The world famous "Carnaval" .. well, I didn´t make it to Rio but I have to say Colombians do it up pretty good. I went to Barranquilla, Colombia´s 4th largest city and industrial seaport. There´s not much here for tourists, except for the one week a year when the town completely shuts down and just parties. If Webster´s dictionary defined Carnaval in Colombia it would say .... Carnaval(n): the country´s display of crazy colors, hot women,...

First of all, I added a video clip to the last entry I made about my trip to La Ciudad Perdida. The video is from my friend´s camera. Well, I don´t think it would be appropriate to come to Colombia and not even mention one of their top export products; cocaine. It´s everywhere! It´s easy to get, high quality, and cheap. In 1999, Colombia exported about 460 tons of the stuff, bringing billions of dollars into the country and representing a sig...

I have just returned from a 6 day trek through the Colombian jungle to visit La Ciudad Perdida or The Lost City. The scenery was absolutely amazing and it is obvious now why the government has lost control of about 40% of the country and the war on drugs is about useless. Considering that Colombia is roughly the size of France and Spain combined, that´s a lot of territory. Fortunately, this region is somewhat controlled by the government and also para-milita...

This is vacation season here in Colombia and the small city of Santa Marta is Tourist Central. The hotels, restaurants, and beaches are full and the town is alive and active. I´ve been traveling with a couple buddies for a while now; Manuel from Oz who I crossed from Panama with on the sailboat, and Joel from Holland who we met in Cartagena. Manuel is a diving instructor and I witnessed first hand his interview and hiring at a dive center at the nearby beach...

Cartagena has proven itself to be a quite fun and pleasant city ... actually one of the safer places I`ve walked around, believe it or not. Cartagena`s Old Town is one of the most amazing colonial towns I`ve been to .. by far much better than Antigua Guatemala and Granada Nicaragua. There are streets here that have changed little since the 17th century. So far, I`ve explored all over town and hit the beach a couple times. I also visited the old Castillo that was ...