Popayan to Pasto took about 6 hours, we have to haggle for the best price bus company everyone is competing for our fare at the bus terminal in Popayan, we settled to the lowest price and we got a proper bus not a van. The bus was good for a good 2 hours, it actually have a strong a/c then it broke and the heater went on and somehow they cant turn it off so the roof has to be opened to let in fresh air. I was so tired and slept through most of the way. Took a taxi soon [View Full Entry]

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By 7am we are in town to wait for a collectivo to take us to Pitalito. A taxi was waiting as well we figured it will be faster if we got on it but it did not want to leave until one more person comes, we got tired of waiting we asked him to leave but would not budge so when the collectivo started moving we hopped off the taxi and got on the collectivo leaving the driver without a fare at all, his loss. Took roughly 45 minutes to get to Pitalito, a bigger town and a nicer bus station. [View Full Entry]

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Left Popayan early, Johnny the French dude is the last addition to our group of now 5. At the bus station we got swarmed by bus conductors wanting our fare, they were pushing and shoving each other, we went to the bus company that gave us the cheapest fare(16,000 pesos). We had a quick breakfast then hopped on to the collectivo van. Scenic windy road trip to rough gravel roads all of us but Johnny were at the back of the van and we felt every dibs on that freakin road. 3 1/2 hours later we got to the junction where [View Full Entry]

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Popayan is about 3 hours away from Cali, arriving at the bus station i took a taxi cause i feel lazy walking to the Hosteltrail. Nice place i was by myself in the dorm, then I noticed stuff in one bed, so there mst be another person here. I walked around town to get food and also to sight see. Almost everything here is white, the buildings, the walls etc. That is why they call it the white city. it was a holiday so the streets are empty, very quite so was able to walk freely and great to take photos [View Full Entry]

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At the bus station in Armenia the buses are the same prices as the expresso collectivos, for 20,000 pesos you get to Cali straight, no stops. 3 hours later i found myself at the bus station, I went inside to look for an ATM machine then found the info desk, I asked the lady how much taxi costs for Pelican Larry, the hostel I will stay. Nice place with comfy beds. My roomies are Veronica from Oz and Lafonsa from Alabama. I was on FB when Sasha my German friend happened to be online as well, we found out we were [View Full Entry]

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After a big night Chris and I slept in for a bit trying to get to coffee country today will be a tall task, we checked out and took the bus to Armenia, we wer surprised to find out it will take 6 hours to get there, Luis my friend said only 4 hours, liar! it was a small bus and our seat is next to the toilet and it stunk. The roads are windy and the kids in the bus are throwing up. Occasional wafts of smelly toilet and a/c that barely worked was too much for a 6 hour [View Full Entry]

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Arriving on a night bus from Bogota, we passed through areas where there is rain luckily when we got to Medellin it was fine, just a bit cloudy and much warmer than Bogota. i decided to take the metro, i asked the lady at the Banos Publicos where the train station is, i have to walk a bridge walkway then bought a ticket 1, 500 pesos for the fare. Took me awhile to get my bearings I found the right direction to take, the trains are so crowded! its about 6:30am and everyone is probably trying to get to work. My [View Full Entry]

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Heavy traffic greeted us in Bogota, despite that though I just have that inkling that i will like this city, its huge! We got dropped off at the central terminal and took a taxi to our hostel in Candelaria, Destino Nomad. The taxi driver got lost and confused and blamed Lucy for it! He missed a turn and had to go back around again, we told him he was the driver so he should know where to go! Made it and checked in, the receptionist wasnt very friendly, we got nice dorm rooms but i feel its too sterile. Anyhow we [View Full Entry]

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At the bus station A tout "helped" me find a company that goes to Bucaramanga, Brasilia Expresso, I told the lady I need to leave right away, I asked if there was a 7pm bus, i thought she understood me, she issued me a ticket then I noticed it leaves at 9pm! I did not make my way here in a rush just to wait 2 more hours! So a guy who speaks minimal English helped me out, I asked if there is no earlier departure either from them or another company, he said "no". Ok no choice so i bought [View Full Entry]

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Cartagena arriving by bus does not look appealing, outside of the center its quite dirty and unattractive. From the bus station i took a taxi, 12,000 pesos, took about half hour to get to the centro, i got dropped off at Casa Viena, they have no rooms available but the woman there was kind enough to phone places for me around the area, Hotel marlin has one dorm bed available, a/c for 15,000 pesos, i checked it out and like it so I took it. Met my roomie CJ from OZ chubby talkative girl, looks a bit stuck up, then met [View Full Entry]

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