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What would you do?
... missed the turn off to the coffee plantation by 500 meters. He gave us good directions to where the turnoff would be, 500m back down the road, then 2kms down the farm lane, but unfortunately the next place to cross the road was 2.5km up the hill. Or he could call us a jeep to drive us either to Manizales or the coffee plantation. Again, which would you do?
Thankfully, Kory and I were instantly unanimous, “Don’t call ...
Manizales - day 2
... at the onsite Juan Valdez, then we joined the 11am tour of the park, in Español. Fortunately there was a Swedish family taking the tour at the same time and they could translate the important bits. After a walk around a herb garden we took a chairlift up to a hut where we could see hummingbirds. After a cup of coffee here and some time watching the birds we continued our walk through a Japanese garden, complete with bonsai, then a ...
Paying a visit to Colombias national Tree!
... due to the important decorative art that they left behind. This culture was expert in the elaboration and manufacturing of gold ornamental objects. Many of those works were pieces of jewelry that were worn every day among the community members and during special celebrations. This gold jewelry is showing the images of butterflies, birds, insects and the palm trees. The Quindio wax palm tree is an endangered species that only pertains to the ...
Anyone for a coffee?
... where the army was emptying a bar full of people into a lorry. They all had their machine guns and they all stared at my hurl sticking out of the top of my bag, so I kept walking and managed not to get shot at. After checking into our hostel, Base Camp Hostel, we found out that we were that only people staying there, so a 12 person dorm room was like a private room.
Next we got the grand tour, the place is savage looking with loads of old wood and ...
Caffeine high
... of beans I've sneaked on the sly, shot back several strong espressos and sniffed various aromas, I'm needing scraped off the ceiling. I'm pacing up and down and talking rapidly, attempting to be funny and making ill informed coffee jokes that fall on deaf ears. It's not unlike inviting an atheist to a bible study. It's a wonder a hand doesn't lift me by the armpit and tell me I've had enough. I've no doubt it's happened before. "Don't forget ...