II.III.VI RECOVERY Our adventures in Santa Marta were soon over and the rest of Colombia was awaiting. We headed down south back to Bogotá once again, where we were given the warmest welcome by Pedro’s family before being cordially escorted to their bathroom. After four days without a hot shower, I could finally scrub myself clean from all the dirt […]
Wild
II.III.III WILD read on the doe My journey through Colombia led Pedro and me to Santa Marta, a city renowned for Tayrona National Natural Park, a wildlife sanctuary that is practically heaven on earth. Yet it wasn’t for this either that we had travelled there. It was for the Ciudad Perdida – the Lost City of Teyuna, an ancient settlement hidden deep […]
Departure
II.II.I DEPARTURE Colombia… Half the world away it stood. And I was going there. The furthest I had ever been from home was Manchester; three hours away from Malta by plane. And now I was going to friggin’ Colombia – some 10,000 kilometres away. “It’s okay, it’s okay – he’ll be there with me!” I told myself as I tried […]