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November 26th 2008
The Medellin-Bogota road links the two most important cities in Colombia, a route popular for both freight and passenger traffic, yet it is one lane in each direction and winds all over the place. Thus, in a bus, you will spend much of your travel time sitting behind lorries waiting for overtaking opportunities. I'd been quoted 8-9 hours for the journey, which turned out to be 11 and felt like 2 ... read more

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Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and Venezuela). A 40-year insurgent campaign to overthrow the Colombian Government escalated during the 1990s, undergirded in part... ... read more

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I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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