Blogs from Cali, Colombia, South America - page 6

San Cipriano - Cali - Popayan - San Augustin - Tatacoa-Wueste - Villavieja - Bogota 06.07. - 18.07.2010 Nach der Tauchsafari verabschiedete ich mich ein mal mehr von meinem Buder und hoppte in Cordoba aus dem Bus. Cordoba war der Ausganspunkt fuer meine naechste Destination, San Cipriano. Das coole an diesem Kaff ist nicht das Kaff selbst, sondern der Weg um hinzukommen... auf selbstgebastelten Eisenbahnwagen bestehend aus ein paar Rollen, Brettern und einem Motorrad. Das Vorderrad ist auf dem “Wagon” waehrend das Hinterrad den Antrieb darstellt. Gefahren wird einspurig und es hat Gegenverkehr.... das bedeutet, dass immer einer sein ganzes Zeug von den Geleisen nehmen und dann wieder hinauf hieven muss. Es wird natuerlich darum wird diskutiert wer gehen und wer bleiben muss. Punkte wie wer hat mehr Leute an Bord, schwereres Gepaeck, folg noch ein ... read more

From Salento, Ryan, Benoit, Amelie, and I took a harrowing 3-hour ride in a minivan down to Cali. I´m not sure what prompted us to take the minivan as opposed to a bus. Perhaps it was that it was leaving right away. Or perhaps it was that it would be an hour less travel time than taking a bus. Or perhaps it was just that we hadn't traveled by minivan yet and we wanted to try it. Either way, it´s shocking we survived the tailgating, speeding, line-crossing, multi-car passing, nauseating trip. Solid yellow and double yellow lines on the streets and highways don't have any significance whatsoever. Just fyi. Our driver would ride someone´s tail by inches, then get over into the other lane to pass (if other cars were coming, it didn't matter at all), ... read more

For a full version with pics visit Marcela Travel Blog Previously in Colombia Travel Blog by Marcela: Part one of the Traveling through Colombia in one month was published, Marcela mapped out her trip through Colombia, kissed her parents good bye, and headed Lucerito - her 1998 Pajero truck - from Bogota to Cali, the salsa city…. After about 2 hours driving through the renewed and therefore smooth motorway, the scenery color gradually changes from a dark green forest tone to an array of green tonalities sparkled with colors of flowers and fruit trees, that and the hot weather announces that you’re not in Bogota anymore. My first stop was for an abundant Colombian breakfast at a joint called “Parador Rojo” just before entering Melgar ( a town close ... read more

From Salento I went to Cali, where I stayed 2 nights at Pelican Bobs, which although had everything required of a hostel, lacked a bit in atmosphere. I arrived with Chris in tow, who was killing a few hours before taking the bus overnight to Quito. We asked the owner, Gunter, what we should do in the few hours Chris had, and he advised us to go to a shopping centre and watch the local women walk by. Cali is famed for being the plastic surgery capital of South America and with ‘official’ tourist advice, eagerly headed for what we hoped would be an entertaining afternoon. Unfortunately there was not an abundance of female activity, however enough examples were on parade for me to establish that a fair amount of boob and bottom enhancements do take ... read more

Hola 'migos! Greetings from Cali, Colombia. As I previously mentioned, Cali is the supposed salsa capital of the world. I would never say I’m anywhere near a great salsa dancer but I use to think I could hold my own on the dance floor with a good partner. Not here, boy. Man, they are SUAVE! I’ve decided that the ugliest men can look good if they can salsa. Other than enjoying an exhilarating nightlife, I haven’t been doing too much else in Cali. The weather is hot hot hot. About 90 degrees yesterday. So I’ve been staying cool during the days working on a handful of editing assignments that have fortunately come my way at the perfect time. I took a quick trip back to Salento. Stayed at an interesting, new hostal called Republika de Artistas. ... read more