El Campin Bogota

... a rough guideline as it turned out. A lovely lady travelling with her baby daughter and her mother engaged us in conversation in order to ascertain our confidence levels with the days events. She proved very knowledgeable and helpful when asked about the various food offerings on sale throughout the journey. We were pleasantly surprised to be entertained by three separate groups of musicians, most of whom played more than one instrument simultaneously. The Colombian travelers all ...

... to his going away party. The leaving do was a glourious and extended event. It began in the early afternoon with a favourite Colombian pasttime and the national sport- Tejo. The game involved everyone lining up at one end of a short pitch and throwing metal discs (Tejos) at a clay patch which had explosives embedded on a metal ring. The aim is to hit the explosives and make some ...

... to punch someone. It is an extremely broken and wasteful system that exists solely to create jobs. My contempt rose in Lima as the careless security officers almost broke some rock statues and souvenirs I had bought in Bolivia. <br><br>This was the fourth time that Mary had visited Lima's not-very-interesting International Airport. The first time, she was there for something like 10 hours. This was the third time she had to pay the egregious ...

... there, and taking heat from the Repubs for reaching out to the Axis of Evil and trying, in vain, to help stimulate a broken system of living... but what else? Caue is undoubtedly bigger... and all of you are now 8 months older than when i last saw you. New buildings built and roads constructed... is that damn Rail Runner working yet? I guess what i wonder is, what will shock me when i come back that you all, in NM at least, are used to? Nothing ...

To be perfectly honest, I didn't really want to go to Colombia. As the end of my amazing two year MB-vAcation came closer, however, the willingness to follow my friends rather than my most far flung travel desires steadily increased. And so when some close friends decided that Colombia was the place for Spring Break, I obliged. I'd never been there afterall..and you just can't go wrong there. The group would consist of: Hicham...my colorful and controversial Lebanese ...

... at you in disgust. The men and the women I could handle but I just couldn't bring myself to explore the naked boy. On friday was Carmen's birthday and she had a house party. It took me a few drinks before I could follow people's spanish but after that I had a really fun time. I danced with a girl who turned out to be very drunk and so half my job was to keep her upright. I didn't drop the girl this time though which is always a ...

... time this tin can has been off road. Then we hit a bump and hear what all drivers who love their cars hate to hear. It was either the bumper or exaust that was draging along behind. Not a problem for our driver, tie it on with some vine and off we go again, granted at a gentler 50kph! Once back on the main road we took off. I dont know why there are not more Colombian Formula 1 drivers because the way these guys drive, second place is NOT an option! Trucks are meant to ...

Bogota didn't really inspire us when we arrived in Columbia at first. Its never hot, always rainy and looked a bit dreary. We spent just short of two days there and were happy to move on. When we returned to Bogota it was a different story all together. Yea the weather wasn't great (a big change to the scorching days in taganga) but it was the first time it felt like Christmas for ...

... and getting copies made at the passenger airport, I turned my attention to the bike. Luckily I discovered a wire that I had disconnected when I had disconnected the battery in PC (had to do this before shipping - though the tank was also supposed to be empty, but mine was mostly full, but with the battery off the fuel gauge didn't work so they couldn't tell), and when I connected it she purred to life, sweet as ever. We ...

... AC, cable TV and... a bathroom door! Twice the price, but again, worth every penny. Especially since we soom learned that the heat in Cartagena is relentless- even after dark. The AC unit quickly became our best friend. <br><br>After getting settled, we walked out into the hustle and bustle of El Centro. The narrow streets were lined with restaurants, clothing stores, and a seeming over-abundance of shoe stores. The energy here was wildly distinct from the austere ...