2020 FEBRUARY 14 - Irene in Guatape The next morning we found a little cafe nearby that served breakfast. Then we ordered a Cabify (similar to Uber) and went to the North Bus Terminal. The bus terminals in South America are huge. Buses are a cheap way to get around. We found airfare cheap, as... Continue Reading →

2020 FEBRUARY 8 - We met a family from Cranbrook, BC in the Bogota airport. They were also heading to Salento and we asked if we could share a ride with them. They said their hotel was picking them up at the airport and there would not be enough room for all of us. No... Continue Reading →

2020 FEBRUARY 7 -- Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. We booked a trip to The Salt Cathedral of Zipaquirá. It is about an hour away from Bogota.  We picked up another couple (Paige and Brad) who were from Birmingham, UK. They were spending several weeks travelling Central and South America and had several good travel locations... Continue Reading →

2020 FEBRUARY 4 - Colombian Flag We had a 6:00 am flight, so we took advantage of an Expedia voucher and spent the night at a hotel in Nisku. God knows what the roads can be like in Edmonton in winter. An overnight snowfall could delay our already hour drive. We had a brief layover... Continue Reading →

2019 DECEMBER 18 -- I'm back in London for Christmas, again. I landed on 18 December. The Uber driver decided to take the scenic route to Len's – it took over 3 hours to get there. It usually takes just over an hour. Once 'home' Freya ecstatic to see me. Julian was over at a... Continue Reading →

2019 December 20 -- Viviane and I had met on the Camino de Santiago, over 4 years ago. We had kept in touch. Since I was going to the UK for Christmas, and since Belgium was a meet-in-the-middle place, we decided to meet in Bruges for the weekend. I took the Eurostar from St. Pancreas... Continue Reading →

2019 JULY 7 --- I am going to be perfectly honest at this point. Ed and I had decided that we wanted to show our new sister-in-law a small bit of our beautiful province as well as give her a bit of history. The loop into BC was just an added treat. Throughout the trip... Continue Reading →

2019 JULY 6 --- We left Alberta and were headed into British Columbia. We made a stop at Fernie, BC because it is a pretty little town and also because Ed wanted to buy some espresso coffee beans he is fond of from a local shop. I decided to drive because, typically, when we go... Continue Reading →

2019 JULY 6 --- To me, the foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains are one of the prettiest places on earth. The huge rolling plains and wide lush valleys ad ravines with the snow capped mountains in the distance is breath-taking. It makes me feel small and wonderful. The Creator of the Universe made all... Continue Reading →

2019 JULY 5 ----- It was still fairly early so we decided to go to the Fort Museum of the North West Mounted Police. The Fort was only a couple blocks from our motel. There was a sign in front saying there were 2 RCMP Musical Rides daily included in our ticket. We were very excited,... Continue Reading →