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Colombia

Weekend in Bucaramanga

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Since my first two trips to Colombia in 2007 and 2008 I find myself visiting the same few cities over and over again...Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena, Cali....etc. But I have an American friend I met in Medellin 6 months ago who teaches at an international school in Bucaramanga. Since meeting we been talking about meeting up there for a while now. One weekend I went and stayed … [Read more...] about Weekend in Bucaramanga

Introducing the “Flashpacker or Backpacker?” Weekly Series

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Since we started flashpackerguy.com, we have gotten one question over and over.....what is a Flashpacker and how exactly is it different than a backpacker? We're so glad you asked. We could make up a definition and stick to it, but we believe in the old adage of "show, don't tell," which is the philosophy behind all great writing and court room demonstration dolls. So we've … [Read more...] about Introducing the “Flashpacker or Backpacker?” Weekly Series

Maybe The Hardest Part of Traveling Is Boarding The Bus

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I did become much more active since my last post. The following day i woke up before 1 pm for the first time in a while and took the metro to the bus station where i bought a $5 ticket to Guatape. Of course, i was a bit rusty from not traveling for a few weeks. The bus was leaving in the next minute but i was not prepared to go on a 1 1/2 bus ride without breakfast and so i ran … [Read more...] about Maybe The Hardest Part of Traveling Is Boarding The Bus