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18 Hours in Manila on the Way to a New Adventure
I’m back! In the last few years it feels like I have been paying for this domain name more for my own hope and sanity than actually doing any travelling. It’s finally happening. It’s taken a while to get going with the blogging as I get settled in Australia, but I have finally managed to…
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Minca, Cartagena and Casa en el Agua
It’s been a whirlwind since getting back to Canada, and I’ve barely had a moment to sit down and process my trip. It’s hard to believe my three weeks that flew by… I could have easily stayed in Colombia for six weeks. I’ll try to summarize what I was up to during my last week…
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Adventure of a Lifetime Trek to Ciudad Perdida
Last Monday, I set out with some friends through the company Expotur to hike to Ciudad Perdida, in English known as the Lost City Trek located outside of Santa Marta, Colombia. Now that it’s over I can say that this was one of the most physically and mentally challenging hikes that I have ever done,…
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Marvellous Medellín
On Wednesday, I had my first chance to navigate the Colombian domestic airport system with my flight from Bogota to Medellín. I hopped in a cab with some people from my hostel to the airport and was pleasantly surprised by the efficiency of the airport operation. To be honest, my surprise extends to the general…
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The start of a new adventure in Bogota, Colombia!
After 3 long years, I’ve finally been fortunate enough to get back into the backpacking scene with a trip to Colombia. Colombia has been on my list since I started backpacking in some of the countries of Central and South America as it seems to be the favourite country of everyone who I have met…
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Guatemala 2-Week Backpacking Itinerary
I’m very much the type of traveller who likes to leave my plans open and flexible, especially when travelling solo as you never know who you are going to meet on your or what your plans will turn into. In my case, I had made a rough itinerary for my time in Guatemala based on this…
Where the Paved Road Ends 