The Blue Door in Cartagena

Cartagena to Medellin in Columbia

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October 29th 2015
Cartagena to Medellin It took the best part a a day with a 5.30am start to get the bikes off the boat via a metal barge. We had to wait until after 8.00 to get into customs,but as all the paperwork had been sent in a couple of days before by Ludwig,the process was just a hurry up and wait,as usual, so we took the opportunity to have breakfast while we waited. Getting the bikes off the barge,dow ... read more

South America » Colombia » Medellin

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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