30th September – 1st October, 2023 I arrived in San Cristobal De Las Casas on a wet and cloudy morning, after a night bus from Oaxaca. As soon as I stepped onto the street the architecture and ambiance felt oddly familiar; single-storey buildings and cobbled streets. It reminded me of Guatemala. This is perhapsContinue reading “Travelblog LA#35: San Cristobal de Las Casas – Mexico”
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Travelblog LA#8: Cartagena – Colombia
16th – 19th May, 2023 I arrived in Cartagena around lunchtime, following a long night bus that bled into much of the next day. For that reason – and also the sweltering heat – I decided to take it easy that first afternoon and set myself just one target: Castillo San Felipe de Barajas,Continue reading “Travelblog LA#8: Cartagena – Colombia”
Travelblog SA#31: Cochabamba, Sucre & Potosi – Bolivia
23rd-30th November 2018 Coming to Cochabamba felt like my travelling had come full circle because it is possibly because of this place that I am in Bolivia now. Years ago, I watched a documentary called The Corporation which covered the story of how the people of this city rioted in against the rise in theirContinue reading “Travelblog SA#31: Cochabamba, Sucre & Potosi – Bolivia”