This is what happens when I don’t plan ahead….
Worst two travel days so far. After recovering in Guatape for a few days I headed back to Medellin for one night since I had a flight to Santa Marta […]
Category Archives: Colombia
On Traveling Alone
I’m sitting on a bus in Guatapé, Colombia and More Than Words by Extreme is blaring from a corner store. I’m waiting for the 11:30 bus to leave for Medellin, […]
Medellin 3, Sarah 0
I went to Medellin looking for a good time, and boy did I find it. After arriving at The Pit Stop around 7pm grumpy and tired, I was quickly pulled […]
Today was not my day
I left San Gil on a 6am bus to Bucaramanga, which of course didn’t leave until nearly 7am. My day didn’t start out so well after waiting for an hour […]
Life is either a great adventure or nothing
After a nice breather in Sogamoso, I took the bus north 5 hours to San Gil. Basically unknown outside of Colombia, San Gil is the place to be for adventure […]
Boyacà The Beautiful
After 4 days in Bogotà I was ready for a change. No traffic, no smog, no rain please? I took a 12pm bus to Sogamoso after reading about Lago de […]
Last days in Bogotá
On Friday after days of rain and smog in Bogotá, the thought of getting out of the city and seeing more of Colombia was sounding very appealing to me. Because I’ve […]
Sin carros
Once day a year in Bogotá they ban all cars except taxis and buses from being driven, and today was that day. As you can imagine all forms of public […]
Hola Bogotá, Soy Sarah
I landed in Bogotá yesterday and due to rain and lack of sleep, I decided to relax with the nice folks I’m Couchsurfing with instead of hitting the town running […]
Why travel South America alone?
Whenever I tell a friend or family member of my 2013 solo travel plans to Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador (date TBD) I usually receive a range of responses along these […]
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