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Definitely Off the Beaten Track – Puerto Berrio, Colombia
TRIP INFO BOX Route San Gil, Colombia – Puerto Berrio, Colombia (45A,66,45,62) Distance 348Km Travel Time 8 hours Road Conditions Mostly good tarmac, bad around Weather Overcast, warm Terrain Mountainous to lush river…
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Out in the East Country – San Gil, Colombia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Mompox, Colombia – San Gil, Colombia (45,45A) Distance 456Km Travel Time 9 hours Road Conditions Gravel, great tarmac & ok tarmac, trucks on mountain Weather Hot, overcast Terrain Flat…
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Chilling to the Horizontal – Mompox, Colombia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Cartagena, Colombia – Mompox, Colombia (90,25,78) Distance 240Km Travel Time 7 hours, 1 hour ferry Road Conditions Good tarmac, 60km rough to Magangue, 20Km gravel to Mompox Weather Hot…
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Cartagena Again… The Right Way – Cartagena, Colombia!
TRIP INFO BOX Route Quebrada Valencia, Colombia – Salento, Colombia (25,29) Distance 291Km Travel Time 7 hours Road Conditions Good to Barranquilla, then great Weather Hot, windy in places Terrain Hilly coastline, lush…
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Living in the Jungle : Part 2 – Quebrada Valencia, Colombia
…this is a continuation of our previous post about our wonderful experiences, living and working in the rain forest of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; specifically, on finca Chez Gloria in Quebrada…
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Living in the Jungle : Part 1 – Quebrada Valencia, Colombia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Taganga, Colombia – Quebrada Valencia, Colombia (90) Distance 53Km Travel Time 1 Hour Road Conditions Good tarmac Weather Hot, sunny Terrain Hilly coastline, tropical rain forest Food and Petrol…
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Taganga : A Bit of a Dive – Taganga, Colombia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Barranquilla, Colombia – Taganga, Colombia (90) Distance 123Km Travel Time 3 hours Road Conditions Mainly good tarmac, heavy traffic Weather Hot, windy, overcast Terrain Hilly, dry coastline Food and…
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An Oil Change, an LCD and a Ticket to Ride! Barranquilla, Colombia
It’s been five weeks in Barranquilla, four of which have been spent largely in agony and depression about the unfortunate state of our motorcycle and watching the money slip through our fingers as…
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Repair Saga : Doing Business in Colombia – Barranquilla, Colombia
Over the next week, we visit Honda several times to get a status update on the parts shipment. Andreas, the boss, is hard to get hold of. On several occasions he (or his…
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Finding the Parts – Barranquilla, Colombia
TRIP INFO BOX Route Cartagena, Colombia – Barranquilla, Colombia (90A) Distance 123Km Travel Time 2 hours Road Conditions Great tarmac Weather Hot, windy Terrain Hilly, dry coastline Food and Petrol Frequent Accommodation Friends…
