Trisha's posts with tag: colombia
|  | Colombia is one of my favourite countries in South America, not so much because of the sceneries, but because of the immensely friendly people. On nearly every minibus or taxi I hopped into, I would find the driver or conductor engaging in friendly curious banter with me. Random strangers smiled and offered help everywhere.
Parque Nacional Tayrona must be one of the BEST beaches I had ever come across, with all these stunning huge rocks strewn all over... Cartagena is colourfully colonial, a living museum... Medellin is just a art-lover's delight, with amazing public sculptures and interesting architecture everywhere... Bogota is also a gorgeous city, I was honestly amazed at how beautiful and creative brick building can be. My stay there was made even more superb because of the wonderful host family I had, who took great care of me in every way. Popayan and Pasto are charming towns as well.
As crimes are rife, I kept my SLR camera hidden, and sadly, used my idiot's camera for most part of the trip. Well, despite the unfortunate, awful photos, I hope to showcase how beautiful Colombia is and how artistically engaging Cartagena, Medellin and Bogota are with the huge numbers of sculptures and stunning architecture everywhere.
Special thanks to Valery, Masami, Helena, Bleidee, Angela for sharing the lovely little hike in Tayrona with me, and to Andrea, Claudia, Santiago, Dignora, Lina, Herman, Jaime, Felipe, H's Mama and Abuelita for saturating me with the unbeatable Colombian hospitality!! |
| Category: | Books | | Genre: | Literature & Fiction | | Author: | Alvaro Mutis |
Collection of 7 intriguing novellas which chronicle the crazy antics, incredible adventures and near-death disasters Maqroll el Gaviero somehow always manages to get himself in, from the Amazon... to the Andes... across the 7 oceans... For the true wanderers of the world...
Link: http://blogs.bootsnall.com/trisha/May 28, 2005 - Jan 1, 2006 (219 days)
I made an impromptu return back to South America, starting with my gorgeous second city - Buenos Aires.
I meandered up the coast of Brazil, headed upriver into the Amazon before bursting out to Venezuela for some Caribbean sun.
Then, I crossed to Colombia, meeting amazingly friendly people and headed south through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, encountering wonderful indigneous cultures and stunning landscapes.
A short hop to Chile to visit some old friends and then, back to Buenos Aires to spend Christmas and New Year.
| Category: | Books | | Genre: | Literature & Fiction | | Author: | Gabriel Garcia Marquez |
Superb!! Absolute required reading for everyone!! The nonpareil book on magical realism. If you ever wonder what is this genre called 'magical realism', this is the classic example. A little rambling at first and some may wonder why you are reading this. But for the determined, you will be mighty curious how the story is going to end. And when it does, it will just totally blow your mind away!
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