Blogs from Colombia, South America - page 280

Heading on down to the docks in Belem, we spent an appreciable amount of time hanging around amidst the constant smell of bananas, (although not as long as the guys who had gone down in the morning to try, with no avail, to save us all hammock spaces) before eventually boarding the ship that would be our home for the next 5-6 days. Already bustling, the rush was to find good hammock locations as there is precious little available room. As things were, we managed to group all of ours together at the end of the area, although in a somewhat cosy manner. Staying up top on the ferry, we set into a few beers and I had my leftover Pizza Hut pizza (well we needed to bring food for the first night - what else ... read more

Did I mention how much I love my kids? Some of the random moments in Bogota... ... read more

Here is Donato at 3 months... read more

Moi! Niinkuin varmaat useimmat ovat kuulleet, niin taalla Kolumbiassa armeija paasti paivilta yhden FARC guerilla-joukon ykkoshepuista. Muuten ihan hyva homma, mutta kun se tapahtui Ecuadorin puolella, ilman etta Ecuador oli tietoinen asiasta, niin nyt on pienta poliittista vaantoa naapurusten valilla, mutta eikohan ne siita rauhoitu ja paasta mut vaihtamaan maata muutaman viikon paasta. Toistaiseksi ei ole kiire rajoille.. Kaikkialla Bogotaa lukuunottamatta on ollut tosi kuuma, reilut 30 astetta jokapaikassa. Tanaan tanne paakaupunkiin saavuttaessa, ei sitten enaa tarvinnutkaan aurinkovoiteita levitella, kaupunki on n. 2650m meren pinnasta, joten varsinkin oisin on hieman kalsa. Mutta palataanpa alkuun.. Cartagena: mukava paikka, tykastyin kovasti hostelliini, varsinkin sen henkilokuntaan, soittelivat viela eilenkin, etta kaikki on kunnossa. Hostellin lisaksi muistoihin jai vis... read more

Ok so to finish of BA, all we can say is what a fantastic and amazing city this is. If you have ever wanted to come here, you must. The architecture is stunning, the people amazing and the place is just alive. There is a poor side to the place but then isnt there anywhere in the world?? The city is noisy the high buildings trap the noise and when a bus goes past you have to give up talking because you can´t be heard. The pavements are broken up in places but the city is clean. At night the recylclers come out. Anywhere from about 5.00pm onwards they hit and clean the streets all night long. They have impossibly large sacks on carts that they fill with rubbish that they can recycle and then the ... read more