Last week-end I spent in the pleasant company of Marcela's family who was here to visit from Cali. We visited the beautiful city and did all of the tourist things; going to the sea, visiting white beaches with crystal clear water, partying, dancing... Sounds lovely, right? Like a dream! And, for the rest of the week, I have been recovering from what you can see on the picture to the right....... (I am sure my German friends are laughing when they see this, because they always tell me that everything that can happen happens to me... maybe that is true... hahaha. At least I know that the Colombian health system, too, works fine :o) And the doctor's are not at all as stressed as in Sweden...) I also will pay a visit to the dentist this ... read more

Went to a volcano yesterday that spews forth mud that is supposedly the best thing you can treat your skin to. It was amazingly nice getting pampered by the locals, getting massages etc. After the mud bath they even washed us in the river (and forced us to take off our swim suits!!!) I am too lazy to describe it, but take a look at the pictures, tons of fun!... read more

Went for three days to a bay close to Barranquilla to wait for the perfect winds for kite surfing - and they came!!! Perfect spot - sleeping in a hammack, kite surfing when winds allow, swimming when not, no stress and just relax. Seriously, I don't know if I ever want to leave from here... (but the farmer's tan is still a fact...) By the way, see the boat in the picture, guess who managed to get the kite tangled up on the masts???!!! :o)... read more

Despite my lack of money and VISA cards, I managed to get on the trek to Ciudad Perdida (the Lost City), thanks to a good travelling friend who acted as "sugar daddy", so much that I had to take him as hostage, as you can see in the pics ;o) Actually, about ten years ago this was a place full of guerillas, but it has been cleaned up and now you can every now and then see some militaries patrolling the grounds. The trek to Ciudad Perdida goes over five days in a tremendous landscape of some kind of jungle up to an altitude of 1300m. In short, the history of The Lost City was built and used by the Tayronas (indigenous people) and dates back to the 7th century. The civilization was destroyed by the ... read more

I found myself an excellent kitesurf instructor and the coolest kite spot with a very laid back atmosphere (they even listen to Jack Johnson, which is a nice change from all of the latin rythms like vallenato, merrengue, salsa etc). I have advanced quite a lot (hm... instructor in the water with me all the time... probably because he is afraid that I will break his kite... ;o). When there is no wind we swim, take the boat out to catch some waves, do weights on the beach (hahaha!!! always wanted to do that) or chat. Seriously, it is heaven. When are you coming over? And, you know what is really chevere. In the evening it gets so cool at the beach that you don't even sweat anymore!!!! Jippie!!!... read more