Bocagrande

Learning Spanish & TV fame

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April 28th 2010
I was going to start this blog by saying nothing much has happened over the last couple of days, but then I remembered that I've discovered a lot more about the City's history, learnt how to dance, and have become a local TV star. Well perhaps I am overstating some of those things just a little... Now that I've been here for over a week, and I've got a week still to go, my days are nicely esta ... read more

South America » Colombia » Cartagena

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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