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Ciudad Perdida – The Hike That (Almost) Killed Me
Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. – Jack Kerouac First Stop: Santa Marta I spent most of the last week hiking the Ciudad Perdida (literally ‘Lost City’) trail in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Colombia. It was breathtaking and totally exhilarating. At times I also thought I was going to keel over and die right there on that mountain. And for the first time in my travels, I felt kinda old. And weak. For the record, I am neither of these things. But it’s fair to say my week included an abundance of…
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For the Love of Medellín
“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.” — Lisa St. Aubin de Teran Seeing All Medellín Has to Offer Lately I’ve never wanted to be another nationality so bad as I lately want to be Colombian. Every time I look out onto the rolling green mountains of Medellin, eat a Buñelo, or hear someone roll their ‘rr’ I have a small pang of jealously. Part of my immense affection for this city may also stem from finally adjusting to the euphoric realization that I really did quit my job to travel the world. That…
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City Tours and Traveling Mishaps – From Panama to Medellin
“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.” – Fitzhugh Mullan For those of you aching for more blog posts, you’re in luck. I’m covering a lot of ground in this one. Enough Spanish for One Month For my last Friday in Panama city I skipped my Spanish classes and played tourist for the day. Don’t judge me. I wasn’t just playing hookie because I didn’t want to go to class (which I didn’t). I also didn’t plan my Panama City flight itinerary very well. My arrival in Panama City was on a Sunday afternoon. I then had class all week, and a flight out to Colombia…
