Destination: Colombia
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Mon, 1 Mar 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2634]
I was trekking in Tayrona National Park in Colombia. I was waiting at the bottom of a narrow path for another trekker to descend before going up. As he was coming down, the man slipped, grabbing a tree to keep him from falling. When he grabbed the ... Read more >
Tags: colombia, concussion, nature, stitches, trekking
Sun, 18 May 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [1655]
Whilst on the north Caribbean coast of Colombia, we went to this national park where the steep- sided rainforest sweeps right down to meet the ocean. The Tayrona indigenous Indian people used to live in this area before the Spanish came in ... Read more >
Tags: tayrona
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By senor-lance | Views [1629] | Comments [1]
Another trek..another amazing life adventure!! The tour started off with a bang. We left santa marta in our carnivale like super HUGE landcruiser without windows. It took us 2 hours to get to the dirt road, and from there we would be really off the trail.... Read more >
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By | Views [1446] | 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 >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Tue, 14 Jun 2011 | By rachelina | Views [1432]
I have a confession - despite years of living overseas and the countless plane trips I´ve taken in my life, when I was a kid, takeoffs scared the shit out of me. Until my early teens, I was legitimately convinced every single plane I flew on would ... Read more >
Tags: childhood memory, flights, scared, turbulence
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 | By spencerhoneyman | Views [1306] | Comments [4]
Hola amigos. Estamos Spencer y Holly, en la grande adventura de nos vidas! Hopefully our spanish will improve throughout this trip... for now, the entries will be in english, so that our friends and family have a faint hope of understanding what we are ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Jul 2012 | By beckandphil | Views [1002]
Around San Gil From the coast we headed down to San Gil in Central Colombia. It was a holiday weekend in Colombia, and in the evening the plaza was filled with people drinking and socialising. They don't really have bars here, there are shops that ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Mar 2009 | By senor-lance | Views [858]
So if you knew my rough iternary before you know that it has drastically changed. I had a return flight home from Buenas aires on march 10, and obviously i am in colombia so i have extened my trip. Initially i had planned to go to rio de janiero for ... Read more >
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 >
Tags: preparation six months
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By albamclean | Views [556]
Thought I'd update you ll quickly just in case I went missing in action! Left Colombia, I won't go on about it but I miss it so much, had a bad week and took the huff and ended up in Guatemala after stropping in the airport in Caracas! Quick summary, ... Read more >
Thu, 10 Nov 2016 | By jared_waks | Views [427]
Below is the blog article I wrote for Ivy Hostel about my experience in Medellín in exchange for a free night at the hostel. Because it's meant to marketing, it's a little less raw and, well, it's marketing, but still accurate If you want ... Read more >
Tue, 13 May 2014 | By | Views [277] | Scholarship Entry
Subí hasta la altura del ojo y observé al fondo: un paisaje gris de hendiduras rocosas cuya superficie arenosa se antojaba resbaladiza y áspera. Bajé del ojo salvaguardado por una sombrilla y anotando unas ideas para esta crónica. Después de un tiempo ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 15 Aug 2010 | By kate2501 | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 31 Dec 2012 | By cocuy | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I have been interested in photography since I first saw my mother's camera, hidden in a drawer. I immediately fell in love with its weight, simplicity and precision.I learned from the beginning to shoot b/w film, with full manual control. I've made photography ...
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Sun, 6 Jan 2013 | By dlunaphoto | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I'm Daniela from Colombia. It all began last year after a trip to Kenya: what I saw, what I learned and the people I met there was far from my initial expectations. It was a great experience. From that moment I felt the need to show to the world what ...
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