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15 Hours of Danger Driving in Colombia

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Richard

How many people can claim to have driven 15 and a half hours straight – on Colombian roads of terror – have killed a chicken and arrived at their destination in one piece and sound of mind? I for one … Continue reading →

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The Macondian Butterfly Effect

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Richard

My wheels spun forward spraying mud; I jerked the gearstick back into reverse and tried again, just the same. We were stuck, as if treading water in a dense bowl of jelly, my small yuppie Ford 4×4 was not going … Continue reading →

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Forget and Abandon

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Richard

Perhaps an appropriate label for this blog, but, really a cry out for people to stop bitching about the nature of travel coming to or leaving from Mompos. As I sit here in Bogota at my desk overlooking the Carrera … Continue reading →

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