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Before Christi and I leave Medellin for Cartagena, our last destination in Colombia and South America, there may just be time to get the dreaded laundry done. It's almost an embarrassment now to give our faded, grungy unmentionables to the … [Continue reading]
Ironically, Colombia is one of the easiest countries in South America in which to use US-issued credit cards and the only way Christi and I could guarantee a room for 6 nights in Cartagena during the high season was to pay everything in advance. … [Continue reading]
Christi leads us on a self-guided tour of Old Town Cartagena today. We begin by walking to the Puerta del Reloj and Plaza de los Coches, which is to say the main gate where 11 million slaves arrived over a 300-year period. The slaves were sold in … [Continue reading]
I’m not sure if it is the heat or the six months of gritty traveling that Christi and I have already accomplished, but it's hard to motivate ourselves today. On the other hand perhaps it's because we're planning to visit the grisly Palace of the … [Continue reading]
For the first time since Christi and I arrived in Cartagena the Old Town is suddenly awash with tourists. The reason? A massive cruise liner is in the harbor. And the mothership has disgorged its bizarrely desirable plague of locusts on the town. … [Continue reading]
After 175 days on the road, Christi and I have decided to split up. It was a tough decision to take, but there was simply not enough time to see the Cartagena museum of Modern Art, the Cartagena Gold Museum, and La Boquilla in the same day. We've … [Continue reading]
Christi and I are going to church today to seek guidance for our relationship woes (Christi had so much fun exploring Cartagena yesterday without me she suggested we do it again). I think experimenting within a relationship is okay as long as no one … [Continue reading]
Our last day in Colombia is a series of odd experiences. Christi and I enjoy a late breakfast at the Casa Quero and then head out on to the cosmopolitan streets of Cartagena to soak up the sounds, the culture, the people, and architecture of this … [Continue reading]
Christi and I leave Bogota in the middle of the night, having completed a phenomenal 6-month loop through South America. And for those readers who have been with us from the beginning, I think you'll agree we maintained an incredible pace. We … [Continue reading]
Christi and I arrived in Los Angeles yesterday afternoon. We were met at the airport by Christi's mother and step-father and a lot of hugging. Christi's mother (her shoulder healing well after the recent fracture) flung her arms around Christi and … [Continue reading]
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