Tuesday 7th July 2015 With Martina, Sebastian and Michaela we got picked up around 8.45am at the hostel by German, a translator working with Turcol. We got dropped at the Turcol agency where we met Larissa, a girl from the French part of Switzerland who came to visit her cousin who had already been living … More Ciudad Perdida – Day 1
Monday 6th July 2015 In the morning, I woke up in Cartagena and went to the reception around 8am to confirm that I wanted to book a pick-up in a mini van to go to Santa Marta for the morning. I had asked the day before to book but she told me “no, no, manana, manana!”. Ok … More Cartagena to Santa Marta
Sunday 5th July 2015 I met Clare and Ryan near their hotel at 10.30am. There were plenty of taxis nearby, we asked for the price to the castle, the guy said 6,000 COP which was the price we had been told to pay to get there. We got in and a few minutes later we … More Cartagena, Colombia – Day 3
Saturday 4th July 2015 Woke up late around 10.30am. Met Clare and Ryan around 11.30am at the Palace of Inquisition. We did a guided visit. It was the palace where the witches used to be trialed and killed, starting in 1610 when it was built. The torture instruments were pretty yuk! Picture of the main … More Cartagena, Colombia – Day 2
Friday 3rd July 2015 I woke up around 9am and found every excuse possible to take forever to get ready to NOT get out of the room. Seriously, I have travelled a lot in Europe, went also to Turkey, Morocco, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, India, Benin, Ethiopia, and for 6 months in South-East Asia 3 years … More Cartagena, Colombia – Day 1
Wednesday 01st July 2015 I took off with Qantas from Brisbane domestic airport to Sydney at 8.25am. I had flown Tiger Airways, Jetstar and Virgin Australia, the three other airlines flying in Australia, but not with Qantas yet! They are known to be the most expensive airline to fly with. I found the customer service … More From Brisbane to Cartagena
1. Nostalgia de la luz (Nostalgia for the light) (2010) Set in the Atacama desert of Chile, this movie draws a parallel between astronomers looking at the cosmos and searching for answers about the beginning of the universe in this incredible desert where clouds rarely come, and women searching for the remains of their loved ones who … More South America movies to watch before you go
Sunday 22nd March 2015 We woke up in the morning at Conley Cottage near Kenilworth and spent the morning chilling out with Nigel and Kellie. We got to know their truly inspiring lifestyle in the countryside. First we had breakfast on the terrace contemplating this beautiful view where their 2 horses Paddie and Scorchie were … More Road Trip North – Day 5
Saturday 21st March 2015 We woke up in Noosa and headed first to Noosa Hills for a walk around Noosa Headlands, on the Tanglewood Track and on the Coastal Track. The walk took us through dryer landscape with sandy ground. We saw a couple of strangler figs. A couple of grass trees. A lot of banksia trees … More Road Trip North – Day 4
Friday 20th March 2015 We drove from Bargara to Bundaberg Botanic Gardens, a short 20min drive. On the way, we saw a lot of plantations of Macadamia trees. Here is a typical Bundaberg picture, a flat house with tall palm trees. A lot more sugar cane fields again. On the bridge, we passed a beautiful … More Road Trip North – Day 3
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