Torre De Cali

... so we are definately going to check out the Salsa scene then. We are also planning on taking some Spanish lessons. <br><br>All-in-all Cali is a big city that definatly had a lot of money. There are trendy restaurants, night-clubs, and great shopping. We enjoyed the city but were ready for some camping again, so we headed out to the nearby lake to have some quality R &amp; R.

... both thought that there were more difficult rides in Venezuela (up to Colonia Tovar for example). It wasn't freezing cold and it didn't rain, this all helps to make it more enjoyable and less painful.<br><br>Aremenia was a real dissapointment and had we known what was beyond we would have cycled past it and stayed at one of the lovely places along the road towards Buga. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Apart from the odd little climb it's ...

I had intended to stay at Cali, since I had left a bag with winter clothes, here at the hostel, but when I called the hostel from the bus station, they didn't have any rooms. I just said "to heck with it", reentered the bus station and made my way up to the counter where they were selling bus tickets to Ipiales, where, hopefully, I could have a good border crossing into Ecuador. The bus station was a madhouse, holiday travel. I ...

... I cringe waiting for him to slip. Phew... safe $4.00 later I literally run out the door. That´s enough excitement for one day. November 20th After a restless night sleep.. (Mike snores a lot and I have contracted a cold) I get up early again. We find a coffee shop open early and have some breakfast we then hail a cab to the airport. We check in and I step out for a breath of fresh air. A large SUV pulls up and a couple of ...

We finally crossed into Colombia! After a night in Pasto we spent a few days in Cali. The city enjoys a wonderfully comfortable climate, shorts and a tee shirt day and night. Its a big place, over a million people, but not much in the way of interesting building. Its more known for its weekend nightlife. Tired from two days of travel, we stayed in the first night, and got up early the next day to spend a morning at ...

... also went to Juans farm and stayed the night... Then James and I headed off into the sunset up and over many mountains... that was a terrible bus ride to Manizales... very little sleep as it was so windy. So we found our hostel in Manizales and headed off to Chinchina and a coffee farm or hacienda to learn, in spanish, about coffee... I actually drank my first entire cup of coffee here and enjoyed it... We also wandered around Chinchina... my friend has since informed me its a ...

... fights (6 in all) went pretty smoothly (which is more than I can say for the weather..I was drenched sitting there for 3 hours). Bullfighting really isn't my thing and that'll be the last of my bullfights. Most of the time I felt like jumping into the arena and helping the bull out. But in saying that, the spectacle of the whole event was great. Drenched and shivering I headed back to the hostel. Made some dinner and chilled out watching some TV with other hostellers. Dec 27th Cali ...

... there will compliment you, it is a normal thing and sexual harassment is almost non-existent. Get over it. Say thanks, be nice, smile, continuing walking. You never know, that person may be the one to help you out of a crunch but always be weary. Check out this pic: The rest you'll probably just have to learn on your own or just email me with any questions. Just know that everyone is trying to make a living or scraping by ...

Our night bus from Cali arrived in Bogota early on Saturday morning (11th August). A cab took us to our hotel. We had booked one in La Candelaria, the old historic town, but when we got there, we found it was more on the border of the city centre and in a bit of a grotty looking area with grim dipilidated buildings. The hotel itself was a bit poky and seemed like an old office block that had been turned into a hotel. Was not happy with the state of the bathroom. The ...

... i feel so glad that through my passion for salsa, i have had the opportunity to go on this little adventure and see this beautiful country (and peru, ecuador and bolivia) and see so many things and meet so many different people along the way. so what am i (and will be) up to in cali?! get up, stretch, eat (unbelievably cheap out here!!!), read, check out the city and nearby areas, go to the gym (which is right on the other side of ...