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February 5th 2012
So after a 12 hour up river speedboat journey where the boat was packed and I had an isle seat with chance of pics... I arrived in Iquitos to a SWARM of taxi drivers who would not leave me alone lol, all I wanted was a Cig and stand for 5 minutes! Nevertheless I picked one guy who would not let me out of his sight and we hopped in his motored rickshaw and headed to an ATM then to the hostel ( The Flying Dog ). It is very cheap to take taxi's here and the town looked like it died maybe 150 years ago it was a boom town, but now it is pretty dead. I got to the hostel and immediately felt good vibes, the manager Marcel is a cool guy who will ... read more
February 3rd 2012
Well Gang.. I had a chance to go see brazil...no visa required, so we made a day of it. Myself, Mariana and Angelo went to get something to eat and also get Marianas stamp into Brazil for the next day. The Border is what they call a "Open" border where anyone can go in or out of either Colombia or Brazil freely.... read more
February 1st 2012
Sorry for the delay in blogs as after I left Bogota my hard drive decided to crash!!! Luckily I backed up everything on my external hard drive, anyways Let me give you some insight on Leticia and the Tri-Borders region since there was not much info on here when I looked for certain things...Hope the info helps.. I arrived mid afternoon via Bogota to some nice heat and humidity which was REALLY great after bogota!! You have to pay a 19,000 "tax" when you arrive in the baggage claim to all foreigners which isnt bad it's around $10 or so. So I finally get my bag from the belt and head out to catch a cab, I remember after booking Hostel Mahatu that the owner said don't pay more than 10,000 which was good info as ... read more
January 29th 2012
Well after a 10 Hour combined flight and quite of Bit of turbulance about 30 minutes out of Bogota, which I honestly thought the wings were going to rip off and I was going to spiral in an unconscious state jeans soiled from both ends to my death, I made it just after 12am. Customs was a breeze and the ONLY hiccup would have to be AeroMexo cutting 2 of the 3 TSA locks off my bag along with the rings on the zippers but I didnt see anything missing which I'll probably realize a month down the road like I did when they took my camera out of my bag from Mexico to Costa Rica, but it is what it is I guess no sense in crying about it. Anyways I booked a Hostel I ... read more
January 8th 2012
Well I have put in my notice at work and in 3 weeks I will be landing in Bogota which I can't wait for! I will be staying at a hostel I stayed at in 2010 which I had an amazing time at, Bogota Invisible, I will be there for 3 days just to see some old friends and of course get some more Bandeja Paisa!! Then it's off to Leticia for a few more days then a boat into Iquitos, Peru and wander Peru, Chile and argentina....It's so amazing that the time is near again, this time it will be permenent for me as I plan to teach along the way and live the life of a nomad I suppose. To me there is nothing better in life than freedom..... Next blog will be from ... read more
Planning, Preperation and Getting THAT feeling again!
Published: October 12th 2011North America » United States » Texas » HoustonOctober 12th 2011
Well...Well...Well, It's been a while since I posted anything and wanted to just update those who are following me on things... I was in Santo Domingo working for a company in the U.S., But I was contacted by my old supervisor via facebook ( lol ) that the position I had been laid off from in 2009 was re opening ( This was in July of this year ) so I was very very low on money from the amazing time I was away traveling and decided to go back to Houston and get my old job back, at least for 6 months or so and save back up, get my TEFL and then hopefully leave for good as I cannot stand what this country has become and plus I absolutely LOVE traveling seeing all the ... read more
Back In RD again...Southside exploring...
Published: March 14th 2011Central America Caribbean » Dominican Republic » Santo Domingo » Ciudad Colonial
March 10th 2011
This has been a long years wait to come back here, this time on the southside of the island! I managed to catch my flight on time from San Jose despite my driver getting into an accident on the way to get me in the morning, I hopped in a cab and to the Airport I went. I was a little worried that the "new" law had kicked in for expired visas, but my friends Debb and Ryan just crossed over by land to Nicaragua and Ryan told me not even a second look as he was over by a month, I would be over almost 2 and at the airport....So I get out of the cab, spark up a kool and look one last time at the Mountains surrounding San Jose I head in to ... read more
Christmas and New Years hangin out with Favi
Published: February 11th 2011North America » Mexico » Coahuila » Torreon
December 22nd 2010
Hey again everyone! Well I flew into Torreon from Guatemala city at dawn, it's a desert city in the North, a VERY small airport, I had already got stamped in Mexico City so I grabbed my bag and headed to the exit, I was met by Faviola my friend as I forgot I told her when my plane landed she rememebered and surprised me lol, She brought me to the hotel I booked for 2 nights so I could drop off my shit and head out with her to a party her fellow teachers were having. We arrived and she introduced me to everyone we grabbed some beers and chatted as the music pounded. I mentioned I hadn't eaten yet and was kinda hungry she brought me to the best Al Pastor restaurants in all the ... read more
A Nightmare 20 hour school bus ride!
Published: February 11th 2011Central America Caribbean » Honduras » Southern » CholutecaDecember 21st 2010
So..... I was stying at El Abergue Hostel in Leon, when I saw they had an offer to go to Guatemala City by bus for $30 I was all over that as I was headed north to see a friend in Torreon Mexico, I asked for info about the bus and was given all I could handle by the gorgeous receptionist Dalia....I proceeded to pay the $30 and she wrote me up a ticket for the bus.. Now I was under the impression that it was a nice bus like that of Tica or Nica Bus, even on the ticket it showed a luxory liner lol, but as I was about to find out everything is not always what it seems lol....The taxi picked me up around 10am I said goodbyes to the staff as they ... read more
Leon & Leaving Nicaragua...As I reflect...
Published: December 15th 2010Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Northern Pacific Coast » LeonDecember 15th 2010
I continued my journey North from Granada to Leon, If there's one thing I LOVE about Central America is how really easy it is to get around, I woke up 2 days ago in Granada wondering how the fuck I was gonna get to Leon...I decided to pack up and just go get the shuttle bus to Managua, Cost was around 100 Cordoba for a nice 1 hour to 1.5 hour ride and not on a school bus so that was a treat!!! Anyway, I got on the shuttle got my seat and slapped on the Ipod, the scenery of this Country is amazing, Dry and Arid to blazing hot to Cold in the North lands ( Mountains ) it's truly beautiful also around Managua the mountain range just surrounds the city and dominates the ... read more
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