From Panama, we crossed the land border into Costa Rica and made our way to the capital San Jose, arriving just after 10 in the evening. Despite looking relatively small on the map, distances can …
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Panama – The Canal and Beyond
Panama offers a blend of bustling urban life, rich history, and serene natural landscapes. From the UNESCO-listed old quarter of Panama City to the marvel of the Panama Canal, there’s much to captivate travellers. Boquete, with its lush coffee estates and cool highland climate, provides a tranquil retreat.
Continue readingColombia 2022 – The South
Going South from the Zona Cafetera, the number of tourists is greatly reduced, especially as distances are greater from the major population centres of Bogotá and Medellín and international tourists stick to the arc between …
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Our first destination in the Zona Cafetera was the university town of Manizales. The town, unusually for Latin America, sits right on top of a mountain, with the principal city centre street being the highest …
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2022 journey to Medellin and Jardín de Antioquia
Continue readingColombia 2022 – Caribbean Coast
From Bucaramanga we took the bus North to Mompos. The journey took most of the day, though once we were out of the mountain valley, the road improved immeasurably. Mompos is situated on the Magdalena …
Continue readingColombia 2022 – Boyacá & Santander
Travelling North from Bogotá the temperatures climb as you move to lower altitudes into the fertile and economically productive provinces of Boyacá and Santander. Once you have escaped the notorious Bogotá traffic, the route North …
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After the hiatus of the pandemic, the world is beginning to open up and we decided to gently return to international travel by returning to Colombia, a country we last visited in 2018. We made …
Continue readingPilgrimage Route, London to Canterbury
Pilgrimage walk from London to Canterbury, following the old pilgrimage route to Beckets shrine at Canterbury Cathedral and made famous in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
Continue readingVenice – Travel in COVID Times
After returning from South America at the end of 2018 we planned to have a year off travelling before embarking on an overland journey down the Silk Road from London through Turkey and Central Asia …
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