Hotel Familiar

This hotel wasn´t exactly familiar.

April 30th 2006
Goddamn, I knew I should have learned more Spanish. I am sitting here in El Dorado Airport and they hardly speak a lick of English. How cool a name is El Dorado for any airport by the way. It makes me think of Conquistadors and lost cities of gold. When I got off the plane there were zero signs in English, not even one word. The customs form was entirely in Spanish. I just guessed that the correct ... read more

South America » Colombia

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 am 41 years old. I am currently living in New York and enjoying my life as a semi-retired teacher. Although I spend a most of my time in domestic tranquility it is my aim to take one major solo trip each year. My three most recent journeys are a pilgrimage through the Holy Land, a crazy month in Cambodia, and a return to India. Life is one gloriously unpredictable mess. My travels have taken me to many different places and I hope to experience and venture out to many more. I have filled in many of the gaps between my 2000 graduation up until today. Well apart from the five years living in... full info

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