Thursday, January 24, 2013

Colombian Toyotas


The Toyota Photo Gallery has just been updated with...


...many Toyotas from the beautiful country Colombia.


Click HERE to get directly to off 600 Toyotas.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Speed!


We were cruising down hill behind an 18 wheeler, our speed was around 60 km/h 
when this kid with his bike passed by us and shortly after took up with the 18 wheeler. 
But...


...it did not take him anything more than one curve to take up the next couple, 
a totally overloaded Renault 4, overtaking the next 18 wheeler. 

Note: This was neither a one way street nor a two lane freeway. No risk no fun! 

Check out the Road Warrior photo Gallery for more pictures of encounters on the American Roads.


Thursday, January 10, 2013

From Bogota to Medellín

 Now it is on-line...


...the lastest photo gallery with pictures of...


...the way from Bogota to the...


...fantastic and super...


...clean City of Medellín.

Once unfamously famous for Escobar's drug cartel and its brutal way to promote Escobar to one of the richest men on the planet the city of Medellín has now become a modern, clean City full of art. Don't miss it on your Colombia trip.

Here you'll get to the latest pictures, enjoy them.


Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Dogs don't need Sunglasses


Come back soon, to find a new photo gallery with the pictures taken on the way from the capital Bogota to, the once famous for the drug cartel of Pablo Escobar and today very modern and clean city, Medellín.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Villa de Leyva: Where to Camp?

As a regular blog reader you might have seen picutres of Villa de Leyva already in earlier posts or on the referenced photo gallery. And therefore you know this little town in Colombia is worth a visit for sure. Don't miss it.


But you might have been thinking of where to stay when you get to Villa de Leyva. There is a place I can highly recommend: Colombian Highlands Hostal Renacer. Whether you are backpacking, tent-camping, looking for a private room or vehicle camping like I did. Hostal Renacer offers it all. There are dorms, private rooms and a campground for tents as well as some space to camp with your vehicle. 

Hostal Renacer is easy to find. Just drive through the town and it is sign posted, at a right turn on a gravel road that goes slightly up the hill for about one kilometer, pass the military post on your left and take the next right turn up the hill. The road is in good condition and can be done with any kind of vehicle, no 4x4 required. 

GPS Coordinates: N05°38.489'  W073°30.776

Once you get out of the town it is well sign posted. Hostal Renacer is a quiet place, that offers all you are looking for to stay for a couple of days and relax. It is about a 10 to 15 min walk from the town center and it also rents bikes and maps and information sheets with what ever you can do in Villa de Leyva and the surrounding mountains. Colombian Highlands offers tours as well, which I have been told are very worth while. I have been out and about on my own. 


This is the nice and grassy area where I camped. There are more places for larger RV's on a lower level. The hostal has a common room with TV, tables, WiFi. A restaurant offers breakfast and fantastic dinner. But there is also a kitchen that you can use if you are up to cook your own meals and a fridge for the guests to put there stuff in. Another fridge is full of beer and soft drinks that you can take from and mark on a list and pay for it at the end when checking out. The staff is super friendly and I stayed about a week longer than I initially thought I would.


You might meet this two cuties when walking...


...down to the beautiful town of Villa de Leyva.


Oscar, the owner of Colombian Highlands has a cool Land Cruiser that he had modified, extended the chasis and added two more passenger doors, it also has a pop-up roof. The truck is still a work in progress project but looks really cool. He took it to a trip to La Guajira about the same time as I was there. Unfortunately we did not meet up there.


Links: 
- For more pictures of Villa de Leyva click HERE
- Click here for a lot more information about Colombian Highlands and the Renacer Hostal
- Click here for more Pictures of Toyotas
- This link will get you to all the overnight stops posted on this blog
- Here you will get to the Overnight-Stop links of www.panamericanainfo.com 


Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Some one staring at you

The most exciting part about my travels is the people I meet, the privilege to get to know other cultures and to lern about their live and their way of thinking and handling day to day live is one of the most enriching expreriences of my trip. Rich in away that has nothing to do with money or things. Nevertheless, I am often stared at by faces that do not talk and will not share their story with me. 

Come along and check out the newly up-dated Photo Gallery "Faces" with many of the happy, scary, angry, friendly, frustrated looks I get while moving a long on the Americas.

This link will bring you straight to the pictures. Enjoy!






Bogota

The latest gallery is on-line and will grow as we are getting more and more into the year 2013. 

Get directly to the photo gallery HERE.






Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Food

Welcome to 2013!

And thanks for still being here, despite the rumors of worlds end in 2012.


Very often I am being asked what I was eating on my trip. 


And yes, very often I cook my own meals...


when in Cities like right now, I am eating more out and from time to time...


...I am buying my food at the market or...


...at one of the mobile street or market kitchens.


The Photo Gallery "Food & Drinks" with nothing else than food and drink related pictures has just been updated.