Well I am writing this quick blog entry before I set off on a massive trek south. I am in Cartagena right at the north of Columbia which is a great walled city with numourus plazas and tiny streets for exploring with loads of funky little shops and cafes. It is a really intreasting place with a histort of being attacked by people like Sir Francis Drake and other famous pirates. I have been here two days now staying in a dormitary in a really cool hostal in the c...

So hello there, its been about a week since ive updated my blog but there is no electricity in the middle of the jungle so sorry about that. Let me tell you my devoted followers whats been happening, but first some background. I have just undertaken a 6 day trek to ciudad perida which is a city that was built deep in the jungle in the 12th century but after the conquistadors invaded columbia in the 16th century the inhabitants of this city abandaned it in search ...

Well that was intresting if nothing else, I caught a bus from merida to maracaibo in the north of Venezuala which was no problem.I then caught a bus from the 1950s complete with broken windscreen for 10 people to the border with Columbia.However this is when the fun started. We set off at 5 in the morning and at 5.15 we had been impounded by the venezualan police and taken to the port where we were orded to unload the bus while they searched evey inch of luggage ...