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We are in Quito and Need Yellow Fever Vaccine
Would be great if you could share the details of how and where you managed to get the vaccine. Thanks!

love
I love Anafora........God bless Anafora. khaled Rikaby

Great Story and trip
I'm glad that you had a fantastic trip and I'm happy that you got to experience Colombia to prove that it's not how people in other countries (especially the U.S.) portray it as. I'm American (but my parents are Colombia and Irish; interestingly). I've been to Colombia once (Bogota and Cartagena)...and I had a fantastic time. There were no problems. I only made sure to be safe when I walked around the poorer areas and area that are susceptible to being pick-pocketed. Just like every city, you have the rich and the poor areas. But I had a great time enjoying the Colombian culture, the food, and geography. It's too bad you didn't visit Monserrate on the top of the mountain..but maybe you will some day. The ignorance of Americans will probably never end but besides that, I'm glad that you had a fun and exciting trip.

Hostel Palacios, Bad Costumer service
Hotesl Palacios Sucks in Costumer Service I had the bad luck of been in Boquete and not to know touristic features of the place, so I stop into the Palacio’s Hostel and ask very nicely to the creepy guy in the living room for advice. He was totally rued to me saying that he only give advise to people in his hostel, at that point he even didn’t offer me info about the rooms, how stupid is that? So I took guided myself out of that ugly place to never go back. Imagine if that is his point of view to the tourism in general? How are you going to be treating you if you are staying there? I absolutely DO NOT recommend this place at ALL Costumer service sucks in there!!! March 30, 2010

La Paz - The Peace place
My favorite little place in the world, La Paz is. Hope you got out to do some kayaking around Isla Espirtu Santo or at least to Tocolote playa? If not, come back someday. All the best, Cabochick

Hey! I just got back from trying to find some friends that stay at the dos palacios hostal when I as well got 'verbally lambasted'. I just want to share my experiences so other people make good decisions: when you are staying in boquete please don't stay at the dos palacios, even though it's nice that it's next to the busstop, if you walk 1 min futher up you have two great hostels, nomba and the most beautifull hostel ever hostal boquete, which is just as cheap for a dorm room. I really hope that the Lonely PLanet decides to chance their review because what it says now is totally wrong according to my experiences and of many more that I heard last few days. Biggest mistake of the Lonely Planet ever: the review of Dos Palacios!

Very well-written blog. I'm glad to hear that you felt optimism for this country, especially considering I'll be living there for the next two years. People where I'm from (U.S.) are so cynical about Colombia, so it was to get a bright light from your writing! Thx! :-)

Nice, thanks for showing us some of the positives. I love Palestine.

Fantastic Pictures!
You have a great eye!

pete... labas
Pete: I read this and suddenly miss you. I hope that you are still doing really well in the midst of all this travel. I love what you wrote about why you travel, how you connect with the world... Swing by Fresno, we'll sit at a local shop and drink tea, and you can tell me all your stories. Peace brother.

A wee bit jealous
Awesome. We were snowed in throughout most of February. Glad one of us was warm. Hope to see you again in June.