beat, leading with every melting curve of her body; thighs, hips, ... Read more >
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Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By rinnovo | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry
This is not a particular story of a particular place in the world, wrote by a particular writer. These are only few words that are dreaming to fly... Life is a bit, which happens between 120 beats per minute, of our hearts. When you realize that our ... Read more >
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Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By katehoward | Views [273] | Scholarship Entry
As I sat alone on the plane to Colombia I was nervous but excited to explore a country that few people associate with more than cocaine trafficking and Shakira. I was coming to work with a highly stigmatised and marginalised community: sex workers. ... Read more >
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Sat, 9 Mar 2013 | By margitpirsch | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 2 Mar 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [898]
Medellin- Bogota. Rio Claro (22 of February)
The next day we equipped ourselves with flash lights and started off with another couple and a guide. First we had to cross the fast river holding on to a rope. It had rained all night and the ... Read more >
Sat, 2 Mar 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [746]
Medellin- Bogota. Rio Claro (21-22 of February)
Yes, it was fun and wild rafting the river. Really not difficult but very entertaining. When the guide is having a good time - all are having a ball. We stopped at ropes to jump/swing into the clear, ... Read more >
Sat, 2 Mar 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [1508]
Medellin- Bogota. Rio Claro(February 20th)
A sunny early start after we had breakfast in the room of our cheap hotel and headed out in expectation of a pretty mellow day with not much climbs as we were heading to the valley for the biggest ... Read more >
Sat, 2 Mar 2013 | By margitpirsch | Views [778]
(Tuesday 19th of February)
Manuel from Casa Ciclista Medellin (it was actually located in San Antonio de Prado- about 15km south of M. IN the mountains and UP the mountains)told us the climb will be gentle and it was. We left Medellin, ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [717]
Both the temperature and the humidity were hovering in the mid-80s as we stepped off the plane, ill-attired in our "Bogota clothes" - long trousers and fleece tops. But it was only a short ride to Hotel Torre del Reloj and a quick change into shorts ... Read more >
Tue, 26 Feb 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
Bogota and Cartagena
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Tue, 26 Feb 2013 | By vagabondstoo | Views [663]
After Brazil, Bogota was a breath of fresh air - rarified to be sure at 8000 feet above sea level - but a welcome change from Brazil. Of the 92 countries I have visited Brazil ranks towards the bottom on the list of favorites. It's nothing ... Read more >
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