South America a land of Ancient ruins, salt flats seen from space, deserts that never experience rain, the third largest ice cap in the world and more!
Something about getting on a bus headed to a place I have never been with all our belongings on our laps or in the bin overhead simply excites me. I get a giddy feeling and a goofy grin on my face. However, it can also be exhausting moving constantly from place to place. Sometimes it […]
A beautiful mountain range runs along the side of town. Behind our house, the mountains split and provide a glimpse of a dark valley beyond it. There are always ominous clouds resting in this crevice making the mountain beyond them appear to be always in shadows. This dark mountain has been calling to me since
“A friend of mine, when he was a child, he walked out the front door one morning and found a dead body lying in a pool of blood in the street,” Tatiana said as we sat around the living room in her apartment in Comuna 13, San Javier. GROWING UP IN COMUNA 13 She grew up
We wanted to get an early start today, to get a full day at Arvi park. I was up by 6 AM enjoying the tail-end of the overnight window of peace and quiet, making my coffee, preparing today’s packed lunch, aware of the ephemeral nature of this reprieve. The loudspeakers from the street below started
Tiny cobblestone streets wind through colorful shops and homes adorned with Zocalos, painted murals depicting traditional scenes. The narrow streets barely wide enough for a car are mostly used by motorcycles or tuk-tuks. (Click any image above to enlarge) THE TOWN OF GUATAPE Guatape is a tourist destination for many Colombians and other South Americans along with
Jardín, Colombia only recently started to appear on guidebooks like Lonely Planet. In the past, only a few travelers have blogged about it. They call it an undiscovered beautiful little town where travelers will most likely see very few gringos. It promised to be an authentic experience, just a couple of hours from Medellin. JARDIN TOWN CENTER
“In 1991 Medellin was the murder capital of the world, with a homicide rate of 381 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.” -IBD MEMORY HOUSE MUSEUM We spent almost the entire day today at the Museo Casa de la Memoria (Memory House Museum) in Medellin. I entered the unadorned, almost utilitarian building, as a curious tourist and
