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From The Coffee Region To Medellin

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The past week has been a blast. Pure fun and great new friends who i have been traveling with the past few weeks. Mark from Ireland and Iain and Dave from England. After touring a few coffee plantations we attempted the hike starting at 7 am the next morning. We took a different jeep down to the start of the trail and before we set off i met a big group of travelers who hired … [Read more...] about From The Coffee Region To Medellin

Changing Countries

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After a busy weekend of going out the pace slowed down. Mark and I met Carolina and her friend at a movie theater. I couldn’t make out the name of the film we were going to see when Carolina told me on the phone. Itrusted whatever it was would be cool. I have never been more wrong. She and her friend expected us to see the film, Coco Channelle, a biography about a famous … [Read more...] about Changing Countries

Day – 1 Bogota Routine

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Now safely in Colombia for the 5th time since 2007 immediately did the first thing most exciting to me at that moment. I slept. As I woke up later still in time to catch some daylight I continued my day-1 Bogota routine. This routine consists of first walking to Crepes y Waffles which while just a chain restaurant, is absolutely delicious. It's probably best known for the … [Read more...] about Day – 1 Bogota Routine

South America Trip Preparation

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I booked my flight last week! I fly out from Philadelphia to Atlanta to Bogotá, Colombia on may 8th. On June 22nd, I fly from Bogotá, Colombia to Lima, Peru. A week later on June 29th, I fly from Lima, Peru to Sao Paulo, Brazil. I finish up with Rio De Janeiro back to Atlanta and finally Philadelphia on August 3rd. I would have normally booked my flights directly with the … [Read more...] about South America Trip Preparation