Intercontinental Cali

... information etc. They were so kind and opened their hearts to us, so I only hope that Devin and I can return the favor at some point.<br><br>After that we still had one more thing to take care of... the muffler had to be fixed again. Fran insisted on taking us to a guy he knew and again his translation services where greatly appreciated. We got the muffler fixed, said our many thanks to Fran, and headed out to the lake.<br><br><br>

... a common crop, and sugar cane trains on the road. Tractors or lorries towing 5 or 6 trailers loaded to the hilt with cane.<br>The road is now more dual carriage way with lots of road works, so I increase my pace, I can make Cali before dark.<br><br>Trying to find the hostel I am side swiped by another motorcycle, I am a bit weary and have dropped my guard, they come at you from all sides and directions. My mirror is broken.<br>Colombia is ...

... the land that was taken from the indigenous. Jesus (they say) came to a blind man near a river, and, taking a small amount of dirt between his index and thumb, gently wiped the dirt on the man's eyes. He then said to wash his face in the river. As the blind man did as Jesus asked, his vision was restored. People continued to visit the place and waited for a sign of an angel to touch and "bless" the waters of the river. All ...

... the "Round the World" trip was only the beginning. Every travelers talk about how difficult it is to go back home and start again the same routine after so much great experiences traveling. Well, guess what? .... I am not going back! And home will be in Colombia!! How about that for a routine!!! I am sooooo excited. Following the ...

... days and will have to miss something out of my plan for the coming few days to make sure I get to Ecuador on time. I´ve learnt my lesson and wont be making the same mistake in future countries - I am going to ask for two months at every border even though my plan is mostly only for one month in each country. My next stop is Popoyan , a colonial town on the main road South towards the Ecuador border and I´m continuing to travel with Noa , the Israeli friend I met on the bus to Salento.

... in and do some Xmas pondering and planning for the years travel ahead of me. Had a chat and a few beers with my fellow hostellers and made a plan for some bull fighting (something that I suppose has to be seen), Salsa'ing and drinking tomorrow. All in all it was a good Xmas for me and spending it in the heat and humidity of Cali was kind of cool. Dec 26th Cali After a long walk around Cali catching some of the plaza's and churches (Cali's not a bad city but there isn't much to do ...

... t forget where you are!! EVERYONE here speaks Spanish. Just because they are blonde hair, blue-eyed white looking person does NOT mean they don't speak Spanish. There are a lot of beautiful black people there too and yes they speak Spanish. If you speak Spanish in your country so others don't know what you're saying, don't do that here. It happened to someone and they looked foolish. Also, don't use English to do that ...

... Cali is the mecca of Salsa and everyone grows up dancing it. I have Salsa-ed my way through central America but Cali is where the local people are pros! Bernardo`s occupation is a safety inspector much like Homer Simpson. Since this is his job.......Bernardo is very careful to be safe. He was always telling me that my activities are very ...

got up at 8 this morning to go to a little place called san cipriano, which is a little jungle village just over 2 hours bus ride away from cali. to get there we had to first catch a 2 hour bus and get off at the entrance to the village of Córdoba, where we then had to walk towards the railway track and get on to a wooden cart like thing with a bench and bearings as wheels, attached to a motorcycle...certainly an interesting experience ...

... the two black guys are part of the deal. The Latino guy is probably not even a policeman, and the paper bag probably doesn&#8217;t contain anything illegal. I never saw the contents, after all. It&#8217;s time to cut a deal.<br><br> The &#8216;policeman&#8217; suggests we get a cup of coffee. I agree. We sit and banter ...