Porton De Medellin

... decided to turn around and relieve himself about 2 feet from where we were standing!!!! We had also managed to purchase tickets in amongst the die hard fans in the terrace, to say we got stares would be an understatement, especially as Pa had decided to wear the opposing teams colors. After an uncomfortable few minutes Brian managed to blag us into a much safer part of the stand. <br><br>Next stop Banos in Ecuador. Goodbye Colombia might be seeing you again.

... find out what was up. I found 3 people drunk and doing blow on the couch outside. So, as I was awake, I sat out and hung out with them. Drunken people on Coke are interesting to say the least. At 5:30am I went in the kitchen and made the girl an egg and cheese sandwich. She could not cook sober so I had to make it. So, after some music and dancing in the kitchen, breakfast was served and then the drunk people went to bed and I was awake. <br><br>Around ...

Another late start G´s bike would not start so we had to get the battery charged.<br>We had 400km to do and it was 10:45 before we could set off. Fortunately the road condition had improved but it was still busy with lorries.<br>The cattle country continued with some small scale agriculture. The hilly countryside is a mix of forest and pasture, very British except the plants and trees are more exotic.<br>We have a quick stop for fuel and breakfast / lunch and press on.<br>The overnight ...

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... come June, I may still be in Colombia..... Michael "They've all gone to look for America" Paul Simon Here are some more pics. Unloading memory cards in an internet cafe is another simple process drawn out by the South American technological ineptness http://picasaweb.google.com/MHutto42/Sa nGil#slideshow/5317128215837004162 http://picasaweb.google.com/MHutto42/Sa 2#slideshow/5316821034976197106 We have many more and these are yet to be edited. Enjoy.

... drug trafficking in decades past. The violent past is largely solved and the country is now very safe. Eric &amp; I did pay a visit to Pablo Escobar´s grave here in his hometown. Escobar was a ruthless tyrant who ran the world´s biggest cocaine ring - he alluded US and Colombian troops for years while violently dealing with competition and customers. He also poured a lot of money into poor ...

... although I am also a little concerned as I need to be in Vegas this time next week and currently have no clue at all where I am on the planet (this system does not recognise Turbo as a valid location). To pass the time, I have wandered around the mostly unsealed, hectic streets on which one is as likely to get run over by a horse and cart as a car (motorbikes are comfortably the most abundant form of transport) and just had my hair cut by an old shuffling barber. After completing ...

Hello, I just arrived in Bogota in the evening. Here´s how I got here: This morning I caught the 6:15 AM bus to Bogota. It was supposed to be an 8 hour bus ride but ended up being 13. Our bus had a strange configuration to it with the bathroom located in the middle of the bus. Of course, the A/C is blasted on high along with an unbearably loud Matthew McConaughey movie that´s playing on TV. Oddly enough, two aging nuns are seated facing ...

... deer , ostriches , emus &amp; snakes . Once again at the zoo I encountered a party of schoolkids who seemed fascinated &amp; excited about me the gringo tourist , staring , asking lots of questions and taking photos - I felt like I should have been on the other side of the fence in an enclosure as an exhibit like the animals. I also enjoyed a couple of nights out to get a sample of the highly regarded Medellin nightlife , with Thursday night the highlight , when ...

... is actually no different to them continuing with business as usual and receiving the added bonus of land and money from the state. They have pushed the FARC and ELN out of some areas, but for the civilians living there, things are no different as they are now under the control of paramilitaries and often caught up in the middle of their own "efrentemientos" or "conflicts". The majority are involved in drug trafficking, and in fact many are ex drug mafias taking ...