Colombia - cockfights and ant salads

62. Colombia 12 Comments

Since the beginning of our journey around South America, we’ve been looking forward to Colombia. A country branded as dangerously unsafe by western media, it´s been recommended by almost every traveler we’ve met. Great hospitality being on top of everyone´s list. Not even bothering to check current political events in Colombia (as suggested by all [...]

Venezuela - land of cheap petrol and fat beauty queens

56. Brazil, 61. Venezuela 9 Comments

“Just make sure you don’t stop or you’ll get shot with a poison arrow!” - this was the advice we got from one of the Chilean motorcyclists we met in Bolivia. It sounded funny at the time and we thought he was just a paranoid ‘city slicker’ far from home. However, after a bit more [...]