by Hayley | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog posts, South America
Medellin (pronounced Mede-jin). I had no real concept of anything to do with Medellin, yet when I told dad where I was and he asked if I was safe, I figured the city must be pretty famous.Only 10 years ago it was one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Not a...
by Hayley | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog posts, South America
I was excited – it was time to visit coffee country! We crammed ourselves into the minibus and admired the view as we traveled from Cali.Salento was beautiful. Cute and quaint little town surrounded by hills filled with banana palms and coffee plantations....
by Hayley | Mar 19, 2014 | Blog posts, South America
After a 5 hour trek to the border we crossed into Colombia. Possibly one if the simplest border crossings I’ve done. We stayed the night in Ipiales before a mammoth 13 hour bus journey to Cali in the north. Though it was a cramped 13 hours the view was...
by Hayley | Mar 19, 2014 | Blog posts, South America
Driving into Quito I was surprised at how green the area was. The surrounding hills were a beautiful colour….that was what I could occasionally see through the driving rain…The city itself is full of historic old buildings and has actually been listed as a...
by Hayley | Mar 8, 2014 | Blog posts, South America
As I mentioned before, the Galapagos is nothing like I thought it would be, yet it still feel like an explorer. And it’s true what people say, that you really do need to do a cruise to see it. The boat can take you to so many more places. But again, I’ll...
by Hayley | Mar 8, 2014 | Blog posts, South America
I’m not sure what I expected from the Galapagos. Scientists walking around with binoculars and notepads maybe. Mangroves and mud and lots of brown birds. What I didn’t expect was crystal clear turquoise beaches with white sand. Surf beaches. I didn’t...
