Welcome to Colombia
Trip Start
May 26, 2007
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Trip End
Ongoing
Pasto,
Colombia
Friday, November 2, 2007
And feel free to leave your money in the trusty hands of the owner of the hotel you stay at. They may as well be banks. As our exception to the rule proves where the poor innocent hotel owner accidently forgot he owed us about $20US, but nothing an hour of forceful discussion can't fix.
For those worried about the safety of bus travel due to guerilla terrorists robbing and burning buses from time to time, fear not. There are big men with big guns lining the main roads every 100 metres or so, and who ever heard of big guns hurting anyone. And the guys who hold them are just really nice guys. we even met a girl who asked if she could get a photo holding the gun and the guy just handed it over as if he was handing over a piece of cake. What a guy!
And speaking of buses, the drivers are amongst the best in the world. Ours was able to manouvre around sharp, wet, cliff ridden corners, the whole time holding onto his dear girlfriends hand and would even lean over for the intermittant kiss. You see? Safety first.
Lastly, you may be fearful that you won't be able to find cocaine anywhere in Colombia. Well you'll be happy to know that if the first man you ask doesn't have any, the man next to him will. But why waste your time asking when a dealer is more than happy to approach you at anytime of the day and sell you something no matter how many people are around.
So i hope that difuses any ill-thoughts you may have had about Colombia. I hope you enjoy your stay in this marvellous country, and just remember to live by the colombians motto: Safety's no joke
Ps, It's now been over 30 hrs since all you can eat and still no sign of a brown. I'm worried. To be continued...
