Obelisco Cali

Well arrived in Cali about 4:30 this morning after a 10 hour bus ride from the border!<br><br>Half way though (about midnight) got stopped by the poice and everyone had to get off and put thier hands on the side of the bus for a pat down. Fortionataly no drugs or wepons where found!<br><br>What was really nice ...

... brains. I'm looking at the distances we've done over the past few days and they look pathetic. We could have gone from Espinal to Cajamaca but we thought it would be cold, so we put off the inevitable yet another day. It turned out to be quite warm.<br><br>The last few days have been pretty amazing for wildlife, probably due to the amount of water lying around. There have been lots of butterflies, however, the one that is most prolific and ...

... in the middle of Siloe. It is perched on the side of a tall mountain alongside the entire town. Here, children of poor, working mothers and fathers study music and arts, many are orphans. Through their education of arts, the school has brought forth a group of students talented enough to be recruited to the United States. This made perfect sense: Use the arts as a means for a better and brighter future. Their main concern ...

... was very helpful and professional. In less than 2 hours and almost $700.00 later we were done. We called a cab and headed back to the hotel. I still have not received confirmation for my flight to Cali Columbia from Avianca. I call them trying to confirm my flight reservation and after 25 minutes on hold I hang up in frustration. I call them back immediately and ask for the supervisor. Ticket and reservation done in less than 5 ...

... uma especie de Santos, so que bem mais feia. Fui parado duas vezes pela policia, mais por curiosidade de saber de onde vinha do que outra coisa. De Buenaventura saem lanchas para praias ditas belissimas, no estilo do que acontece em Valenca, na Bahia. Mas ai eu teria que deixar a moto la , o que nao me atraia. Voltei e percorri outros 90 km que separam Cali e Buenaventura. Claro, choveu pra cacete.

... not the country in Europe J, but a nice city with perfect climate up in the Colombian Coffee Zone, la zona cafetera, where I spent a few days exploring the area, including the 'Valle de Cocora' before taking a bus to Bogota, a huge and somewhat intimidating metropolis situated at more than 2600m above sea-level and the capital of Colombia where my flight out of Colombia would leave from.

... horse back matador, some fella's riding heavily protected horses and finally the horses that drag the bulls body out of the arena. The first bullfight was an absolute nightmare and I was so close to walking out. The guy just couldn't kill the bull (he was a beginner) and people started booing him with frustration and maybe sympathy for the bull. Thankfully things got better. The build up to a fight is as follows; bull is let loose in the arena, fellas on padded horses and secondary ...

... once, and even though it was clean, there was no seat cover and you were handed a certain amount of toilet paper to use. Oh yea and it cost 400 pesos, not much but yes you pay. If you go to a restaurant to use the bathroom you pay too unless you are a customer. The water pressure in the showers isn't as strong either. And when you flush the toilet it's even worse for the sink and shower. Internet and Phones: There is an ...

... and drinking alot of expensive whiskey. Since I had such good fortune I tried to buy drinks for our gang but booze was free anyway! After the casino Bernardo and his girlfriend Viviana took me out to salsa dance and meet their friends. Of course they were all ridiculously nice and keen to practice their English. Later that week I managed ...

... of staying in after such a long day, i went out to a salsa club called tin tin deo with wilma and both my salsa teachers....by the time we got back it was 2:30am and i was totally exhausted (bearing in mind that i went out to a salsa club with my teacher the night before last and then i also went to a club with some people from the hostel last night!!!). out three nights in a row...i think it will be a day of rest tomorrow for sure.