Santa Marta - Colombia I hadn't really considered the dangers of travelling to Colombia until Argentine family members questioned our sanity and provoked me to do some research the day before flying. Obviously Colombia had been torn apart over previous decades and kidnappings were common place but I assumed that was all in the past, …
Buenos Aires - Argentina There was only one good thing to come of the pandemic and that was delaying my trip to Buenos Aires by two years and thus plenty of time to become fluent in Spanish. Yet despite spending over an hour a day on Duolingo and holding on to an Argentine girlfriend, my …
Paris - France I apparently only live 392 miles from Paris yet I've never been. I've visited Tanzania three times, I once went to New Zealand for six days. So what's my issue with France and its hyped up capital? Quite simply, my Dad hated the French, I've always felt the French hated me, I …
Al Ula - Saudi Arabia I'm very defensive of Saudi Arabia and especially surrounding her move into tourism. I've been lucky to get out and see quite a bit of Saudi but I've been carrying a chip on my shoulder for two years since not being allowed to go wherever I want up in Al …
Monteverde to La Fortuna - Costa Rica After a week of lounging on beaches, we eagerly arrived in Monteverde up in the central mountains for several days of hiking through cloud forest, horse trekking, zip lining and bungy jumping. We left having done none of it. Instead, I spent the entire time crapping through the …
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