Blogs from Popayan, Colombia, South America - page 6

I have posted some more photos of Donato... read more

After saying goodbye to Christian in San Agustin there didn't seem like any reason to stay any longer, so the following morning we headed off to our next destination. After walking into town with all our bags we decided to take a car to the crossroads out of town to catch the bus heading to Popayan, by doing this we would save ourselves a bit of money. After making it to the crossroads we saw our bus heading into San Agustin to pick up other passengers before stopping for us....the bus was already full so we hoped that most of those people would be getting off and we would actually get a seat. Once the bus arrived Sharyn got on the bus to secure some seats for us but was only able to get one because ... read more

Just crossed the border by foot! Left Ecuador, stood waiting for my Colombian visa, handed over my passport, dude looks at it for a while and then asks me if Im from Nothern Ireland or Southern Ireland! I wasnt really expecting this so was a little flustered in my response, but realising the reason, I tell him that although I was born in Belfast, its a passport from the Republic. He then, picks up the phone then buggers off for 10 mins with my passport. If you are not aware, Irelands profile or more exactly N.Irelands profile has been front page news in Columbia over the last number of years due to 3 alleged ecotourists/IRA guys being arrested for training FARC rebels. They were banged up for 2-3 years on trial, then jumped bail! Irish had ... read more

Wedding Party South America » Colombia » Popayan By Itchy FeetJune 5th 2007Jack Bellanger(Jack and Andrea) We had a small and intimate wedding party here in Popayan. We have posted a few photos from the get together. Hope you enjoy them... read more

After Tunja was a nightmare trip and one I would like to forget. First we had to queue for 4 hours to get the bus back to Bogotá as it seems the whole of Tunja was trying to do the same. It was like being back at Alton Towers queues snaking around for hours with no site of the end of the line, the only difference was there was no great ride to look forward to at the end! We finally get on the bus which took another 4 hours got dumped on the side of the motorway as the driver couldn’t be bothered going to the bus terminal, an hours walk down the motorway to the bus terminal, just arrived in time to get on another bus for 11 hours to Popayan arriving at 7 ... read more