The Pan-American highway runs for 47,958 km (29,800 mi) from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina. But… is not complete. A 87 km gap exists between Panama and Colombia. 87 km of rainforest, swamps, guerrillas, called the Darien Gap that was crossed for the first time only in the 1960! So, there´s no road between Panama and… Continua a leggere Sailing from Panama to Cartagena
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5 things to experience in Medellin
After some days in the same city something magic happens, you feel like you’re not visiting anymore: you’re living it. You know the surrounding, how to move around, directions. You get more comfortable and soon you notice things you couldn’t grasp before, when your nose was on a map or on a guide. And it… Continua a leggere 5 things to experience in Medellin
Couchsurfing in Colombia
Couchsurfing in Colombia is huge! If you still don’t know couchsurfing.org, go check it right now. It’s a community of people for hospitality exchange: hosts and guests meet each other on the website, check their respective profiles, and if they like it, bingo, one has the accomodation for free with a local person, the other has… Continua a leggere Couchsurfing in Colombia
-1 day: minimal packing list completed
OK it took more than I thought but I finished packing. The reason it took long is that I like to travel light. I got used to it while traveling for work and I wanted to have the same approach for this 3 months. The bad news is that 3 months are not 5 days.… Continua a leggere -1 day: minimal packing list completed
Visiting Salento, in the Zona Cafetera of Colombia
After a weekend of parties, a visit in a nice village is a very nice cure: it gives at least the illusion of some relax and early nights… Salento is a little town in the Eje Cafetero, the area of Colombia producing the biggest (legal) export of the country: good coffee beans. There you’ll find… Continua a leggere Visiting Salento, in the Zona Cafetera of Colombia