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Jardín, Colombia: The Traveller’s Holy Grail
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 18 February 2011
Jardín may be the ideal small town with its colourful colonial buildings, warm climate, backdrop of lush green hills, friendly people, sociable plaza lined with cafes, low prices, horses and carts roaming the streets and no gringos in sight. It’s not even difficult to get to – just a 3.5 hour bus ride from Medellin.
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Snapshots: 哥倫比亞 Colombia
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 3 May 2010
Colonial architecture grace every street of Cartagena's old town Fresh fruit juice stand - a refreshing way to chill under the Caribbean heat, Cartagena Church tower rises gracefully above colonial balconies, Cartagena Cartagena Full moon rises over one of Cartagena's churches Arched walkways line the plaza of Cartagena's historic center Police welcome a new day as they prepare
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A Pleasant Surprise
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 9 April 2010
Who knew? There are many places in Colombia that are deemed "must stops" along the gringo route - but Manizales has not been featured on any list that we have seen. On Monday we arrived into this city of roughly half a million people not quite sure what to expect, but have come away pretty impressed.
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Decisions, decisions!
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 5 April 2010
Seven months on the road, and these travelers are beginning to grow somewhat weary. The pursuit of adventure is alive and well as we still relish in each new vista seen or new friend met... but after seven months of living out of a backpack (five of which we have been constantly moving), breaking points are beginning to be hit, for several reasons.
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第五十二天：參觀咖啡園
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 5 April 2010
剛曬乾還沒燒過的咖啡豆 很享受到咖啡園的參觀經驗；這農莊不大不小恰到好處。尤其喜歡這農村家庭的有機栽種和自給自足 (豬牛雞和各種植物一應俱全)。當你活在最基本和原始的環境下，你會更懂欣賞大自然和細味簡單的幸福。 咖啡樹叢上採摘咖啡果 咖啡果裡的咖啡豆 燒過以後的咖啡豆
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第五十一天：小鎮之星？！
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 5 April 2010
Salento, 當寧靜的小鎮遇上喜慶的復活假期，安然的山城添了熱鬧和歡樂。這裡有一條長街，人人都會到那裡逛精品和首飾店，好不繁忙... 我和黃G 喜極了，因為這裡的遊客多是本地哥倫比亞人，即熱情、好客和快樂的一群。 我們中國人的面貌 (現在的黃G 則像日本人多一點) 帶給我們非一般的待遇 -- 到處都是好奇和友善的眼光；積極一點的會走過來和我們聊天，今早的數名軍人更有趣，視察了我們一會後，就害羞地請我們一起拍照... 除了受寵若驚，我還真有點擔心他們那與 AK47 類似的槍會走火呢！ 在這裡，黃G 說讓他有回到克羅地亞的感覺。這山城給我們無盡歡樂，黃G 喜歡人家給我們的注意，感覺很有趣的！就像兩個平凡的地球人去了別的星球；我寫的字，外星人充滿好奇；忽然我們變了小鎮之星，比街頭賣藝的表演者更受歡迎！當下我在寫這篇日記時，超多人在圍觀 -- 起初我不知曉的，是那種突然覺得有點熱，
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Day 53: Loved by Colombia! Loving Colombia!
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 5 April 2010
Colorful houses and Salento local Watching the village of Salento wake from her sleep is a treat for the senses. Sound of unlocking doors and locals greeting one another in cheerful shouts, sight of cowboys in sombreros and artists opening shop, aromas of fresh bread and roasted Colombian beans... Only 2 days here and the locals recognize us - the beauty of village life, which on this
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Who needs Starbucks?
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 5 August 2009
After a fair amount of distinctly average tintos (the ubiquitous small cups of Colombian black coffee – unfortunately most of the best stuff is exported) I was keen to try the real thing, and my stay in Manizales, at the heart of the Zona Cafetera was the perfect opportunity. The highlands south of Medellin have the [...]
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Snow in July
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 3 August 2009
Altitude sickness is a serious matter. In mild cases it can lead to headaches, dizziness and vomiting. In more serious ones it can lead to death. The good news is that it’s easy to avoid by ascending slowly once above 2,500m in altitude… …and not by going straight from less than 2,500m up to 4,800m in [...]
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