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Back to Colombia
I arrived in Cartagena March 26 for a 2 week trip covering Cartagena, Santa Marta, Salento, Medellín and, the highlight, la Ciudad Perdida, a 4-day trek into the jungle to see an indigenous “lost city”. Here are my photos thus far. From Cartagena: Walking around Getsemani neighbourhood: Shoeshine stall A really great pizza restaurant Two…
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Hola de Colombia
Medellín, Colombia I’m sitting in a hotel that was built by the druglord Pablo Escobar, or so recounted the taxi driver when he dropped me off here. I’m not interested in the life or death of the man whose gang laid waste to this city for over a decade as they fought to control the…
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Final thoughts on the build
Apologies for the long delay in providing news. I’ve been in the back country of Yukon and NWT where cell service is non-existent. And for some reason, my first world urban brain can’t comprehend why a campsite 150km from the nearest town doesn’t have wifi!!! Also, a few of you have mentioned that there’s a…
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It’s been awhile…
I’ve decided to upload my old travel diaries onto this blog so that they’re all in one place and I don’t lose them. Over the next few weeks you’ll see some new content on here, but if you’ve been following my travels for awhile, you’ll recognize the stories. So if you’re looking for some sedative…
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Canada matters?
Nah, just kidding…made you look though. With earthquakes rattling, nuclear reactors exploding and western powers starting another war in the Muslim world, it’s not surprising that Canada would not make the news. But it did! Al-Jazeera reported a little while ago that the Conservative government lost a confidence vote today. Something about the government being…
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The “problem” with Africa – two viewpoints
I’m sure a bazillion university dissertations begin with this title and reach many of the same tired conclusions – poverty, war and corruption. I don’t intend to turn this blog into an opinion page for political issues. The reason I bring this up is because of two insightful conversations I had with young Ghanaians while…
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the build
I thought I should take a moment to duck out of the sweltering Burkina sun to let you know how things are going. Where to start? How about the build… Akwabaa (“welcome” in the local Ghanaian dialect) Humjibre is a small remote village of 3000 people located about an 9 hour drive from Accra. Upon…
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quick update
Just a quick note to let you all know that all is going extremely well. I haven’t had any internet connection since I arrived in Ghana until now. The build is complete and the team is currently hanging out on the coast for a little R&R before heading home (or in my case, heading off…
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