Blogs from Colombia, South America - page 285

Barranquilla Tis time to write my blog so here I go. First comes the interrigation session as always when going through the lovely US of A. This time he wasn´t trying to convince me that I am a criminal. This time the moron was testing my patience. He was asking me why I went to Houston a year ago....to which I replied that I didn´t. Then I thought about it for a bit and realized that I was going to Rio through Houston...even though he already knew that because he had to have it in his computer. The he asked me why I was going to the United States. I said I wasn´t, and then he gave me a suspicious look and asked. "Why you don´t want to go to the US?" I couldn´t tell him ... read more

It was really nice having two sea days which gave us time to get organized, meet our Cruise Specialists passengers and stow everything we brought aboard. It took some fancy footwork to find the tuxedo, studs, shoes, evening dress and accessories amid all of the different bags and get the clothes pressed and presentable in time for the opening round of parties. Our first night at sea began with a festive block party where we met our neighbors out in the hallway. This was followed by the formal Captain’s welcome aboard party in the atrium. Captain Dag introduced the ship’s staff which included many friendly faces. Engelbert the Hotel Director, Jamie the Cruise Director, Dana is Jamie’s assistant and wife, Phil the Tour Manager, Gudrun the Cruise Consultant and Cornel is the Executive Chef. It is ... read more

En Bogotà nos reencontramos con Maurico, un primo de Juan que estudiò ciencias politicas en Colombia y que durante estos ultimos dias en Bogota con el, nos ha explicado de una forma bastante objetiva el terrible y largo conflicto que lleva viviendo Colombia durante estos años. La informacion que compartiò con nosotros nos aclarò muchas cosas sobre el conflicto y creemos que a alguien le puede interesar saber un poco mas sobre el mismo. Los origenes de las FARC, ELN, M19 y demas: Del 1948 al 1957 hubo una terrible guerra civil entre liberales y conservadores que costo la vida de 500000 personas. Este periodo es conocido como "La Violencia". Cuando acabo este periodo un chico de unos 17 años del bando liberal huyo a las montañas con otros liberales, en lo que es el origen ... read more

Just finished our trip in colombia started in Cartenega on the carribean coast , nice old colonial town and hot , narrow streets and lots of shops ! stayed in a great little hostal called hotel marlin really freindly and loads of information , then on to Santa Marta about an 8 hour bus trip along the coast , a small town with a beach that looked at the port nice ! onlystayed for a couple of nights then over to Taganga a sleepy little chilled out fishing village where we got eaten by the mossies on the first night !!! so we moved down into town and found a new place called Aquantis really freindly and cheap also next to the dive school. So i booked in and am now A Padi !!! Donna came ... read more

Hola de nuevo a todo el mundo, pues en fin, de Ecuador llegamos a Colombia hace casi una semana. El primer lugar de nuestro recorrido por este hermoso pais fue Cali, donde nos acogio Jose Francisco, el padre de Juan, un muy buen amigo de Ivan de la universidad. A pesar de su mala fama de antaño por el carter de cali las cosas han cambiado bastante en los ultimos años y es hoy en dia una ciudad muy agradable, aunque lo mas interesante de nuestra estancia en Cali fue nuestra estancia de un par de dias en la Finca de Jose Francisco en Palmira, una ciudad del valle a una hora de Cali. El conocer una finca en una zona rural de Colombia fue una experiencia increible. Basicamente es una finca de 85 hectareas ... read more