On July 31, we bid farewell to magical Colombia and crossed the border into Ecuador. We used the Rumichaca border crossing, which was fairly straight-forward and fast at around an hour and 15 minutes. For details, refer to our border crossings page. Our first stop was in Ibarra, a charming little town around two hours […]
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 left Medellín on the morning of Wednesday, July 25, and rode south for almost three hours to our next stop in Jardín, a colourful colonial town with an abundance of flowers, as its name implies. We arrived fairly early in the afternoon, giving us a good amount of time to have some lunch, check-in at our […]
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! 🙂
Our initially planned two-week stay in Medellín got extended by an additional two weeks because of some bike repairs that needed to be to be taken care of before they became hazardous. One of these repairs was to the clutch which required a part to be shipped in from the USA. The part was stuck in […]
We have a new video up on our YouTube channel where we share a glimpse of the magic of Colombia through our eyes (or lenses, if you prefer) as we travelled through the country from the capital city, Bogotá, to the beautiful colonial city of Cartagena in the northern part of the country. Enjoy, subscribe, and […]
After a mini celebration at finding the misplaced spare keys in the morning, we took a ride about two hours out of Medellín to climb a giant rock located close to the towns of Guatapé and El Peñol. The two towns have had a long-standing dispute over who owns this rock so it is currently known by two […]
We left Cartagena on Tuesday, June 19, and started our journey towards Medellín. Since the fastest route is around 12 hours, we stopped along the way in Sincelejo, Caucasia, and Santa Rosa de Osos before reaching our destination on Friday. Medellín is Colombia’s second largest city and a rather beautiful one at that. It is located […]
On Friday, we headed towards Cartagena, taking the road going through Barranquilla. Shakira fans who don’t know where she’s from, Barranquilla is the singer’s hometown and there is a statue of her there. The traffic in the city was chaotic and getting out of there was an absolute nightmare so no selfies of us with […]
We left Sachica after a hearty breakfast on the morning of Wednesday, June 6, and headed north. Our plan was to make our way to Cartagena using highway 45 that ran fairly close to the Venezuelan border and then down to Medellin using a different route. About midway to our next stop in San Gil, […]
