Mention Colombia to anyone and more likely than not, they will think of the TV show Narcos, Pablo Escobar, cocaine, drug trafficking, or armed conflict. Well, here’s some news for you: those preconceptions are far-removed from the Colombia of today. Everyone we met who had been to Colombia prior to our visit raved about the […]
We have a new video up on our YouTube channel where we share a little more magic of Colombia as we travelled through the country from the City of Eternal Spring, Medellín, to the home of the Las Lajas Sanctuary, Ipiales. Enjoy, subscribe, and share! 🙂
We have a new video up on our YouTube channel of our time travelling through the Central American countries of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Enjoy, subscribe, and share! 🙂
The plan for Friday was to visit the Volcán Poás, a 2,708-metre volcano that is an hour and a half away from San José. We embarked on our journey mid-morning and about an hour into it, we passed by a large industrial cylinder with the Starbucks logo plastered across it. Phil, being the attentive rider that […]
On Monday, March 19, we left La Fortuna and rode for almost three hours to the capital, San José, where we were stopping for the next two weeks. The first couple of days were spent as they usually are in any new city we stop in – logging in some work hours, grocery shopping, getting […]
We started our day on Tuesday with a gondola ride that took us to the top of a mountain for a panoramic view of Orizaba. The whole trip cost 100 pesos (~6.80 CAD) for the two of us and took around two hours, including the stop on the mountain where we did a bit of […]
Monday, October 23, was when Prash and Harneet returned home. I was sad, but happy that I got a week with my little brother that I was not expecting to have. After dinner and some delicious crêpes for dessert, courtesy of our favourite biker, the duo were on their way back to the land of rain, […]
After a few days of productivity, we decided to visit Bosque de Chapultepec on Friday. It is the largest city park in Latin America and contains a zoo, an amusement park, museums, numerous statues and fountains, and dates back to the time of the Aztecs. Upon entering the park, we came across the Niños Heroes monument. The monument […]
