Cartagena is infinitely better than Medellin. Even though 90% of people will tell you Medellin is great. I guess I like to be different, but in a very unassuming, out of the spotlight kind of way. I started off with a walking tour today in Cartagena. It wasn’t very good but only lasted for 2…… Continue reading “Pechuga” doesn’t mean “fish.”

I’ve had an uneasy feeling since arriving in Medellin. Maybe it was the terrible experience sitting next to large-arm-lady or the way everyone just acted like savages when the plane landed. Or maybe I’m getting sick and feeling pretty ragged at this point. I can only recall 2 other instances on this entire trip where…… Continue reading I don’t feel unsafe but I also don’t feel safe…

I left my Bogota hotel this morning and arrived almost 2 hours early at the airport. There was no line and I think the gate agent asked me if I wanted to take an earlier flight but since I had a car service picking me up in Medellin, I declined and opted to take my…… Continue reading Ranting: Bogotanos, smh

Dear Readers, we have come to that time in our adventure where it’s time to start throwing away clothes that have begun to break down (ie, developed holes, weird stains, or smells that will not go away). Today I put my hand in my back pocket of my ONLY PAIR of jeans (the one where…… Continue reading My pants are breaking…

I gotta be honest, I have no idea what I wrote in last night’s blog post as I was suffering from two things: lack of sleep and a daze brought on by my anti-altitude sickness medication. It starts with a tingling sensation in my lips, moves to my forearms and hands, and then I get…… Continue reading Colombia is pretty damn cool!

I left my Santiago hotel at 4:20a for the airport and got an earful from my driver about US economic system and why America likes to enter wars: oil. He kept asking me if I understood and before 6am, I don’t even understand English! But I played along even after I got the whole “your…… Continue reading Adios Chile…Hello Colombia!

Today I successfully rode the bus from Santiago to Valparaiso (aka Valpo by those in the know). It was about an hour and a half ride and on a comfortable bus. This time, bus adventures were alright. In Valparaiso they don’t even want me to practice Spanish. I’ll ask something in my form of Spanish…… Continue reading It’s “chao, chaaao” per the Valpo tour guide.

First off, I really like Chile. Santiago has a nice feel to it most of the time and there’s a lot to see here for the first time visitor. The Spanish is a bit hard to understand for a myriad of reasons: locals use slang or different words than what I’ve learned. They also seem…… Continue reading Ciao-ciao Santiago (or is it chow-chow)?

Let me just start off by saying New Zealand is a beautiful country filled with very nice people. I loved all my stops there but I think either the country never wanted me to leave or it never wants me to come back. I’m gonna go with “never wanting me to leave.” I arrive at…… Continue reading I’m definitely cursed…anyone know how to “cure” me?!

Auckland will have special memories for me as my friend Esky lives here and showed me around on Saturday. I met Esky on my first solo international adventure in Thailand (she had to remind me because I honestly can’t place where I was in the world when I met her). Guess that’s what happens when…… Continue reading Grateful for my friends around the world!