Yucatan
After spending almost a month on Isla Mujeres it was time for some inland explorations. We put Nomad in a small marina, rented a little car and together with Co
Tag: Backpacking
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The Blue Mountains and Jah B’s Place
After Moore Town we wanted to visit the Blue Mountains where one can climb the highest peak of Jamaica at 2500 meters. The region is known for it’s excellent co
San Gil
Everyone goes to San Gil for its extreme sports scene – paragliding, mountain biking, rafting, bungee jumping, you name it. We spent our time in a very mundane
Lago de Tota
Early in the morning we took a small and crowded bus to Aquitania. This little town sits at 3015 meters on board of the biggest lake in Colombia. The smell that
Paramo de Oceta – a walk on a different planet
We never heard the word paramo before. Paramo is a tropical high altitude ecosystem. You find it between the tree-line and the permanent snow. It a very importa
Villa de Leyva
One taxi, two buses and a couple of hours moving around with our home on our back and we arrived in Villa de Leyva. A little picturesque town with white houses
Zipaquira and the Salt Cathedral
The area surrounding Zipaquire, a small town about an hour north of Bogota, used to be covered by a very salty ocean millions of years ago. The water disappeare
Bogota Graffiti Tour
Many of Bogota’s houses are tagged and many other have beautiful graffitis. Some of them are a real work of art. But not everybody is happy with this kind of ar
Bogota
We liked Colombia and our backpacking tour so much we decided to go on another trip. We spent a week in the marina doing laundry, school, internet and simply re
Cartagena
Just like our flight to Medellin, our flight back to Santa Marta was cancelled because the employees of Avianca went on a strike. We managed to find a flight to
The long way to Jardin
It’s four hours now that we are driving on the sinuous roads behind smoking trucks and nervous bus drivers. Google maps says we have another hour and a half unt
Cocora Valley
Apart from being in the zona cafetera Salento is known as the gateway to the Cocora valley where the the wax palm, the highest palm trees in the world (they can
Salento
Salento, about 7 hours driving south of Medellin, is a little and quite town in the zona cafetera – the coffee zone. The hills around are full of, obviously, co
Guatapé
A small and picturesque village about 2 hours away from Medellin. Both we and Mehdi and Imen rented cars and knowing that it would be hard to follow each other
Medellin
There is something special about this city. Some would call it ‘energy’ others ‘atmosphere’ but one thing is certain, Medellin is not like any other city we hav