November 1 – 7, 2017 After six months of incredible experiences in Colombia, it was time for a heart wrenching goodbye and to move on to the next country. We drove across the Rumichaca bridge from Ipiales, Colombia into Tulcan, Ecuador, our second country in South America but number 12 since we left in May 2015.Continue reading “Ecuador, Northern Sierra”
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Colombia, Tatacoya, Caño Cristales, San Agustin and Las Lajas
October 8 – 31, 2017 As we were leaving the Archeological Park of Tierradentro we received a message from our Overlanding buddies, Doug and Fran, wanting to know if we were interested in meeting them at the Tatacoa Desert. Sounds like a great idea … what’s a 90 mile run when it involves happy hourContinue reading “Colombia, Tatacoya, Caño Cristales, San Agustin and Las Lajas”
Colombia, Cali and Popayan
September 28 – October 8, 2017 After being sedentary for a month in the coffee region we were happy to get back on the road to explore southern Colombia. In this blog we will cover a Salsa Festival (music not the sauce!!), an indigenous market, a white city and ruins, all of which we saw […]
Colombia, Quindio, the Coffee Region
August 20 – September 28, 2017 Real luxury is not about money, real luxury is about freedom! What we like so much about our nomadic overlanding lifestyle is the freedom that comes with it! Freedom to stay somewhere as long or as little as we like depending on the vibe and the people we meet,Continue reading “Colombia, Quindio, the Coffee Region”
Colombia, Medellin and Bogota
August 3 – 23, 2017 Medellin After tree weeks traveling with family around Colombia, we were happy to be once again on our own. On August 3rd, 2017 we left Guatape to return to Al Bosque Hostel and Glamping in Santa Elena, on the outskirts of Medellin, to pick up the things, they were niceContinue reading “Colombia, Medellin and Bogota”
Colombia, with the Grandkids
July 13 – August 3, 2017 As we’ve said before, when we embarked on this crazy journey, one of our biggest concerns was leaving friends and family behind, most of all, our grandchildren. We were not going to be around to watch them grow up… After much thinking we came to the conclusion that beingContinue reading “Colombia, with the Grandkids”
Colombia, Boyaca and Santander
June 24 – July 12, 2017 After five weeks of intense heat on Colombia’s Caribbean Coast we were ready to head inland to higher grounds and cooler temperatures. We had about three weeks to explore the Boyaca and Santander departments before the arrival of the grand kids in Medellin on July 13. This part ofContinue reading “Colombia, Boyaca and Santander”
Colombia, Caribbean Coast
May 16 – June 24, 2017 A new Continent! We traveled a total of 6 weeks through Panama, our favorite experience was the last few days we spent on a sailboat exploring the paradisiac San Blas Islands. After frolicking in the islands we crossed the open sea to arrive in Cartagena, Colombia on May 16,Continue reading “Colombia, Caribbean Coast”
Panama
April 3 – May 16, 2017. After 3 months of beach hopping through Costa Rica, we moved on to Panama on Monday April 3, 2017. We didn’t know much about Panama besides the famous Panama Canal and the fact that it was going to be our last country in Central America which meant we hadContinue reading “Panama”
Costa Rica
November 17 – 21, 2016 and January 9 – April 3, 2017. After a wonderful month in Nicaragua, we had to move on to Costa Rica to catch a flight in San José on November 21, 2016 to go back to the US for the holidays. We reached out to our friends Josh & JennaContinue reading “Costa Rica”