Bonus night in Bogota

The crispy Bogota air had the rich aroma of brewing coffee and the lingering spice of a new day full of possibilities. Scrappy the super bird woke up early feeling refreshed and had a delicious breakfast of leftover grasshopper parts.  Being careful not to overeat, he took to the clear sky for his morning exercise [...]

Taganga

After taking care of some business in Santa Marta like finding a working ATM and admiring the first Santa Clause I have ever seen on a beach…..we grabbed a 20 minute taxi across a sea cliff to the tourist village of Taganga, Colombia. I gave the driver his $3 and paused for a minute to [...]

Santa Marta – paradise?

I had the eerie feeling that I was being watched. As I dug through my pocket for enough pesos to make the taxi driver happy, I was vaguely aware that there WERE people watching me from every shuttered window and from behind the black iron security bars of every hidden doorway. It was 02:00am and [...]

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