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Bolivia (a guest blog post by Robert Byla)
After 2 weeks in Bolivia (Dec 13-26) with my friend Robert Byla, I asked if he would write a guest blog post about his experiences, and he agreed. So for a bit of fresh voice and perspective here’s what Robert took away from our journey through “Un’bolivia’ble” Bolivia. My recent journey across Bolivia with Karolis…
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Ecuador: Quito, Latacunga, Quilotoa Loop, Montanita
Arriving to Quito on the evening of Nov 9th, I had a few days to chill and checkout the city. My friend Phil from San Francisco decided, on a whim, to join me for a couple of weeks, as he had some time between jobs. Having a few days to kill in Quito, I headed…
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Ecuador – Otavalo: market or no market
Laguna Cuicocha It’s been a really long time since i updated a blog. and there really is no good reason why i haven’t done it, but i’ll try to make it up anyway. Even if it serves as a way to justify it to myself. Since leaving Colombia on November 4th and entering Ecuador on…
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Minca
Seemed that 6 hour journey to escape the Caribbean heat was worth the effort. I’ve been in Cartagena for a week and have adjusted to the heat, but cool mountain air just seemed so enticing. I’ve heard about Minca from a few locals and some travelers, but didn’t think to much of it. Perhaps just another cozy…
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Manizales, Colombia. A glimpse of Páramo.
A few more photos from the trip this early morning to paramo, near Manizales.
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Manizales, Colombia. A glimpse of Páramo
I’m barely awake, it’s 4:10am. I am in Manizales, Colombia. After traveling from Medellin the night before, I only managed 5 hours of sleep, but despite the lack of sleep I’m stoked about the upcoming adventure to the Páramo and an opportunity to get as close as possible to Nevado Del Ruiz, in PNN Los…
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A few photos from Minca, Colombia
Long overdue, but quick update. This one will be a visual update, since I need a little more time to put my thoughts together about the 2 weeks I’ve spent in Minca. Nuff said, here are some photos with captions.
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Goodbye Cartagena de Indias
A week ago, on Tuesday I arrived to Cartagena. It shocked me with it’s tropical heat and I lay knocked out on the bed for a few hours trying to adapt. I was close to leaving it the next day, but slowly it’s charm won me over and I was actually beginning to consider staying…
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Nothing fancy about this video but it has a lot of truth – watch it. It will make you feel good. – Thanks cousin Agne for sharing this way back in April. Just found this today! (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Karolis Karalevicius 