We wrote before about our top 10 travel scams in South-East Asia and although many of them weren’t particularly dangerous, they were all quite annoying and had the potential to…
Colombia to Panama by boat with Sailing Koala
Travelling North from Colombia the next country is Panama, but the two are separated by what is known as the Darien Gap. This is an area of dense jungle controlled…
Colourful Cartagena and Adios Colombia
Cartagena is beautiful port city on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, with stunning colourful colonial buildings and cobblestone streets within the walls of the Old Town, dating back to the 16th century….
From the Mountains of Minca to the Caribbean Coast
Minca is a small town up in the mountains of North Colombia and just forty five minutes from Santa Marta city. There are lots of hikes and waterfalls in the…
Guatapé And The Rock
Guatapé is just a short 2 hour bus from Medellín, a small town in the countryside famous for a giant rock, beautiful lake and houses decorated with zocalos.
Medellín – The Former Most Dangerous City In The World
Medellín is an example of progress. It has gone from being the most dangerous city in the world in the late 80s-90s at the height of the drug cartel’s reign…
Salento And The Coffee Region
Salento is the dream. A cute colourful town, cobblestone streets, with a pretty plaza and bars filled with cowboys, situated right in the middle of Colombia’s coffee region. We fell…
Bogota And The Start Of Our Colombian Adventure
We don’t think we really gave Bogota enough time, after a 17 hour delay on our 6 hour flight from Chile, we wanted to get away from the city and…
The Magic and Mystery of Easter Island
Easter Island remains a mystery. Officially part of Chile and over 2000 km from its nearest neighbour, this remote island still holds the secrets of a lost civilisation, covered in…
San Pedro De Atacama
San Pedro De Atacama is a dusty little town in Chile’s Atacama desert. After 3 freezing days at super high altitude, the lower elevation and warmer weather were a welcome…
Salt Flats, Volcanoes, Geysers and Flamingos
Uyuni is a strange Bolivian town, a desert-like landscape in the middle of nowhere and at 3656m. The main reason people come here is to visit the Salar De Uyuni…
Sucre And Walking With Dinosaurs
Sucre is a beautiful city, filled with white-washed colonial buildings and pretty tree-lined parks. It has a lower altitude than other nearby cities and lovely weather, we felt like we…
Caiman, Monkeys And Anaconda In The Amazon
We’ve always wanted to go to the Amazon and Bolivia is one of the cheapest places to do this kind of tour in South America. We skipped the jungle (we’ve…
La Paz And A Night Of Cholita Wrestling
La Paz is a sprawling metropolis and the world’s highest ‘capital’ city at 3600m (11,975ft). The official capital of Bolivia is actually Sucre but La Paz is home to the…